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Bridge collapses, road repairs, evacuations: How transportation agencies plan for large-scale traffic disruptions

  • Written by Lee D. Han, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Tennessee
imageA structural crack on the I-40 Hernando de Soto Bridge in Memphis, Tenn., required an emergency repair in 2021.Tennessee DOT via Getty Images

Twelve days after a portion of Interstate 95 collapsed in north Philadelphia during a truck fire, officials opened a temporary six-lane roadway to serve motorists while a permanent overpass is rebuilt. This...

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Meltwater is hydro-fracking Greenland’s ice sheet through millions of hairline cracks – destabilizing its internal structure

  • Written by Alun Hubbard, Professor of Glaciology, Arctic Five Chair, University of Tromsø
imageRichard Bates and Alun Hubbard kayak a meltwater stream on Greenland's Petermann Glacier, towing an ice radar that reveals it's riddled with fractures.Nick Cobbing.

I’m striding along the steep bank of a raging white-water torrent, and even though the canyon is only about the width of a highway, the river’s flow is greater than that of...

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Think being a NASCAR driver isn't as physically demanding as other sports? Think again

  • Written by Michael Reid, Professor of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology, University of Florida
imageRace car drivers compete in full-body safety gear while sitting in a piping hot car, which puts tremendous strain on the heart.Grant Halverson/Getty Images for NASCAR

Imagine an NBA game played outdoors. In August. In Phoenix. Tip-off is at noon. There are no timeouts. There is no halftime. There are no substitutions. And players must wear...

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US agencies buy vast quantities of personal information on the open market – a legal scholar explains why and what it means for privacy in the age of AI

  • Written by Anne Toomey McKenna, Visiting Professor of Law, University of Richmond
imageGovernment agencies can track you, thanks to the vast amounts of personal information available for sale.metamorworks/iStock via Getty Images

Numerous government agencies, including the FBI, Department of Defense, National Security Agency, Treasury Department, Defense Intelligence Agency, Navy and Coast Guard, have purchased vast amounts of U.S....

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Ringworm fungal infections are common in the US and are becoming increasingly resistant to treatment – 6 questions answered

  • Written by Rodney E. Rohde, Regents' Professor of Clinical Laboratory Science, Texas State University
imageRingworm is often easy to spot with its characteristic red rings on the skin.Kateryna Kon/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

The World Health Organization considers antimicrobial resistance to be one of the most serious threats for global health. Similar to the way bacteria have developed resistance to antibiotics, fungal infections throughout...

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English dialects make themselves heard in genes

  • Written by Yakov Pichkar, Ph.D. Candidate in Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University
imageConditions in rural England around the turn of the 20th century offer a case study for cultural evolution researchers.Heritage Images/Hulton Archive via Getty Images

If you need to hit a nail, what tool do you ask for? If you say “hammer,” do you pronounce the “r”? Do you drop the “h”?

Different people pronounce...

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Americans in former Confederate states more likely to say violent protest against government is justified, 160 years after Gettysburg

  • Written by Alauna Safarpour, Postdoctoral Fellow, Network Science Institute, Northeastern University
imageDead soldiers lie on the battlefield at Gettysburg in July of 1863. Corbis via Getty Images

Over the July Fourth long weekend, people will pour into the small town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, to commemorate the 160th anniversary of one of the deadliest battles in U.S. history.

The three-day battle left over 50,000 Union and Confederate soldiers...

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What is the difference between nationalism and patriotism?

  • Written by Joshua Holzer, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Westminster College
imageDonald Trump, left, and Harry Truman: Two former presidents who had different ideas about nationalism and patriotism.The Conversation, with images from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-NC

During his presidency, Donald Trump said, “We’re putting America first … we’re taking care of ourselves for a change,” and then declared,...

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Putin's Ukraine war keeps yielding dividends -- but not for him

  • Written by Ronald Suny, Professor of History and Political Science, University of Michigan
imageMembers of the Wagner Group sit atop a tank in a street in the city of Rostov-on-Don, on June 24, 2023. Roman Romokhov/AFP via Getty Images

On June 23, 2023, 16 months into Russia’s war with Ukraine, Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of Russia’s now disbanded potent mercenary fighting force and a protégé of Russian President...

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A trauma-focused therapy is helping Ukrainian children besieged by war – a clinical psychologist explains how it could bring resilience to kids around the world

  • Written by Zlatina Kostova, Instructor in psychiatry, clinical psychologist and director of training at Lifeline for Kids, UMass Chan Medical School
imageIn Lviv, Ukraine, a 15-year-old girl recovers from injuries sustained in the war. Scott Peterson via Getty Images

Childhood trauma is a global health problem. Every year, up to 1 billion children worldwide experience some form of emotional, physical or sexual abuse. More than two-thirds of children report at least one traumatic event by age 16.

