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What America’s divided and tumultuous politics of the late-19th century can teach us

  • Written by Robert A. Strong, Senior Fellow, Miller Center, University of Virginia
imageCan today's divided America learn something from the divisions of the past?zimmytws, iStock/Getty Images Plus

People trying to understand politics in the United States today often turn to history for precedents and perspective. Are our current divisions like the ones that preceded the American Revolution or the Civil War? Did the dramatic events of...

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The ‘supercenter’ effect: How massive, one-stop retailers fuel overconsumption − and waste

  • Written by Suvrat Dhanorkar, Associate Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology
image'Big-box' supercenters can contribute to overpurchasing by shoppersFrederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

Imagine walking out of a Walmart, Target or Costco. As you push your large shopping cart to your car, you ask yourself: Did I really need all that stuff?

The answer is you probably didn’t.

In a recent study, my co-authors Lina Wang, Sungho...

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What does ‘pro-life’ mean? There’s no one answer – even for advocacy groups that oppose abortion

  • Written by Anne Whitesell, Associate Professor of Political Science, Miami University
imagePope Leo XIV arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, on Oct. 22, 2025.AP Photo/Andrew Medichini

As the first American pope, Leo XIV has largely avoided speaking out about domestic politics in the United States.

He waded into controversy, however, by commenting on the Archdiocese of Chicago’s plan to honor...

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Why do people have baby teeth and adult teeth?

  • Written by Christina Nicholas, Associate Professor of Orthodontics and of Anthropology, University of Illinois Chicago

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 people have two sets of teeth? – Ivy D., age 11, Hyde Park, New York

Teeth help animals bite and chew food. Meat-eating carnivores tend to have sharp teeth to sink into their prey,...

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Turning motion into medicine: How AI, motion capture and wearables can improve your health

  • Written by Azarang Asadi, Data Scientist, Oklahoma State University
imageThe use of motion data is expanding from fitness and rehabilitation to general health.Todor Tsvetkov/E+ via Getty Images

People often take walking for granted. We just move, one step after another, without ever thinking about what it takes to make that happen. Yet every single step is an extraordinary act of coordination, driven by precise timing...

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Allen Iverson’s 2001 Sixers embodied Philly’s brash, gritty soul − and changed basketball culture forever

  • Written by Jared Bahir Browsh, Assistant Teaching Professor of Critical Sports Studies, University of Colorado Boulder

It’s unusual for a professional sports franchise to plan a yearlong celebration for a team that didn’t win a championship.

But it is also rare that a group of players represents the vibe and culture of a city so accurately as the Philadelphia 76ers did back in 2001.

Throughout the 2025-2026 NBA season, the Sixers will honor the 25th...

Read more: Allen Iverson’s 2001 Sixers embodied Philly’s brash, gritty soul − and changed basketball culture...

What AI earbuds can’t replace: The value of learning another language

  • Written by Gabriel Guillén, Professor of Language Studies, Middlebury College
imageBeing able to follow and contribute to a live group conversation is the gold standard of language learning.Zinkevych/iStock via Getty Images

Your host in Osaka, Japan, slips on a pair of headphones and suddenly hears your words transformed into flawless Kansai Japanese. Even better, their reply in their native tongue comes through perfectly clear...

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Trump was already cutting low-income energy assistance – the shutdown is making things worse as cold weather arrives

  • Written by Conor Harrison, Associate Professor of Economic Geography, University of South Carolina
imageHome heating oil, used in furnaces across the Northeast, is expensive, leading some people to keep homes at unhealthy temperatures.AP Photo/Charles Krupa

As fall turns to winter and temperatures begin to drop, millions of people across the U.S. will struggle to pay their rising energy bills. The government shutdown is making matters even worse:...

Read more: Trump was already cutting low-income energy assistance – the shutdown is making things worse as...

James Watson exemplified the best and worst of science – from monumental discoveries to sexism and cutthroat competition

  • Written by Andor J. Kiss, Director of the Center for Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics, Miami University
imageJames Watson was both a towering and controversial figure in science.Gerhard Rauchwetter/picture alliance via Getty Images

James Dewey Watson was an American molecular biologist most known for co-winning the 1962 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for discovering the structure of DNA and its significance in transferring information in living...

Read more: James Watson exemplified the best and worst of science – from monumental discoveries to sexism and...

What to know as hundreds of flights are grounded across the US – an air travel expert explains

  • Written by Laurie A. Garrow, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
imagePassengers walk through the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Nov. 7, 2025.Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Major airports across the United States were subject to a 4% reduction in flights on Nov. 7, 2025, as the government shutdown began to affect travelers.

The move by the Federal Aviation Administration is intended to ease pressure on air...

