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Your dog’s dinner could be worse for the planet than your own – new research
3+ hour, 3+ min ago (822+ words) PhD Researcher, Global Agriculture and Food Systems, University of Edinburgh; University of Exeter Professor of Global Food Systems, University of Edinburgh Senior Lecturer in Human and Animal Geography, University of Exeter John Harvey receives funding from the Biotechnology and Biological…...
My home is in a district facing extreme or catastrophic fire danger. What should I do?
3+ hour, 26+ min ago (808+ words) Research fellow, The University of Melbourne Research Fellow School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, The University of Melbourne Bushfire Risk Analyst, The University of Melbourne Sarah McColl-Gausden has received funding from the Victorian Department of Energy, Environment and Climate…...
Older people are more vulnerable in heatwaves. Here’s why – and how to stay safe
5+ hour, 17+ min ago (829+ words) Researcher and Lecturer in Exercise Science, Griffith University Research Fellow in Exercise Science, Griffith University Southeast Australia is enduring a record-breaking heatwave, with temperatures rising above 40C in many areas. For vulnerable people, particularly older Australians, this heat is not only…...
Roads can become more dangerous on hot days – especially for pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists
5+ hour, 58+ min ago (881+ words) Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne Research Fellow in Public Health, Monash University Milad Haghani receives funding from the Australian government (the Office of Road Safety). Zahra Shahhoseini does not work for,…...
Thermal drones can track dolphin health without having to touch or disturb them
9+ hour, 51+ min ago (838+ words) PhD Candidate, Behaviour and Evolution Lab, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University Associate Professor, Research Leader of the Cetacean Ecology, Behaviour and Evolution Lab, Flinders University Flinders University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. Marine mammals…...
Stephen Miller: portrait of Donald Trump’s ideologue-in-chief
13+ hour, 39+ min ago (684+ words) Professor in the Department of Government, University of Essex Natasha Lindstaedt does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond…...
Why grieving a pet can be as hard as grieving a person
14+ hour, 6+ min ago (858+ words) Erin Smith does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment. La Trobe University provides funding as…...
Kate Mildenhall’s fast-paced thriller The Hiding Place skewers middle-class pretensions
14+ hour, 6+ min ago (883+ words) Jessica Gildersleeve does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment. University of Southern Queensland provides funding…...
What will 2026 look like for the UK’s electric vehicle market?
15+ hour, 38+ min ago (599+ words) Bournemouth University and Kingston University provide funding as members of The Conversation UK. In the UK, as in many other countries, the shift towards electric vehicles (EVs) has been rapid. Incentives, increased choice and some positive PR took the electric…...
Canada has too few professional archeologists, and that has economic consequences
16+ hour, 40+ min ago (820+ words) Lindsay Amundsen-Meyer receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada and the Heritage Preservation Partnership Program (Arts, Culture and Status of Women). Kenneth Roy Holyoke receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of…...