Health Aug 09 Climate change may be making us lonelier. How heat waves and extreme weather disrupt social connections By Fiona Doherty, The Conversation
Health Aug 03 Analysis: When it comes to people in the public eye, speculation can do more harm than good Scrutiny begins with appearance, while concern begins with wellbeing. By Vivienne Lewis, The Conversation
Science Jul 19 When can a power company take your land for data center infrastructure? There is growing opposition to the infrastructure surrounding data centers, too — particularly the transmission lines needed to power them, which often must cross land belonging to private citizens. By Aaron Walayat, The Conversation
Economy Jul 12 When managing your money, take a chatbot's 'confidence' with a grain of salt According to a 2025 survey of 2,000 U.S. adults by Pearl.com, a professional services platform, 19% said they lost more than $100 by following financial advice from an AI chatbot. By Pawan Jain, The Conversation
Nation Jul 04 Fireworks, heat and drought put this Fourth of July at high risk for wildfires Fireworks, from bottle rockets to Roman candles, start a lot of fires in the U.S. every year – 32,000 of them in 2023 alone. And each year there is a clear spike in human-caused fires on July 4. By Lauren Lowman, The Conversation
Jun 28 How the Supreme Court decides its cases — a step‑by‑step guide By Paul M. Collins Jr., The Conversation Grasping how the nation’s highest court makes policy requires stepping into an exceptionally regulated and sometimes hidden routine. Continue reading
Jun 21 How window‑mounted heat pumps can give tenants efficient heating and cooling By Moncef Krarti, The Conversation Heating and cooling buildings consumes 35% of all the energy used in the United States each year. Continue reading
May 17 More tarot readers are turning to AI for advice, another sign of our growing reliance on chatbots for emotional support By Ziv Epstein, Farnaz Jahanbakhsh, Vana Goblot, The Conversation AI and occult practices are meeting in strange and fascinating ways. What makes this pairing so striking is that interpretation is the whole point of tarot. And yet AI often brings little knowledge of your history or your unique situation… Continue reading
Apr 10 How will NASA get the Artemis II crew safely back on Earth? Here's the science behind splashdown By Marcos Fernandez Tous, The Conversation While splashdown can be harrowing – the spacecraft will hurdle through the atmosphere faster than the speed of sound and reach temperatures in the thousands of degrees – NASA has been doing it for decades. Continue reading
Aug 04 After Hulk Hogan's sudden death, here are a cardiologist's tips for avoiding chronic disease By William Cornwell, The Conversation People who exercise to extreme levels and appear healthy on the outside can, in fact, be quite unhealthy on the inside. Continue reading