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How did cockroaches survive the asteroid that led to the extinction of dinosaurs?

  • Written by Brian Lovett, Postdoctoral Researcher in Mycology, West Virginia University
imageArtist's rendering of the Chicxulub asteroid entering Earth's atmosphere 66 million years ago, triggering events that caused a mass extermination.Roger Harris/Science Photo library via Getty Imagesimage

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation....

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What's the 411 on the new 988 hotline? 5 questions answered about a national mental health service

  • Written by Derek Lee, Doctoral Student in Counselor Education and Supervision, The Ohio State University
imageThe 988 Lifeline will connect callers with specialists trained to assist with mental health crises, including psychotic symptoms and substance abuse.

Beginning July 16, 2022, people struggling with mental health crises can call 988, a new number focused on providing lifesaving suicide prevention and crisis services. But 988 is not just a shorter,...

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Astronomy's 10-year wish list: Big money, bigger telescopes and the biggest questions in science

  • Written by Chris Impey, University Distinguished Professor of Astronomy, University of Arizona
imageThe Hubble Space Telescope was born from a previous decadal survey. What leaps forward will come from this one?NASA Johnson/Flickr, CC BY-NC

It takes expensive tools to learn about the universe, but projects like the Very Large Array for radio astronomy in New Mexico and the Chandra X-ray Observatory, which orbits Earth, have pushed scientific...

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Ukrainian female refugees are fleeing a war, but in some cases more violence awaits them where they find shelter

  • Written by Chen Reis, Associate Clinical Professor and Director, Humanitarian Assistance Program, University of Denver
imageA Ukrainian woman who fled the war is pictured with her son after they crossed into Moldova on March 18, 2022. Andrea Mancini/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Escaping war is a dangerous endeavor. The media have reported about Ukrainian refugee women and girls being raped in the places where they sought safety.

Almost all of the 3.6 million Ukrainians who...

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Two Orthodox Christian countries at war – here's an explanation of the faith tradition shared by Russia and Ukraine

  • Written by J. Eugene Clay, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies, Arizona State University
imageRussian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill lights candles during the Orthodox Easter service in Moscow.Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images

President Vladimir Putin’s decision to attack Ukraine has split the Orthodox Church.

Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, a leading authority of the Eastern Orthodox Church, quickly condemned the “unprovoked...

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Local governments are attractive targets for hackers and are ill-prepared

  • Written by Richard Forno, Principal Lecturer in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
imageHackers can disrupt local government services, like this library in Willmar, Texas. The town suffered a cyberattack in August 2019.AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez

President Joe Biden on March 21, 2022, warned that Russian cyberattacks on U.S. targets are likely, though the government has not identified a specific threat. Biden urged the private sector:...

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Soaring crude prices make the cost of pretty much everything else go up too because we almost literally eat oil

  • Written by Veronika Dolar, Assistant Professor of Economics, SUNY Old Westbury
imageHopefully, we aren't actually what we eat.ozgurdonmaz/iStock via Getty Images

The price of oil has been spiking in recent weeks in response to concerns that the war in Ukraine will significantly reduce supply. But what happens in oil markets never stays in oil markets.

The price of U.S. crude oil jumped to a 13-year high of US$130 of on March 6,...

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How MacKenzie Scott's $12 billion in gifts to charity reflect an uncommon trust in the groups she supports

  • Written by Tyrone McKinley Freeman, Associate Professor of Philanthropic Studies, IUPUI
imageThe top donor is challenging conventional wisdom about giving.Jorg Carstensen/dpa/AFP via Getty Images

MacKenzie Scott disclosed on March 23, 2022, that she had given US$3.9 billion to 465 nonprofits in the previous nine months. These no-strings-attached donations bring the total she has given away in the past two years to at least $12 billion. We...

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Coastal home buyers are ignoring rising flood risks, despite clear warnings and rising insurance premiums

  • Written by Risa Palm, Professor of Urban Studies and Public Health, Georgia State University
imageApollo Beach, Fla., averages 3 feet above sea level, with many homes directly on the water.Google Earth

Apollo Beach, Florida, is a maze of canals lined with hundreds of houses perched right near the water’s edge. The whole community, just south of Tampa, is only about 3 feet above sea level, meaning it’s at risk from storm surge as sea...

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2020 census miscounted Americans – 4 questions answered

  • Written by Aggie Yellow Horse, Assistant Professor of Asian Pacific American Studies, Arizona State University
imageCensus takers went door to door in 2020, as in past years, seeking to make the count as accurate as possible.AP Photo/John Raoux

_The census conducted in the U.S. every 10 years is meant to count everyone. But it doesn’t actually count everyone.

After every census, the U.S. Census Bureau reports how well it did at counting every person in the...