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  2. Seashells from centuries ago show that seagrass meadows on Florida’s Nature Coast are thriving
  3. Pennsylvania counties face tough choices on spending $2B opioid settlement funds
  4. FDA recall of blood pressure pills due to cancer-causing contaminant may point to higher safety risks in older generic drugs
  5. Always watching: How ICE’s plan to monitor social media 24/7 threatens privacy and civic participation
  6. House speaker’s refusal to seat Arizona representative is supported by history and law
  7. Overwhelm the public with muzzle-velocity headlines: A strategy rooted in racism and authoritarianism
  8. Who gets SNAP benefits to buy groceries and what the government pays for the program – in 5 charts
  9. AI could worsen inequalities in schools – teachers are key to whether it will
  10. Anxiety over school admissions isn’t limited to college – parents of young children are also feeling pressure, some more acutely than others
  11. Supreme Court soon to hear a religious freedom case that’s united both sides of the church-state divide
  12. Chatbots don’t judge! Customers prefer robots over humans when it comes to those ’um, you know’ purchases
  13. Brewery waste can be repurposed to make nanoparticles that can fight bacteria
  14. The unraveling of workplace protections for delivery drivers: A tale of 2 workplace models
  15. Why does your doctor seem so rushed and dismissive? That bedside manner may be the result of the health care system
  16. How to keep dementia from robbing your loved ones of their sense of personhood – tips for caregivers
  17. Trump’s White House renovations fulfill Obama’s prediction, kind of
  18. A brief history of congressional oversight, from Revolutionary War financing to Pam Bondi
  19. How the US cut climate-changing emissions while its economy more than doubled
  20. Why people don’t demand data privacy – even as governments and corporations collect more personal information
  21. HIV knows no borders, and the Trump administration’s new strategy leave Americans vulnerable – an HIV-prevention expert explains
  22. Customers can become more loyal if their banks solve fraud cases, researchers find
  23. The beauty backfire effect: Being too attractive can hurt fitness influencers, new research shows
  24. Bad Bunny and Puerto Rican Muslims: How both remix what it means to be Boricua
  25. The White Stripes join the Rock Roll Hall of Fame − their primal sound reflects Detroit’s industrial roots
  26. China’s new 5-year plan: A high-stakes bet on self-reliance that won’t fix an unbalanced economy
  27. Zohran Mamdani’s transformative child care plan builds on a history of NYC social innovations
  28. Dick Cheney’s expansive vision of presidential power lives on in Trump’s agenda
  29. Declining union membership could be making working-class Americans less happy and more susceptible to drug overdoses
  30. Singles’ Day is a $150B holiday in China. Here’s why I think ‘11/11’ will catch on in the US
  31. Diane Keaton’s $5M pet trust would be over the top if reports prove true – here’s how to ensure your beloved pet is safe after you are gone
  32. Oklahoma tried out a test to ‘woke-proof’ the classroom. It was short-lived, but could still leave a mark
  33. America’s teachers are being priced out of their communities − these cities are building subsidized housing to lure them back
  34. SETI’s ‘Noah’s Ark’ – a space historian explores how the advent of radio astronomy led to the USSR’s search for extraterrestrial life
  35. 2 ways you can conserve the water used to make your food
  36. Congress has been dodging responsibility for tariffs for decades – now the Supreme Court will decide how far presidents can go alone
  37. Signatures meant more in Mesopotamia than they do now − what cylinder seals say about ancient and modern life
  38. Trump is changing student loan forgiveness rules – barring some public workers from getting relief, but resuming it for others
  39. Strict school vaccine mandates work, and parents don’t game the system − new research
  40. Amateur hour in Congress: How political newcomers fuel gridlock and government shutdowns
  41. The military’s diversity rises out of recruitment targets, not any ‘woke’ goals
  42. Why can’t every country get along with each other? It comes down to resources, inequality and perception
  43. Private equity firms are snapping up mobile home parks − and driving out the residents who can least afford to lose them
  44. Investors prefer ‘I’ over ‘we’ when CEOs apologize
  45. Bangladesh’s accession to the UN Water Convention has a ripple effect that could cause problems with India
  46. All government shutdowns disrupt science − in 2025, the consequences extend far beyond a lapse in funding
  47. Trump’s squeeze of Venezuela goes beyond Monroe Doctrine – in ideology, intent and scale, it’s unprecedented
  48. Trump’s squeeze of Venezuela goes beyond ‘Monroe doctrine’ – in ideology, intent and scale, it’s unprecedented
  49. The shutdown – and the House’s inaction – helps pave Congress’ path to irrelevance
  50. ‘Only death can protect us’: How the folk saint La Santa Muerte reflects violence in Mexico