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As Ohio and other states decide on abortion, anti-abortion activists look to rebrand themselves as not religious

  • Written by Anne Whitesell, Assistant Professor, Political Science, Miami University
imageRoman Catholic nuns pray with anti-abortion activists across the street from a Planned Parenthood clinic in New York in September 2023.Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images

Abortion has become an increasingly polarized, political issue in the United States since 2022, when the Supreme Court overturnedRoe v. Wade, which guaranteed the constitutional right...

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Why are US politicians so old? And why do they want to stay in office?

  • Written by Mary Kate Cary, Adjunct Professor of Politics and Director of Think Again, University of Virginia
imageDonald Trump, left, and Joe Biden, both photographed on Nov. 2, 2023, are two of the three oldest men ever to serve as president.Trump: Brandon Bell/Getty Images; Biden: AP Photo/Evan Vucci

When former President Bill Clinton showed up at the White House in early 2023, he was there to join President Joe Biden to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the...

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Why are US politicians so old? And why do they want to stay in office?

  • Written by Mary Kate Cary, Adjunct Professor of Politics and Director of Think Again, University of Virginia
imageDonald Trump, left, and Joe Biden, both photographed on Nov. 2, 2023, are two of the three oldest men ever to serve as president.Trump: Brandon Bell/Getty Images; Biden: AP Photo/Evan Vucci

When former President Bill Clinton showed up at the White House in early 2023, he was there to join President Joe Biden to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the...

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Higher education can be elusive for asylum-seekers and immigrants

  • Written by Kerri Evans, Assistant Professor, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
imageA study found that refugees want more guidance on how to navigate higher education in the U.S.FatCamera/E+ via Getty Images

Pursuing higher education is often a pathway to higher income and overall better well-being. College graduates are less likely to rely on public benefits. Therefore, it’s beneficial for education leaders and policymakers...

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Why do our noses get snotty when we are sick? A school nurse explains the powers of mucus

  • Written by Kristin Ahrens, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Adjunct Instructor of Nursing at Purdue Global, Purdue University
imageUse a tissue and wash your hands after a booger explosion.Joshua Wachs/Flickr, CC BY-NC-NDimage

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.com.

Why do our noses get snotty when we are sick? – Veronica P., age 5, Panama City, Florida

Not many...

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How global warming shakes the Earth: Seismic data show ocean waves gaining strength as the planet warms

  • Written by Richard Aster, Professor of Geophysics and Department Head, Colorado State University
imageStorm Ciarán pounded England's Newhaven Lighthouse and harbor wall on Nov. 4, 2023.AP Photo/Kin Cheung

As oceans waves rise and fall, they apply forces to the sea floor below and generate seismic waves. These seismic waves are so powerful and widespread that they show up as a steady thrum on seismographs, the same instruments used to...

Read more: How global warming shakes the Earth: Seismic data show ocean waves gaining strength as the planet...

How global warming shakes the Earth: Seismic data show ocean waves gaining strength as the planet warms

  • Written by Richard Aster, Professor of Geophysics and Department Head, Colorado State University
imageStorm Ciarán pounded England's Newhaven Lighthouse and harbor wall on Nov. 4, 2023.AP Photo/Kin Cheung

As oceans waves rise and fall, they apply forces to the sea floor below and generate seismic waves. These seismic waves are so powerful and widespread that they show up as a steady thrum on seismographs, the same instruments used to...

Read more: How global warming shakes the Earth: Seismic data show ocean waves gaining strength as the planet...

Searching for the right angle – students in this course shoot pool to learn about journalism

  • Written by Jamaal Abdul-Alim, Lecturer in Journalism, University of Maryland
imageA journalism course invites students to consider the parallels between gathering news and shooting pool.Maskot / Getty Imagesimage

Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching.

Title of course:

“News Writing and Reporting II: Multimedia”

What prompted the idea to use pool...

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It's not just about facts: Democrats and Republicans have sharply different attitudes about removing misinformation from social media

  • Written by Ruth Elisabeth Appel, Ph.D. Candidate in Communication, Stanford University
imageYour political leanings go a long way to determine whether you think it's a good or bad idea to take down misinformation.Johner Images via Getty Images

Misinformation is a key global threat, but Democrats and Republicans disagree about how to address the problem. In particular, Democrats and Republicans diverge sharply on removing misinformation...

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4 razones por las que los adolescentes participan en retos en las redes sociales

  • Written by Kapil Chalil Madathil, Wilfred P. Tiencken Professor of Industrial and Civil Engineering, Clemson University
imageLos jóvenes suelen participar en un reto para sentirse incluidos entre compañeros que ya lo han hecho.Frazao Studio Latino/E+ Collection/Getty Images

Los retos en las redes sociales son muy variados, tanto en lo que se refiere a las acrobacias que implican como a las razones por las que la gente los hace.

