By Benno Boer, Chief of Natural Sciences, Bangkok office, Unesco
Andrew Dansie, Senior lecturer and academic lead, humanitarian engineering, UNSW Sydney
Lavina Sequera, Scientific Research, Unesco
Martin Zimmer, Professor of mangrove ecology, Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT)
Oleg Shipin, Adjunct faculty, environmental engineering management, Asian Institute of Technology
Véronique Helfer, Senior scientist, Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT)
Mangrove forests are shrinking due to human activities, yet they’re essential for shoreline protection and carbon sequestration. Ongoing research explores the concept of “floating” mangrove forests.
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Monday, April 1st 2024
Almost five million Haitians are going hungry and need food assistance, according to recent UN figures, but the violence and related insecurity created by heavily armed rival gangs operating mainly in the capital are posing more questions about how to make sure those beleaguered people get enough to eat, now and in the future.
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By Joseph Soares, Professor of Sociology, Wake Forest University
A few Ivy League schools say the tests enable them to find students of promise from low-income families. But not all sociologists agree.
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By Jason Sawyer, Associate Professor of Exercise and Movement Science, Bryant University
Aerobic exercise like jogging, biking, swimming or hiking is a fundamental way to maintain cardiovascular and overall health. The intensity of aerobic exercise is important to determine how much time you should spend training in order to reap its benefits.
As an exercise science researcher, I support the American…
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By Maria J Silveira, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan
Jimmy Carter, who chose to forgo aggressive medical care for complications of cancer and frailty in February 2023, recently reached his one-year anniversary since enrolling in hospice care. During this time, he celebrated his 99th birthday, received tributes far and wide and stood by the side of his beloved wife, Rosalynn, who died in November 2023.
In contrast to the former…
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By Dara E. Purvis, Professor of law, Penn State
In the past, when courts considered disputes over what to do with no-longer-wanted embryos, they typically considered them property. The Alabama ruling challenges this legal precedent.
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By Charlie Hunt, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Boise State University
Congress has once again been making headlines for all the wrong reasons, with multiple news outlets in recent months touting the current 118th Congress as possibly the least productive in the institution’s history. In 2023, Congress only passed
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By Chen Liu, Associate Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Clarkson University
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com.
Why aren’t there solar-powered cars? – Emma, age 16, Springville, Utah
Solar cars exist. The best place to see them is the World Solar Challenge,…
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By Robin Chataut, Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity and Computer Science, Quinnipiac University
Have you ever wondered how an email sent from New York arrives in Sydney in mere seconds, or how you can video chat with someone on the other side of the globe with barely a hint of delay? Behind these everyday miracles lies an unseen, sprawling web of undersea cables, quietly powering the instant global communications that people have come to rely on.
Undersea cables, also known as submarine communications cables, are fiber-optic cables laid on the ocean floor and used to transmit data between continents.…
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By Douglas Goodwin, Visiting Assistant Professor in Media Studies, Scripps College
Your phone can’t take a perfectly clear picture of a solar eclipse like a professional camera can, but there are lots of other creative directions you can take to capture the rare moment.
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