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Microplastics promote cloud formation, with likely effects on weather and climate

  • Written by Miriam Freedman, Professor of Chemistry, Penn State
imageGiant cumulonimbus clouds in Australia.Steve Christo - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images

Clouds form when water vapor – an invisible gas in the atmosphere – sticks to tiny floating particles, such as dust, and turns into liquid water droplets or ice crystals. In a newly published study, we show that microplastic particles can have the same...

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America’s glass ceiling remains − here are some of the reasons why a woman may have once again lost the presidency

  • Written by Farida Jalalzai, Professor of Political Science; Associate Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, Virginia Tech
imageA hand fan depicting Kamala Harris lies on the sidewalk in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 6, 2024. Bastien Inzaurralde/AFP via Getty Images

Kamala Harris was a candidate of many firsts, including the first Black and South Asian woman to run for president as the Democratic nominee.

Her resounding, swift loss in the presidential race to Republican Donald...

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Iran’s currency was already tumbling − and then news of Trump’s victory broke

  • Written by Nader Habibi, Henry J. Leir Professor of Practice in Economics of the Middle East, Brandeis University
imageTraders are exchanging 700,000 Iranian rials for the dollar in Tehran.Ali Mohammadi/Bloomberg

As the world absorbed news of Donald Trump’s comeback victory in the 2024 U.S. presidential race, concern in Iran turned to the impact of the election on its own economy amid escalating regional tensions.

Iran’s currency, the rial, fell to an...

Read more: Iran’s currency was already tumbling − and then news of Trump’s victory broke

Now the Electoral College votes for president – 4 essential reads

  • Written by Jeff Inglis, Politics + Society Editor, The Conversation US

The voters have cast their ballots, and after those ballots have been counted, and a winner has been projected by news organizations, that’s not the conclusion of the election. The actual outcome of the 2024 presidential election will be determined by the Electoral College.

The Conversation U.S. has had several articles explaining the history...

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What Buddhism can teach in this moment of deep divisions: No person is ‘evil,’ only ‘mistaken’

  • Written by Jeremy David Engels, Professor of Communication, Penn State
imageThe three wise monkeys, embodying the proverbial principle from Buddhist philosophy: 'See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.'Natallia Pershaj/iStock/Getty images plus

Democracy depends upon using words wisely. With the right words, citizens can live and work together, even in disagreement – and resolve conflicts peacefully.

Today,...

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This course uses crime novels to teach critical thinking

  • Written by Sally C. Harris, Distinguished Lecturer in English, University of Tennessee
imageFictional books on private investigators hold invaluable clues about justice and how the world works. iStock / Getty Images Plusimage

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

Title of course:

Whodunit?: Detective Stories

What prompted the idea for the course?

I had just finished...

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Trump’s comeback victory, after reshaping his party and national politics, looks a lot like Andrew Jackson’s in 1828

  • Written by Spencer Goidel, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Auburn University
imageDonald Trump speaks to supporters early on the morning of Nov. 6, 2024.AP Photo/Evan Vucci

As the nation prepares for a second Donald Trump presidency, some history-minded people may seek understanding in the idea that it wasn’t until Richard Nixon’s second presidential term that the serious consequences arrived.

But as a scholar of...

Read more: Trump’s comeback victory, after reshaping his party and national politics, looks a lot like Andrew...

What is ‘ballot curing’? Election expert explains the method for fixing errors made when voters cast their ballots

  • Written by Paul Gronke, Professor of Political Science and Director, Elections & Voting Infomation Center, Reed College
imageAn imperfect signature on an absentee ballot can necessitate ballot 'curing,' when election workers verify the voter's identity.Bill Oxford/iStock via Getty

Most Americans used to vote on Election Day, and a small percentage of voters cast their ballots as absentee voters through the mail. That changed starting in the late 1970s, when some states...

Read more: What is ‘ballot curing’? Election expert explains the method for fixing errors made when voters...

2024’s quick win for Trump will go down in the history books alongside 1964 and 1980 Election Day landslides

  • Written by Shannon Bow O'Brien, Associate Professor of Instruction, The University of Texas at Austin
imageVoters line up to cast their ballots at a voting location in Bethlehem, Pa., on Nov. 5, 2024. Samuel Corum/AFP via Getty Images

Election nights are always simultaneous moments of triumph and tragedy. One group of voters’ dreams are dashed, while another set of voters see their hopes realized.

Every election is also unique. The United States...

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Will the lights go out on Cuba’s communist leaders? With fewer options to prop up economy, their future looks dimmer

  • Written by Joseph J. Gonzalez, Associate Professor, Global Studies, Appalachian State University
imageCubans have endured days of blackouts since a grid failure in Havana on Oct. 18, 2024.Adalberto Roque/AFP via Getty Images

Cuba’s communist leaders are in the midst of crisis – and not for the first time.

