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Cooling conundrum: HFCs were the 'safer' replacement for another damaging chemical in refrigerators and air conditioners – with a treaty now phasing them out, what's next?

  • Written by Scott Denning, Professor of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University
imageAir conditioners are one source of leaking HFCs.Bruce Yuanyue Bi/The Image Bank via Getty Images

The U.S. Senate voted to ratify an international treaty on Sept. 21, 2022, agreeing to phase out a class of climate-warming chemicals that are widely used as coolants in refrigerators, air conditioners and heat pumps.

If you’re getting a sense of...

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The Justice Department's dilemma over prosecuting politicians before an election

  • Written by Henry L. Chambers Jr., Professor of Law, University of Richmond
imageU.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland appears at a news conference on June 13, 2022.Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

As the 2022 midterm campaigns approach Election Day on Nov. 8, 2022, a federal probe into former President Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents is testing an unwritten policy of the U.S. Justice Department.

Some legal...

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Thwaites Glacier: the melting, Antarctic monster of sea level rise – podcast

  • Written by Daniel Merino, Assistant Science Editor & Co-Host of The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation
imageThe edge of the Thwaites Glacier extends into the Amundsen Sea in western Antarctica.NASA

This episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast is about the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica. Thwaites is among the largest glaciers on Earth and one of the single most important factors for future global sea level rise. We talk to three experts about what...

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New York's $250 million lawsuit against Donald Trump is the beginning, not end, of this case – a tax lawyer explains what's at stake

  • Written by Bridget J. Crawford, Professor of Law, Pace University
imageNew York Attorney General Letitia James announced a $250 million lawsuit against former president Donald Trump on Sept. 21, 2022 .Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

New York Attorney General Letitia James hit former president Donald Trump with a US$250 million lawsuit on Sept. 21, 2022, citing “staggering” amounts of falsified business...

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Looking back on America’s summer of heat, floods and climate change: Welcome to the new abnormal

  • Written by Shuang-Ye Wu, Professor of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, University of Dayton
imageMuch of the South and Southern Plains faced a dangerous heat wave in July 2022, with highs well over 100 degrees for several days.Brandon Bell/Getty Images

The summer of 2022 started with a historic flood in Montana, brought on by heavy rain and melting snow, that tore up roads and caused large areas of Yellowstone National Park to be evacuated.

It...

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Being a librarian isn't just about books – it's about helping everyone get access to information and resources

  • Written by Michelle H. Martin, Beverly Cleary Professor for Children & Youth Services, University of Washington
imageAs the pandemic continues to pose new challenges, libraries are finding ways to better meet the needs of their communities.Klaus Vedfelt/DigitalVision via GettyImages

Michelle Martin is the Beverly Cleary Professor for Children and Youth Services in the Information School at the University of Washington. She primarily teaches students who will be...

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Is the pandemic over? We asked an economist, an education expert and a public health scholar their views

  • Written by William Hauk, Associate Professor of Economics, University of South Carolina
imageLife is more normal now than it has been in years, as people do away with masks and social distancing.Stefan Tomic/E+ via Getty Images

President Joe Biden’s declaration that “the pandemic is over” raised eyebrows and the hackles of some experts who think such messaging could be premature and counterproductive.

But to many Americans...

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Puerto Rico's vulnerability to hurricanes is magnified by weak government and bureaucratic roadblocks

  • Written by Carlos A. Suárez Carrasquillo, Senior Lecturer in Political Science, Center for Latin American Studies, University of Florida
imageA worker cuts an electricity pole downed by Hurricane Fiona in Cayey, Puerto Rico, on Sept. 18, 2022. AP Photo/Stephanie Roja

Five years after Hurricane Maria wreaked havoc on Puerto Rico, Hurricane Fiona has killed at least four people, caused widespread flooding and left hundreds of thousands of residents without water or power. Maria caused...

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Fed keeps focus on US economy as the world tilts toward a recession that it may be contributing to

  • Written by D. Brian Blank, Assistant Professor of Finance, Mississippi State University
imageThe Fed has a mandate that keeps its focus on the U.S.AP Photo/Mark Lennihan

The U.S. Federal Reserve holds inordinate sway over the world’s economies – yet it acts, in some ways, like they don’t really matter.

Its power is primarily because of the dominance of the U.S. dollar, which soared in recent months as the Fed’s aggre...

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Ron DeSantis dropping migrants off on Martha's Vineyard may be illegal – an immigration lawyer explains why

  • Written by Jean Lantz Reisz, Supervising Attorney, USC Immigration Clinic and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Law, University of Southern California
imageAn immigrant mother and child stand outside a church on Martha's Vineyard on Sept. 15, 2022. Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

The unexpected arrival of approximately 50 Colombian and Venezuelan migrants on Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, on Sept. 14, 2022, has prompted legal questions about how and why, exactly, Florida Gov....

