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5 Ways To Stop The World’s Wildlife From Vanishing

5 Ways To Stop The World’s Wildlife From Vanishing

Oct 02 2014 | comment(s)


Going, going, gone: wildlife like the loris are disappearing. Credit: N. A. Naseer, CC BY-NC-ND

By Paul Jepson, University of Oxford

Why Crowdfunding Publisher Unbound Poses A Threat To Literary Prizes

Why Crowdfunding Publisher Unbound Poses A Threat To Literary Prizes

Oct 01 2014 | comment(s)


Giving publishing power to the people. Credit: Thinglass/Shutterstock

By Gillian Rudd, University of Liverpool

How Myths And Tabloids Feed On Anomalies In Science

How Myths And Tabloids Feed On Anomalies In Science

Oct 01 2014 | comment(s)


The need for caution when any anomaly is revealed in new research. Credit: Flickr/Adam Gerard, CC BY-NC-SA

By Michael J. I. Brown, Monash University

UNDERSTANDING RESEARCH: What do we actually mean by research and how does it help inform our understanding of things? What if research throws up a result that calls for a new way of thinking? How do we handle that?

Emergence: The Remarkable Simplicity Of Complexity

Emergence: The Remarkable Simplicity Of Complexity

Oct 01 2014 | comment(s)


Patterns of emergence are all around us. Credit: Feliciano Guimarães/Flickr, CC BY

By Andy Martin, University of Melbourne and Kristian Helmerson, Monash University

From the fractal patterns of snowflakes to cellular lifeforms, our universe is full of complex phenomena – but how does this complexity arise?

Who Your Brain Decides To Make Friends With When You Start University

Who Your Brain Decides To Make Friends With When You Start University

Oct 01 2014 | comment(s)


How many freebies can you carry? Credit: Nottingham Trent University, CC BY-NC-ND

By Kira Shaw, University of Sheffield

Why Japan’s Deadly Ontake Eruption Could Not Be Predicted

Why Japan’s Deadly Ontake Eruption Could Not Be Predicted

Oct 01 2014 | comment(s)


Phreatic eruption: Mount Ontake. Credit: EPA/Ministry of Land, Infrastructure

By Rebecca Williams, University of Hull

Mount Ontake, Japan’s second-highest volcano, erupted killing at least 31 people on September 27.

Since then, there has been feverish speculation about why tourists were on an active volcano and why the eruption wasn’t predicted.