With...

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  2. States are weakening their child labor restrictions nearly 8 decades after the US government took kids out of the workforce
  3. Do you crush microbes when you step on them?
  4. Taking students to the range to learn about gun culture firsthand
  5. BMI alone will no longer be treated as the go-to measure for weight management – an obesity medicine physician explains the seismic shift taking place
  6. Asian folktales offer moral lessons that help reduce racial prejudice in children
  7. Ja Morant shows how a 'good guy with a gun' can never be Black
  8. Supreme Court rules the US is not required to ensure access to water for the Navajo Nation
  9. Titan submersible disaster underscores dangers of deep-sea exploration – an engineer explains why most ocean science is conducted with crewless submarines
  10. Fear trumps anger when it comes to data breaches – angry customers vent, but fearful customers don't come back
  11. How pardoning extremists undermines the rule of law
  12. How will AI affect workers? Tech waves of the past show how unpredictable the path can be
  13. Ocean heat is off the charts – here's what that means for humans and ecosystems around the world
  14. Islam's call to prayer is ringing out in more US cities -- affirming a long and growing presence of Muslims in America
  15. China and the US are locked in struggle -- and the visit by Secretary of State Blinken is only a start to improving relations
  16. Why no living people appear on US postage stamps
  17. Announcing The Conversation's new investigative unit – we're looking for collaborators in academia
  18. Heists Worth Billions: An investigation found criminal gangs using sham bank accounts and secret online marketplaces to steal from almost anyone – and little being done to combat the fraud
  19. Behind the scenes of the investigation: Heists Worth Billions
  20. Hurricanes push heat deeper into the ocean than scientists realized, boosting long-term ocean warming, new research shows
  21. How to protect yourself from drop account fraud -- tips from our investigative unit
  22. US charitable donations fell to $499 billion in 2022 as stocks slumped and inflation surged
  23. Saving lives from extreme heat: Lessons from the deadly 2021 Pacific Northwest heat wave
  24. Passengers whose flights are canceled or delayed may soon get better treatment in the US -- where airlines have long set their own rules
  25. US national parks are crowded – and so are many national forests, wildlife refuges, battlefields and seashores
  26. As Ukraine takes the fight to Russians, signs of unease in Moscow over war's progress
  27. AI could shore up democracy – here's one way
  28. Graffiti has undergone a massive shift in a few quick decades as street art gains social acceptance
  29. On International Yoga Day, lessons from the first American yogi – Henry David Thoreau
  30. The tree of life has been a powerful image in Jewish tradition for thousands of years – signifying much more than immortality
  31. Mr. Modi comes to Washington – The Indian prime minister's visit could strengthen ties with the US, but also raises some delicate issues
  32. Fascism lurks behind the dangerous conflation of the terms 'partisan' and 'political'
  33. Southern Baptists expel churches with women pastors – but the debate’s not just about gender
  34. Big money bought the PGA Tour, but can it make golf a popular sport in Saudi Arabia?
  35. How do spices get their flavor?
  36. Watered-down LGBTQ 'understanding' bill shows how far Japan's parliament is out of step with its society – and history
  37. Juneteenth, Jim Crow and how the fight of one Black Texas family to make freedom real offers lessons for Texas lawmakers trying to erase history from the classroom
  38. Juneteenth offers new ways to teach about slavery, Black perseverance and American history
  39. Cormac McCarthy's fearless approach to writing
  40. Abortion restrictions put hospital ethics committees in the spotlight – but what do they do?
  41. Southern Baptist Convention votes to expel two churches with female pastors – a religion scholar explains how far back these battles go
  42. The US will send depleted uranium munitions to Ukraine – a health physicist explains their military, health and environmental effects
  43. Can we train our taste buds for health? A neuroscientist explains how genes and diet shape taste
  44. George Soros hands control over his family's philanthropy to son Alex, after giving away billions and enduring years of antisemitic attacks and conspiracy theories
  45. The Global South is forging a new foreign policy in the face of war in Ukraine, China-US tensions: Active nonalignment
  46. Supreme Court affirms Congress's power over Indian affairs, upholds law protecting Native American children
  47. Generative AI is a minefield for copyright law
  48. Jewish denominations: A brief guide for the perplexed
  49. Russians are using age-old military tactic of flooding to combat Ukraine’s counteroffensive
  50. Despite threats of violence, Trump's federal indictment happened with little fanfare -- but that doesn't mean the far-right movement is fading, an extremism scholar explains