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China finances most coal plants built today – it's a climate problem and why US-China talks are essential

  • Written by Jeff Nesbit, Research Affiliate, Yale Program on Climate Change Communications, Yale University
imageChina is closing old coal plants but still building new ones – at home and abroad.Kevin Frayer/Getty Images

As nations gear up for a critical year for climate negotiations, it’s become increasingly clear that success may hinge on one question: How soon will China end its reliance on coal and its financing of overseas coal-fired power...

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Why do I need anything other than Google to answer a question?

  • Written by Cody Behles, Director of Innovation & Research Support, University of Memphis
imageScholars can be more reliable than search engines.Anadolu Agency/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.com.

Why do I need a scholar to answer a question if there is Google? – Harrison F., age 13, Brookline,...

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Sending science majors into elementary schools helps Latino and Black students realize scientists can look like them

  • Written by Dieuwertje J. Kast, Director of STEM Education Programs of the Joint Educational Project, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
imageA student's drawings of a scientist upon starting and after completing the Young Scientists Program.USC Young Scientists Program, CC BY-NC-ND

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After taking part in hands-on STEM lab experiments as part of a youth science program I coordinate, Latino and Black students...

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Supermoon! Red blood lunar eclipse! It's all happening at once, but what does that mean?

  • Written by Shannon Schmoll, Director, Abrams Planetarium, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University
imageA red blood moon is caused by sunlight passing through the Earth's atmosphere. U.S. Navy/Joshua Valcarcel/WikimediaCommons

The first lunar eclipse of 2021 is going to happen during the early hours of May 26. But this is going to be an especially super lunar event, as it will be a supermoon, a lunar eclipse and a red blood moon all at once. So what...

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¿Vuelves a la oficina? La temperatura más fría podría provocar un aumento de peso

  • Written by Kenneth McLeod, Professor of Systems Science and Director, Clinical Science and Engineering Research Laboratory, Binghamton University, State University of New York
imageTrabajar en un entorno frío durante periodos prolongados puede reducir la temperatura corporal central. Eso disminuye la tasa metabólica -- la rapidez con la que quemamos calorías.Steelcase.com/Wikipedia, CC BY-NC-SA

Con millones de personas vacunadas contra el COVID-19, muchos trabajadores han trabajado desde casa durante el...

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The 2021 World Food Prize recognizes that fish are key for reducing hunger and malnutrition

  • Written by Ben Belton, Associate Professor of International Development, Michigan State University
imageNutrient-rich small fish harvested from a rice field in Bangladesh.Ben Belton, CC BY-ND

Fish and other aquatic foods are integral to diets for more than 1 billion people worldwide. Most of these people live in low- and middle-income countries in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, close to rivers, lakes or the sea.

In these regions, foods like fresh and...

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Pandemic-stricken mass transit would get $85 billion in Biden stimulus plan – a down payment on reviving American cities

  • Written by Ruth Steiner, Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Florida
imageNew York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority was hit hard by a 79% ridership reduction during the pandemic. It needs an extra $8 billion through 2024 to avoid service cuts and layoffs.Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Congress now has control over what kind of commute – good, bad, awful – workers returning to offices in the U.S. will have.

P...

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'The Underground Railroad' attempts to upend viewers' notions of what it meant to be enslaved

  • Written by William Nash, Professor of American Studies and English and American Literatures, Middlebury
imageMaking the series changed Barry Jenkins' views on how his ancestors should be described and depicted.Atsushi Nishijima/Amazon Studios

Speaking on NPR’s Fresh Air, Barry Jenkins, the director of “The Underground Railroad,” noted that “before making this show … I would have said I’m the descendant of enslaved...

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Why do we get shots in the arm? It's all about the muscle

  • Written by Libby Richards, Associate Professor of Nursing, Purdue University
imageA man receives the COVID-19 vaccine in Lima, Peru.Carlos Garcia Granthon/Fotoholica Press/LightRocket via Getty Images

Millions have rolled up their sleeves for the COVID-19 vaccine, but why haven’t they rolled up their pants legs instead? Why do we get most shots in our arms?

As an associate professor of nursing with a background in public...

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Sheriffs in more militarized counties reap election rewards

  • Written by Christos Mavridis, Senior Lecturer in Economics, Middlesex University
imageWhen local law enforcement agencies get military surplus equipment, like armored vehicles, local sheriffs are more likely to get reelected.AP Photo/David Goldman

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Sheriffs in counties that get more military surplus equipment from a federal program have a better chance of...

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