On Oct. 18, 2024, the nation’s electrical grid failed, leaving Cubans without lights or refrigeration. Blackouts have persisted...

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  2. Carl Sagan’s scientific legacy extends far beyond ‘Cosmos’
  3. Cells have more mini ‘organs’ than researchers thought − unbound by membranes, these rogue organelles challenge biology’s fundamentals
  4. Only 5.3% of welders in the US are women. After years as a writing professor, I became one − here’s what I learned
  5. Beefing up Border Patrol is a bipartisan goal, but the agency has a troubled history of violence and impunity
  6. Is the election making you feel adrift and wobbly? That’s ‘zozobra’ – and Mexican philosophers have some advice
  7. How Native Americans guarded their societies against tyranny
  8. Quincy Jones mastered the art of arrangement, transforming simple tunes into epic soundscapes
  9. The 27 Club isn’t true, but it is real − a sociologist explains why myths endure and how they shape reality
  10. What poll watchers can − and can’t − do on Election Day
  11. Political bickering and policy uncertainty take a toll on business investment, research shows
  12. I’m a Muslim immigrant and a psychiatrist living in Michigan – I haven’t decided how to vote yet
  13. How can Jupiter have no surface? A dive into a planet so big, it could swallow 1,000 Earths
  14. As the stars of hip-hop’s golden age approach their golden years, some confront questions about whether old blood can make new music
  15. Svalbard Global Seed Vault evokes epic imagery and controversy because of the symbolic value of seeds
  16. Osteoporosis, the silent disease, can shorten your life − here’s how to prevent fractures and keep bones healthy
  17. The racist ‘one-drop rule’ lives on in how Trump talks about Black politicians and whiteness in America
  18. Undoing the ‘deep state’ means Trump would undo over a century of progress in building a federal government for the people and not just for rich white men
  19. Election anxiety doesn’t need to win − here are 3 science-backed strategies from a clinical psychologist to rein in the stress
  20. Massachusetts could be the next state to get rid of the ‘subminimum wage’ for tipped workers
  21. Massachusetts votes to keep its ‘subminimum wage’ for tipped workers
  22. Jobs report gives a final lackluster snapshot prior to election − but overall, the economy under Biden has been a tale of 2 eras
  23. US government tries to rein in an out-of-control subscription economy
  24. ‘Safe route’ or ‘sushi route’ − 2 strategies to turn yuck to yum and convince people to eat unusual foods
  25. How to overcome your device dependency and manage a successful digital detox
  26. St. Augustine was no stranger to culture wars – and has something to say about today’s
  27. The colonial legacy lurking beneath economic unrest in the French Caribbean
  28. Monkeys know who will win the election – primal instincts humans share with them shape voters’ choices
  29. No, America’s battery plant boom isn’t going bust – construction is on track for the biggest factories, with over 23,000 jobs planned
  30. No, America’s battery plant boom isn’t going bust – construction is on track for the biggest factories, with thousands of jobs planned
  31. For one survivor, the 1920 Election Day massacre in Florida was ‘the night the devil got loose’
  32. Elon Musk misses Philly court date, stalling ‘illegal lottery’ case against him − an expert on Philadelphia politics weighs in
  33. Trump’s Detroit insults are based on old narratives local media are rewriting every day
  34. Denver slaughterhouse ban could affect food systems in Colorado and beyond
  35. Denver voters reject slaughterhouse ban, allowing Superior Farms to continue selling lamb in Colorado and nationwide
  36. International election monitors can help boost people’s trust in the electoral process − but not all work the same way
  37. Who formally declares the winner of the US presidential election?
  38. Sudan’s civil war has left at least 62,000 dead by our estimate − but the true figure could be far higher
  39. With Tucker Carlson, Elon Musk and Donald Trump, Republicans’ ‘strict father’ has become the creepy uncle
  40. Independent voters think for themselves and stay out of politics – 3 essential reads
  41. Tariffs are back in the spotlight, but skepticism of free trade has deep roots in American history
  42. New Orleans schools still separate and unequal 70 years after Brown v. Board of Education
  43. In Hawaii, parasites and viruses team up in the battle against fruit flies – an entomologist explains the implication for global pest control
  44. Rust Belt voters aren’t all white, but election coverage of the region often ignores the concerns of people of color there
  45. The next president will play a key role in shaping US trade policy – here’s what voters need to know
  46. Americans own guns to protect themselves from psychological as well as physical threats
  47. Fear, hope and the economy: what is motivating Americans as they decide who to vote for – podcast
  48. Slow vote-counting, flip-flopping leads, careful certification and the weirdness of the Electoral College – people who research elections look at what to expect on election night
  49. ‘Each bears his own ghosts’: How the classics speak to these days of fear, anger and presidential candidates stalking the land
  50. A new president will be elected − but it may take some time to determine who wins