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How a corpse plant makes its terrible smell − it has a strategy, and its female flowers do most of the work

  • Written by Delphine Farmer, Professor of Chemistry, Colorado State University
imageThe corpse plant's bloom appears huge, but its flowers are actually tiny and found in rows inside its floral chamber.John Eisele/Colorado State University

Sometimes, doing research stinks. Quite literally.

Corpse plants are rare, and seeing one bloom is even rarer. They open once every seven to 10 years, and the blooms last just two nights. But...

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5 ways students can think about learning so that they can learn more − and how their teachers can help

  • Written by Jerrid Kruse, Professor of Science Education, Drake University
imageLearning is more than just memorization. FG Trade/E+ via Getty Images

During my years teaching science in middle school, high school and college, some of my students have resisted teaching that educators call higher-order thinking. This includes analysis, creative and critical thinking, and problem-solving.

For example, when I asked them to draw...

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After Charlie Kirk’s murder, the US might seem hopelessly divided – is there any way forward?

  • Written by Lee Bebout, Professor of English, Arizona State University
imageMany people think the U.S. is at an inflection point.StudioM1/iStock via Getty Images

Shortly following the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, many politicians and pundits were quick to highlight the importance of civil discourse.

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox called for an “off-ramp” to political hostilities, while California...

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Molecular ‘fossils’ offer microscopic clues to the origins of life – but they take care to interpret

  • Written by Caroline Lynn Kamerlin, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology
imageATP synthase is an enzyme that has been using phosphate to generate life’s energy for millions of years.Nanoclustering/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

The questions of how humankind came to be, and whether we are alone in the universe, have captured imaginations for millennia. But to answer these questions, scientists must first...

Read more: Molecular ‘fossils’ offer microscopic clues to the origins of life – but they take care to interpret

Identifying as a ‘STEM person’ makes you more likely to pursue a STEM job – and caregivers may unknowingly shape kids’ self-identity

  • Written by Remy Dou, Associate Professor of Teaching and Learning, University of Miami
imageKids seem to get a message that STEM jobs aren't compatible with being a primary caregiver.kali9/E+ via Getty Images

Employers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics – commonly called the STEM industries – continue to struggle to attract female applicants. In its 2024 jobs report, the National Science Board found that men...

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Emergency alerts may not reach those who need them most in Colorado

  • Written by Carson MacPherson-Krutsky, Research Associate, Natural Hazards Center, University of Colorado Boulder
imageA firefighter watches as the NCAR Fire burns on March 26, 2022, in Boulder, Colo. Michael Ciaglo via Getty Images

Many Coloradans may never get an alert that could save their life during a disaster.

And the alerts that go out may not easily be understood by the people who do get them.

We are social scientists who study emergency alerts and warnings,...

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2 shootings, 2 states, minutes apart − a trauma psychiatrist explains how exposure to shootings changes all of us

  • Written by Arash Javanbakht, Professor of Psychiatry, Wayne State University
imageGreater numbers of people are being exposed to horrific violence than in the past, in large part through the amplification on social media.Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images News via Getty Images

On Sept. 10, 2025, the nation’s attention was riveted by the fatal shooting of the conservative activist Charlie Kirk on a college campus in Utah. At...

Read more: 2 shootings, 2 states, minutes apart − a trauma psychiatrist explains how exposure to shootings...

The Moon is getting slightly farther away from the Earth each year − a physicist explains why

  • Written by Stephen DiKerby, Postdoctoral Researcher in Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University
imageEarth rises over the Moon, as seen by the Apollo 8 astronauts.Bill Anders/NASA

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.

“Is the Moon getting farther away from Earth?” – Judah, 9, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma

The Moon is...

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Harm-reduction vending machines offer free naloxone, pregnancy tests and hygiene kits

  • Written by Alice Zhang, Assistant Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Penn State
imageA vending machine dispenses Narcan nasal spray, a medication that reverses opioid overdose, and other items. Penn State College of Medicine

In the lobby of the YMCA in Reading, Pennsylvania, stands a row of vending machines – but one machine is different from the rest.

Instead of stocking chips or soda, this vending machine has drug-testing...

Read more: Harm-reduction vending machines offer free naloxone, pregnancy tests and hygiene kits

Xi’s show of unity with Putin and Kim could complicate China’s delicate diplomatic balance

  • Written by Linggong Kong, Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science, Auburn University
imageRussian President Vladimir Putin walks with Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Beijing's Tiananmen Square on Sept. 3, 2025.Alexander Kazakov/AFP via Getty Images

If the purpose of a rare joint appearance of the leaders of Russia, North Korea and China on Sept. 3, 2025, was to foster unity among allies, then early...