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  2. #OscarsSoWhite still plagues Hollywood's highest achievement awards
  3. Even after lockdowns eased, pandemic depression persisted across social classes – new study
  4. In Egypt, where a meal isn’t complete without bread, war in Ukraine is threatening the wheat supply and access to this staple food
  5. Longer naps in the day may be an early sign of dementia in older adults
  6. When Putin says Russia and Ukraine share one faith, he's leaving out a lot of the story
  7. Drugs that treat opioid use disorder are a good use for multibillion-dollar settlement funds
  8. With threats of nuclear war and climate disaster growing, America's 'bunker fantasy' is woefully inadequate
  9. Madeleine Albright saw US as an ‘indispensable nation’ and NATO expansion eastward as essential
  10. Would gas tax breaks make a big difference when prices are skyrocketing? We asked 4 experts
  11. Ketanji Brown Jackson's Supreme Court hearing is a flashback to how race and crime featured during Thurgood Marshall's 1967 hearings
  12. Vaccine hesitancy is complicating physicians' obligation to respect patient autonomy during the COVID-19 pandemic
  13. New data-sharing requirements from the National Institutes of Health are a big step toward more open science – and potentially higher-quality research
  14. March Madness stars can now cash in on endorsements – but some limits set by states and universities may still be unconstitutional
  15. How much is the media buzz from a March Madness Cinderella run worth to a school like Saint Peter's?
  16. How fairy tales shape fighting spirit: Ukraine's children hear bedtime stories of underdog heroes, while Russian children hear tales of magical success
  17. Tornadoes, climate change and why Dixie is the new Tornado Alley
  18. Why the future of the world's largest religion is female – and African
  19. An emphasis on brilliance creates a toxic, dog-eat-dog workplace atmosphere that discourages women
  20. Ketanji Brown Jackson’s path to Supreme Court nomination was paved by trailblazing Black women judges
  21. Biden's plain speaking on Ukraine inspires support without sparking a wider war – an echo of the Truman Doctrine, 75 years ago
  22. Colleges routinely fail to ask about new hires' history of sexual harassment
  23. Food pantries that give away stuff people can't or won't cook have an 'acorn squash problem'
  24. Putin's control over Ukraine war news is not total - it's challenged by online news and risk-taking journalists
  25. In ‘Licorice Pizza’ a 15-year-old and 25-year-old fall for each other – here's what's known about these types of relationships
  26. El olor de la enfermedad: El uso de perros, ratones y hurones para detectar padecimientos
  27. Economic sanctions may make Russians' lives worse – without stopping Putin's assault on Ukraine
  28. What is the new COVID-19 variant BA.2, and will it cause another wave of infections in the US?
  29. SEC proposes far-reaching climate disclosure rules for companies – here’s where the rules may be vulnerable to legal challenges
  30. Defending Europe: How cultural identity shapes support for Ukraine and armed resistance against Russia
  31. An expert on trends in gun sales and gun violence in pandemic America
  32. The 'hot hand' is a real basketball phenomenon – but only some players have the ability to go on these basket-making streaks
  33. Older Americans are given the wrong idea about online safety – here's how to help them help themselves
  34. ‘I wanted a professor like me’ – a hip-hop artist explains his turn to academia
  35. Kyiv's Jews, persecuted under Polish-Lithuanian, Russian, Nazi and Soviet regimes, now face the onslaught of Putin's forces
  36. Abortion pills are just as safe to prescribe based on a patient's medical history as after an in-person exam, new research finds
  37. Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson faces confirmation hearings: 7 questions answered
  38. How a few geothermal plants could solve America's lithium supply crunch and boost the EV battery industry
  39. Why is Russia's church backing Putin's war? Church-state history gives a clue
  40. Maps show – and hide – key information about Ukraine war
  41. 6 wildfire terms to understand, from red flag warning to 100% containment
  42. Fewer Americans are hunting, and that raises hard questions about funding conservation through gun sales
  43. Ukraine's women fighters reflect a cultural tradition of feminist independence
  44. Why weren't women allowed to act in Shakespeare's plays?
  45. Ukraine's economy went from Soviet chaos to oligarch domination to vital global trader of wheat and neon – and now Russian devastation
  46. Russia's energy clout doesn't just come from oil and gas – it's also a key nuclear supplier
  47. Some states are making it harder to vote, some are making it easier – but it's too soon to say if this will affect voter turnout in 2022
  48. Why pregnant people should get vaccinated for COVID-19 – a maternal care expert explains
  49. The West thinks that Russians, suffering from sanctions, will end up abandoning Putin – but history indicates they won't
  50. Calling Asians 'robotic' is a racist stereotype with a long, troubled history