By Jonathan Levy, Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental Health, Boston University
Howard Frumkin, Professor Emeritus of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington
Jonathan Patz, Professor of Environmental Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Vijay Limaye, Adjunct Associate Professor of Population Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison
From extreme heat to mosquito-borne illnesses, climate change is making people sicker and more vulnerable to disease. Health scientists explain what individuals and governments can do about it.
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By Adrian Bardon, Professor of Philosophy, Wake Forest University
Is time real, or an illusion? The best answer may be neither: Both physics and philosophy suggest that time is a projection of the mind onto a timeless reality.
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By Michael Luchs, JS Mack Professor of Business, William & Mary
A psychology team distills the 6 principles of ‘consumer wisdom’: a set of habits that promotes well-being by aligning our values and behaviors.
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By Kai R. Larsen, Professor of Information Systems, University of Colorado Boulder
Roman Lukyanenko, Associate Professor of Commerce, University of Virginia
Thomas H. Davenport, Professor of Information Technology and Management, Babson College
Scientists across all fields make various types of claims about their innovations. Validity tests check whether they deliver on what they promise.
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By Sarah Gensburger, Directrice de recherche au CNRS, Centre de Sociologie des Organisations Sciences Po Paris, Sciences Po
Of the nearly 150 attacks that have taken place in Paris since 1974, only a few have left a mark on its ‘urban memory’. Why do so many attacks remain absent from the public sphere?
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By Nancy Henaku, Lecturer, Department of English, University of Ghana
Tributes for Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings (1948-2025) have been pouring in since her death on 23 October 2025. For many Ghanaians, her broad-ranging empowerment work as leader of the 31st December Women’s Movement is deserving of full recognition. The non-governmental organisation started as a women’s political movement and is still active.
Born on 17 November 1948, she became the wife of
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By Felix Dube, Lecturer in the Department of Law, University of Venda
A new South African high court ruling will make electricity price increases more transparent, and force municipalities to consult the public about price hikes.
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By Andreas Hemp, Research Associate Plant Systematics, Bayreuth University
Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania is sold to the world as frozen romance and pure nature. But the real story today is at its feet, not its peak.
That’s because Kilimanjaro is a great real-world place for scientists to study how and why biodiversity is changing. The mountain has many different land uses, from forests to farms to towns, so researchers can see in real landscapes, not just in computer models or theories, how human activity affects nature in practice.
I’ve been researching east Africa and Kilimanjaro’s vegetation for 36 years. I joined scientists from Tokyo and…
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By Gihad Ibrahim, Assistant Professor and E-learning Department Head, Mashreq University
The civil war in Sudan began in April 2023, causing death, hunger, displacement and destruction on a huge scale. Gihad Ibrahim, head of e-learning and senior manager at Mashreq University in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, spoke with The Conversation Africa about how his institution continued to educate thousands of students despite the destruction of its campuses during the ongoing conflict.
What was Mashreq University like before the war?
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The Liberals are set to dump net zero with a strong majority of the party room speaking out against the policy.
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