Heat is a serious threat to dairy cows – we're finding innovative ways to keep them cool
Oct 09, 2018 13:40 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
California is the nations top milk-producing state and home to nearly 1.8 million dairy cows. California is also hot, especially for cows, which have trouble keeping cool when the weather gets warm. And when cows get too...
Curious Kids: why do hens still lay eggs when they don't have a mate?
Oct 09, 2018 13:29 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
This is an article from Curious Kids, a series for children of all ages. The Conversation is asking young people to send in questions theyd like an expert to answer. All questions are welcome: find out how to enter at the...
Trust Me, I'm An Expert: Cyclone season approacheth, but this year there's a twist
Oct 09, 2018 13:07 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Australia has just had its driest September on record, and the second driest month ever: the only drier month was April 1902. The Bureau of Meteorologys tropical cyclone outlook is out today. Its predicting a...
3D printing coral reefs can create new habitat – but it doesn't tackle human destruction
Oct 09, 2018 13:04 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature Technology
Coral reefs are vanishing from the worlds oceans. At least three quarters of these tropical marine habitats are severely threatened globally and in 2016 alone, the Great Barrier Reef lost up to 30% of its coral cover. But...
Amazon and other 'superstar' companies could give all American workers a raise
Oct 09, 2018 13:04 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
The latest employment data, released on Oct. 5, point to a persistent economic puzzle: The unemployment rate is the lowest in nearly half a century yet wages have been very slow to react. In the past, such low...
Protecting marine areas seem a good idea – but they may have insidious political effects
Oct 09, 2018 13:00 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Zones of ocean known as Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are all the rage. They have no single or agreed definition, but essentially they are areas of sea in which human activity is restricted or prohibited in order to...
Survey shows a majority of South Africans support land reform
Oct 09, 2018 12:58 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Unequal access to land in South Africa continues to prevent citizens from enjoying human dignity, rights and security. The ongoing debates and recent public hearings about land reform policy in the country are therefore...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight