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Big bills, ‘fur babies’ and administering a good death: reflecting on ethics in veterinary medicine
3+ hour, 1+ min ago (939+ words) Senior Lecturer in Digital Ethics; Deputy Director, Centre for AI and Digital Ethics, The University of Melbourne Simon Coghlan is a former veterinarian and his partner works in a veterinary emergency centre. Vets are regularly accused of various failures: overcharging…...
New technologies are stepping up the global fight against wildlife trafficking
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (569+ words) Eve Bohnett does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment. University of Florida provides funding as…...
The brilliant and bizarre ways birds use their sense of smell – from natural cologne to pest control
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (535+ words) PhD Candidate in Biosciences, University of Sheffield Joey Baxter receives funding from UK Research & Innovation (UKRI), via the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). University of Sheffield provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation UK. When we…...
Sierra Leoneans who live off the sea don’t trust farmed fish – but wild fish are in decline
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (869+ words) Nwamaka Okeke-Ogbuafor receives funding from AXA Research Fund and UNESCO Salieu Kabba Sankoh does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant…...
Some companies claim they can ‘resurrect’ species. Does that make people more comfortable with extinction?
6+ day, 16+ hour ago (1030+ words) Research Fellow in Philosophy, Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology, Macquarie University Christopher Lean receives funding from the Australian Government through the ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology (project number CE200100029). Andrew James Latham has been supported by a Marie…...
Epiaceratherium itjilik: The rhino that lived in the Arctic
1+ week, 16+ hour ago (797+ words) Danielle Fraser received funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC RGPIN-2018-05305). Natalia Rybczynski, who co-authored the study mentioned in this article, received funding from the W. Garfield Weston Foundation. Mary Dawson, a co-author on the study,…...
Fossil hunters find a new dinosaur track site on South Africa’s coast – the youngest so far
1+ week, 2+ day ago (756+ words) Nelson Mandela University provides support as an endorsing partner of The Conversation AFRICA. Two exciting recent discoveries confirm, however, that there is more to find of dinosaurs that lived in southern Africa a long time after those lava flows. First,…...
Will killing dingoes on K’gari make visitors safer? We think it’s unlikely
1+ week, 3+ day ago (804+ words) Research Fellow in Canid and Wildlife Genomics, UNSW Sydney Bradley Smith is an unpaid director of the Australian Dingo Foundation, a non-profit environmental charity that advocates for dingo conservation. He is also a member of the International Union for the…...
Octopus numbers exploded around the UK’s south-west coast in 2025 – a new report explores this rare phenomenon
1+ week, 5+ day ago (674+ words) Associate Professor of Marine Ecology, University of Plymouth Head of Group: Marine Processes and Observations, Plymouth Marine Laboratory Bryce Stewart receives funding from DEFRA, Plymouth City Council, Devon County Council and the Crown Estate (OWEC Programme) Emma Sheehan receives funding…...
Where do seashells come from?
1+ week, 6+ day ago (813+ words) Professor of Biological Oceanography, College of Marine Science, University of South Florida University of Florida provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation US. Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question…...