The mosques that survived Palu's tsunami and what that means

Oct 17, 2018 22:05 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature

In the devastation that followed the earthquake and resulting tsunami in the Indonesian city of Palu in Central Sulawesi, many Muslim religious sites were destroyed. Two mosques, however, survived, with little to no...

Curious Kids: if you have lots of the thing you're allergic to, does your body get used to it?

Oct 17, 2018 22:00 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...

Are two parents better than one? Yes, but only if you're a burying beetle

Oct 17, 2018 22:00 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature

Parenting behaviour varies greatly across the animal kingdom. In most mammals, only mothers look after the young, and in most fishes, only fathers look after the young. When it comes to birds, mothers and fathers usually...

Hurricanes, hog manure and the dire need for carbon pricing

Oct 16, 2018 15:26 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature

Once-in-a-lifetime hurricanes are striking the southern United States with alarming frequency. Hurricane Michael just slammed into the Florida panhandle, and the destructive power of Hurricane Florence is still being felt,...

Is it time to move beyond the limits of 'built environment' thinking?

Oct 16, 2018 15:20 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature

The constructed world around us provides the stage for our daily life. The term built environment is in the past tense, describing a scenario after the fact. What does it actually mean beyond the obvious connotation of...

Restocking wolves on Isle Royale raises questions about which species get rescued

Oct 16, 2018 15:04 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature

Isle Royale is one of the most remote U.S. national parks. It stretches across one large island, its namesake, and more than 400 smaller ones in northwest Lake Superior. The parks main draws are wilderness and wildlife,...

Eating royal poop improves parenting in naked mole-rats

Oct 16, 2018 15:03 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature

Have you ever seen a picture of a mother dog caring for an unusual baby, like a kitten? This sort of animal adoption story is an example of a phenomenon known as alloparenting: care provided to offspring that are not...