By Christina Pagel, Professor of Operational Research, Director of the UCL Clinical Operational Research Unit, UCL
Sheena Cruickshank, Professor in Immunology, University of Manchester
Vaccines saved 154 million lives. But as fear of disease fades, so does protection – raising the chilling prospect of a return to the pre-vaccine era.
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By John Murray, Senior Research Fellow, School of Environment, Earth and Ecosystem Sciences, The Open University
Every morning for the past 32 years, I have been counting earwigs. Here at Marshalls Heath, a small nature reserve in Hertfordshire, the only site where these nocturnal insects have been so systematically monitored for so long, the number of common earwigs has declined dramatically.
Using a light trap (equipment that entices nocturnal flying insects towards an artificial light and into a box until they can be counted and released in the…
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By Emma Connolly, Research Fellow, Digital Speech Lab, UCL
By the time the next US election takes place in 2028, millennial and gen Z voters – who already watch over six hours of media content a day – will make up the majority of the electorate. As gen alpha (people born between 2010 and 2024) also comes of voting age, social media platforms such as TikTok and Instagram…
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By Nicolas Forsans, Professor of Management and Co-director of the Centre for Latin American & Caribbean Studies, University of Essex
When thousands of residents took to the streets of Mexico City in July chanting “Gringo, go home”, news headlines were quick to blame digital nomads and expats. The story seemed simple: tech-savvy remote workers move in, rents go up and locals get priced out.
But that’s not the whole tale. While digital migration has undeniably accelerated…
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By Rami Zeedan, Associate Professor, University of Kansas
Said Abou Zaki, Instructor in History and Ethics, Lebanese American University
The violence that overwhelmed Sweida in July 2025 reflects challenges under the transitional government, but also age-old tensions over Druze autonomy.
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By Wendy Cadge, Professor of Sociology and President, Bryn Mawr College
Amy Lawton, Director of Research, Special Projects, President's Office, Bryn Mawr College
There is an ongoing push to make chaplains available in public schools across the United States. Chaplains, also called spiritual caregivers, are religious professionals who work in secular institutions and can be of any tradition or none at all.
Indiana is currently considering a bill that would allow chaplains in public schools to provide “support services.” Florida passed a law in 2024 to allow school districts to…
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By Li Qiao, Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University
The federal spending law passed in early July 2025, often called the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, significantly reduces federal funding for efforts to create renewable or sustainable types of fuel that can power aircraft over long distances while decreasing the damage aviation does to the global climate.
Aviation contributed about 2.5% of global carbon emissions…
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By Dan O'Brien, Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and Director of the Boston Area Research Initiative, Northeastern University
New technologies are making it easier to find these urban heat islets, opening the door to new strategies for efficiently improving community health.
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By Guangwen Zhou, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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.
What is rust? – Henry E., age 13, Boston, Massachusetts
Imagine leaving your shiny metal bicycle outside in the rain. As water pools on its surfaces, oxygen from the air lingers nearby, and together they…
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By William Taylor, Assistant Professor and Curator of Archaeology, University of Colorado Boulder
John Wendt, Postdoctorial Fellow in Natural Resources Ecology and Management, Oklahoma State University
Joshua Miller, Associate Professor of Geosciences, University of Cincinnati
During much of the last century, moose were apparently rare in Colorado. But lately, encounters with humans are becoming more common as the population increases.
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