Tech
Donated Personal Data Could Aid Lifestyle Researchers
Donated personal data could yield insights for the public good, although some vital privacy issues would first need to be solved
Stories by The Conversation UK
Space
What Philae Did During Its 60 Hours on a Comet
The simple reason why the lander was sent all the way to a comet was to do chemistry that can explain the origin of life
Space
Nail-Biting, Funny, Frenetic Account of Comet Landing from Inside Mission Control
Planetary scientist Monica Grady shares her experience as she awaited word of Philae's landing on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
The Sciences
Just How Little Do We Know about the Ocean Floor?
Less than 0.05 percent of the ocean floor has been mapped to a level of detail useful for detecting items such as airplane wreckage or the spires of undersea volcanic vents
Tech
Your Phone Screen Just Won the Nobel Prize in Physics
An invisible particle's discovery was honored in 2013, but this year the ubiquitous LED takes its place on the Nobel rostrum
Health
Obesity Is Now So Normal That Parents Can't See It in Their Kids
Gradual change is hard to detect—and made more complicated because the point of reference has changed
Sustainability
Is Iceland's Next Volcanic Eruption about to Happen?
A pattern of earthquakes and movements reveal where magma is moving toward the surface and will erupt if it gets there
Sustainability
Monarch Butterflies under Threat from Rising Herbicide Use
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.
The Sciences
The Private Tragedy of Living with a Mass Killer in the Family
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 Sciences
Zoos of the Future Break Down the Enclosure Walls
The next generation of zoo design is going back to nature for inspiration and helping animals keep fit in the process
Climate
Winter Floods Linked to Global Warming
The probability of extreme winter floods appears to have increased by 25 percent compared with pre-industrial levels
Health
Arthritis Research Looks to Unlock Secrets of Heart Disease and Depression
Better insights into this ancient condition, with uncontrolled inflammation at its core, might reveal information about a host of other illnesses
Space
Telescope Apps Help Amateurs Hunt for Exoplanets
The "Automated Planet Finder" could make astronomers of us all