Pero, ¿por qué...

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  2. Israel-Hamas war puts China's strategy of 'balanced diplomacy' in the Middle East at risk
  3. When science showed in the 1970s that gas stoves produced harmful indoor air pollution, the industry reached for tobacco's PR playbook
  4. Defending space for free discussion, empathy and tolerance on campus is a challenge during Israel-Hamas war
  5. Biden's executive order puts civil rights in the middle of the AI regulation discussion
  6. Vampire viruses prey on other viruses to replicate themselves − and may hold the key to new antiviral therapies
  7. We analyzed over 3.5 million written teacher comments about students and found racial bias
  8. The world's boreal forests may be shrinking as climate change pushes them northward
  9. Understanding that chronic back pain originates from within the brain could lead to quicker recovery, a new study finds
  10. What is intersectionality? A scholar of organizational behavior explains
  11. NASA's robotic prospectors are helping scientists understand what asteroids are made of – setting the stage for miners to follow someday
  12. Modern medicine has its scientific roots in the Middle Ages − how the logic of vulture brain remedies and bloodletting lives on today
  13. Biden administration executive order tackles AI risks, but lack of privacy laws limits reach
  14. Kristallnacht, 85 years ago, marks the point Hitler moved from an emotional antisemitism to a systematic antisemitism of laws and government violence
  15. Texas tried to fix its teacher shortage by lowering requirements − the result was more new teachers, but at lower salaries
  16. Secure attachment to both parents − not just mothers − boosts children’s healthy development
  17. How Houthi attacks affect both the Israel-Hamas conflict and Yemen's own civil war – and could put pressure on US, Saudi Arabia
  18. Gaza bombing adds to the generations of Palestinians displaced from their homes
  19. Friendship research is getting an update – and that's key for dealing with the loneliness epidemic
  20. Endometriosis afflicts millions of women, but few people feel comfortable talking about it
  21. Despite his government's failure to anticipate Hamas' deadly attack, don't count Netanyahu out politically
  22. What exactly caused the explosion at a hospital in Gaza? Without an independent, credible investigation, it will be hard for everyone to agree
  23. Rupert Murdoch's empire was built on a shrewd understanding of how media and power work
  24. Cancer has many faces − 5 counterintuitive ways scientists are approaching cancer research to improve treatment and prevention
  25. A century ago, a Black-owned team ruled basketball − today, no Black majority owners remain
  26. American individualism lives on after death, as consumers choose new ways to put their remains to rest
  27. Language induces an identity crisis for the children and grandchildren of Latino immigrants
  28. 3 reasons the House GOP is not any more dysfunctional than the Democrats − even after the prolonged speaker chaos
  29. Young, female voters were the key to defeating populists in Poland's election – providing a blueprint to reverse democracy's decline
  30. Are journalists serving Virginia's voters well? Election could offer insights on media on national level
  31. Trump’s violent rhetoric echoes the fascist commitment to a destructive and bloody rebirth of society
  32. From India and Taiwan to Tibet, the living assist the dead in their passage
  33. Workplace discrimination saps everyone's motivation − even if it works in your favor
  34. How Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D minor became Halloween's theme song
  35. Jewish response to Hamas war criticism comes from deep sense of trauma, active grief and fear
  36. Collaborative water management can be a building block for peace between Israelis and Palestinians
  37. Palestinian Christians and Muslims have lived together in the region for centuries − and several were killed recently while sheltering in the historic Church of Saint Porphyrius
  38. Day of the Dead is taking on Halloween traditions, but the sacred holiday is far more than a 'Mexican Halloween'
  39. In the Israel-Hamas war, children are the ultimate pawns – and ultimate victims
  40. This course uses big data to examine how American newspapers covered lynchings
  41. United Auto Workers union hails strike-ending deals with automakers that would raise top assembly-plant hourly pay to more than $40 as 'record contracts'
  42. Violent and disturbing war images from the Mideast can stir deep emotions − a PTSD expert explains how to protect yourself and your kids from overexposure
  43. Louisiana's 'In God We Trust' law tests limits of religion in public schools
  44. White patients are more likely than Black patients to be given opioid medication for pain in US emergency departments
  45. How to deal with visual misinformation circulating in the Israel-Hamas war and other conflicts
  46. Asteroids in the solar system could contain undiscovered, superheavy elements
  47. Why Elon Musk is obsessed with casting X as the most 'authentic' social media platform
  48. A Halloween party in Boston turned ugly when a gang hurled antisemitic slurs and attacked Jewish teenagers
  49. AIs could soon run businesses – it’s an opportunity to ensure these 'artificial persons' follow the law
  50. 'I see no happy ending' − a former national security leader on the Gaza hostage situation