When you fall ill and go to see a doctor, the doctor often looks at your tongue. Have you ever thought your health can also be judged by looking at the tongue? It is essential to notice the changing ...

Ever wondered what the colours on Indian Railway trains mean? From express services to luxury coaches, every shade tells a ...

There is no question that this spring in northeast Ohio and western Pennsylvania has been unusual, based on the residents' opinions. In Youngstown, Monday marked the 16th day in a row without any ...

Wayne Davies is supported by Future Fellowship and Discovery Project grants awarded by the Australian Research Council (FT110100176 and DP140102117). Shaun Collin receives funding from the Australian ...

Niia Nikolova is working on a project funded by the Leverhulme Trust. Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages, where The Conversation asks experts to answer questions from kids. All ...

Years of research and development work have made compact, high-performance lasers ubiquitous for the near-infrared wavelengths used in telecommunications. However, lasers with an output in the visible ...

Remembrance Day is a poignant time for people across the globe to remember those who lost their lives while serving as a members of the armed forces. Occurring annually on November 11, it serves as a ...

THE legendary Starman David Bowie was one of the most influential musicians and artists of the 20th century. One unique feature that fans remember about the late singer, was the fact that he had two ...

If you’ve ever wished you could see the world though the eyes of another animal, we have good news for you. We also wondered about that and, being scientists who specialise in colour vision, have ...

Auroras occur when charged solar particles bash into Earth's magnetic field and funnel toward the poles. The types of atoms these particles hit determines the color of light emitted. When you purchase ...