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  1. Ron DeSantis and Greg Abbott pull from segregationists' playbook with their anti-immigration stunts
  2. Westminster Abbey has witnessed nearly a millennium of British history – but many rituals, like those at royal funerals, aren’t so old
  3. 1,000-year-old stalagmites from a cave in India show the monsoon isn’t so reliable – their rings reveal a history of long, deadly droughts
  4. Biden again indicates that US will defend Taiwan 'militarily' – does this constitute a change in policy?
  5. Electric planes are coming: Short-hop regional flights could be running on batteries in a few years
  6. Super-Earths are bigger, more common and more habitable than Earth itself – and astronomers are discovering more of the billions they think are out there
  7. Why China feels threatened by the moral authority of a 90-year-old Catholic bishop
  8. Proposed federal abortion ban evokes 19th-century Comstock Act – a law so unpopular it triggered the centurylong backlash that led to Roe
  9. Typhoon Merbok, fueled by unusually warm Pacific Ocean, pounded Alaska's vulnerable coastal communities at a critical time
  10. Ukraine's rapid advance against Russia shows mastery of 3 essential skills for success in modern warfare
  11. Hayao Miyazaki’s 'Spirited Away' continues to delight fans and inspire animators 20 years after its US premiere
  12. School start times and screen time late in the evening exacerbate sleep deprivation in US teenagers
  13. ARPA-H: High-risk, high-reward health research is the mandate of new, billion-dollar US agency
  14. These high school 'classics' have been taught for generations – could they be on their way out?
  15. Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the throne at a time of deep religious divisions and worked to bring tolerance
  16. We asked Ukrainians living on the front lines what was an acceptable peace – here's what they told us
  17. Debates about migration have never been simple – just look at the Hebrew Bible
  18. US is becoming a 'developing country' on global rankings that measure democracy, inequality
  19. The national broadband rollout has a blind spot: Lack of accurate, transparent data about internet access speeds
  20. 2022's supercharged summer of climate extremes: How global warming and La Niña fueled disasters on top of disasters
  21. Railroads and unions reach deal to avert devastating strike, keeping America's trains and the economy on track – for now
  22. A New Mexico official who joined the Capitol attacks is barred from politics – but the little-known law behind the removal has some potential pitfalls for democracy
  23. Lies are more common on laptops than on phones – how devices may shape our behavior when bargaining with strangers
  24. Fed likely to stay the course on interest rate hike as inflation ticks up but gas prices ease
  25. Is your gas stove bad for your health?
  26. 5 challenges of doing college in the metaverse
  27. Free preventive care under the ACA is under threat again – a ruling exempting PrEP from insurance coverage may extend nationwide and to other health services
  28. Cold shutdown reduces risk of disaster at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant – but combat around spent fuel still poses a threat
  29. Student enrollment falls at colleges and universities that are placed on probation
  30. The Catholic Church is increasingly diverse – and so are its controversies
  31. How Shiite Islam reached Tanzania, and Ashoura processions became an annual tradition
  32. Should you vote early in the 2022 midterm elections? 3 essential reads
  33. Uncovering the genetic basis of mental illness requires data and tools that aren't just based on white people – this international team is collecting DNA samples around the globe
  34. Donor beware: Pause before you give to any cause
  35. Iran and the US appear unlikely to reach a new nuclear deal – leaving everyone more unsafe
  36. Arizona's Latino voters and political independents could spell midterm defeats for MAGA candidates
  37. Charles III faces challenges at home, abroad – and even in defining what it means to be king
  38. Educators can help make STEM fields diverse – over 25 years, I've identified nudges that can encourage students to stay
  39. How you can help protect sharks – and what doesn't work
  40. Barbara Ehrenreich helped make inequality visible – her legacy lives on in a reinvigorated labor movement
  41. How do ants crawl on walls? A biologist explains their sticky, spiky, gravity-defying grip
  42. What is proof-of-stake? A computer scientist explains a new way to make cryptocurrencies, NFTs and metaverse transactions
  43. Stop using 'Latinx' if you really want to be inclusive
  44. Burning Man highlights the primordial human need for ritual
  45. La Crosse virus is the second-most common virus in the US spread by mosquitoes – and can cause severe neurological damage in rare cases
  46. How Ukraine is adapting the ancient practice of trophy displays for modern propaganda
  47. Why are some people mosquito magnets and others unbothered? A medical entomologist points to metabolism, body odor and mindset
  48. Supreme Court to revisit LGBTQ rights – this time with a wedding website designer, not a baker
  49. In 1953, 'Queen-crazy' American women looked to Elizabeth II as a source of inspiration – that sentiment never faded
  50. Meditation holds the potential to help treat children suffering from traumas, difficult diagnoses or other stressors – a behavioral neuroscientist explains