Stories by The Conversation UK

An invisible particle's discovery was honored in 2013, but this year the ubiquitous LED takes its place on the Nobel rostrum

Gradual change is hard to detect—and made more complicated because the point of reference has changed

A pattern of earthquakes and movements reveal where magma is moving toward the surface and will erupt if it gets there

Deforestation of the butterflies' Mexican wintering site is eclipsed by the threat posed by the continual loss of habitat to crops and pesticides in the U.S.

Interviews with parents and siblings of several juvenile shooters reveals that the families never come to terms with who their child really was and what he did

The next generation of zoo design is going back to nature for inspiration and helping animals keep fit in the process

The probability of extreme winter floods appears to have increased by 25 percent compared with pre-industrial levels

Better insights into this ancient condition, with uncontrolled inflammation at its core, might reveal information about a host of other illnesses

The "Automated Planet Finder" could make astronomers of us all