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  1. Even professional economists can’t escape political bias
  2. Transgender policies struggle to balance fairness with inclusion in women’s college sports
  3. What Native-held lands in California can teach about resilience and the future of wildfire
  4. Solving the world’s microplastics problem: 4 solutions cities and states are trying after global treaty talks collapsed
  5. Charlie Kirk talked with young people at universities for a reason – he wanted American education to return to traditional values
  6. How hardships and hashtags combined to fuel Nepal’s violent response to social media ban
  7. How to avoid seeing disturbing content on social media and protect your peace of mind
  8. Yes, this is who we are: America’s 250-year history of political violence
  9. Scientists detected a potential biosignature on Mars – an astrobiologist explains what these traces of life are, and how researchers figure out their source
  10. Parasitic worms bury themselves in the brains of moose and elk – a new test can help diagnose these animals to prevent disease spread
  11. ‘Publish or perish’ evolutionary pressures shape scientific publishing, for better and worse
  12. Beauty sleep isn’t a myth – a sleep medicine expert explains how rest keeps your skin healthy and youthful
  13. Proposed cuts to NIH funding would have ripple effects on research that could hamper the US for decades
  14. Social scientists have long found women tend to be more religious than men – but Gen Z may show a shift
  15. Fewer international students are coming to the US, costing universities and communities that benefit from these visitors
  16. Bolsonaro joins a rogues’ gallery of coup plotters held to account for their failed power grab
  17. ‘This will not end here’: A scholar explains why Charlie Kirk’s killing could embolden political violence
  18. Detroit is the most challenging place in the country for people with asthma − here’s how to help kids in the Motor City breathe easier
  19. Who was Charlie Kirk? The activist who turned campus politics into national influence
  20. Federal subpoenas for transgender care records raise medical privacy concerns and put providers in a legal bind – a health law expert explains what’s at stake
  21. A federal program helps older people get jobs, but the Trump administration wants to get rid of it
  22. A new world order isn’t coming, it’s already here − and this is what it looks like
  23. A massive eruption 74,000 years ago affected the whole planet – archaeologists use volcanic glass to figure out how people survived
  24. How Giorgio Armani mastered the art of outfitting Hollywood stars to sell clothes to the masses
  25. How ‘South Park’ could help Democrats win back the young voters the party lost to Trump
  26. Drugged driving – including under the influence of cannabis and prescription drugs – is quietly becoming one of the most dangerous road hazards
  27. Poland responds to Russian drones incursion by invoking Article 4 of the NATO treaty − what happens next?
  28. Israeli strike in Doha crosses a new line from which relations with Gulf may not recover
  29. The discovery of a gravitational wave 10 years ago shook astrophysics – these ripples in spacetime continue to reveal dark objects in the cosmos
  30. Where does your glass come from?
  31. Sacred texts and ‘little bells’: The building blocks of Arvo Pärt’s musical masterpieces
  32. 40 years ago, the first AIDS movies forced Americans to confront a disease they didn’t want to see
  33. Doctors are joining unions in a bid to improve working conditions and raise wages in a stressful health care system
  34. Why journalists are reluctant to call Trump an authoritarian – and why that matters for democracy
  35. Bail reforms across the US have shown that releasing people pretrial doesn’t harm public safety
  36. How does AI affect how we learn? A cognitive psychologist explains why you learn when the work is hard
  37. Israel’s attack in Doha underscores a stark reality for Gulf states looking for stability and growth: They remain hostage to events
  38. New report ranks Philadelphia and Allentown among toughest cities in America for people with asthma
  39. What causes muscle cramps during exercise? Athletes and coaches may want to look at the playing surface
  40. We tracked every overseas trip by world leaders since the end of the Cold War – here’s what we found
  41. The surprising recovery of once-rare birds
  42. Techno-utopians like Musk are treading old ground: The futurism of early 20th-century Europe
  43. Trump reversed policies supporting electric vehicles − it will affect the road to clean electricity, too
  44. Brazil’s Bolsonaro may soon join ranks of failed coup plotters held to account − hampering the chance of any political comeback
  45. How Trump’s dismissal of a Fed governor could redefine presidential power – if courts agree that he alone can interpret vague laws
  46. Trump’s radical argument that he alone can interpret vague laws fails its first court test in dismissal of Fed governor
  47. Philly’s Puerto Rican Day Parade embodies strength of the mainland’s second-largest Boricua community
  48. When you’re caught between ‘yes’ and ‘no,’ here’s why ‘maybe’ isn’t the way to go
  49. 50 years ago, NASA sent 2 spacecraft to search for life on Mars – the Viking missions’ findings are still discussed today
  50. How is paint made?