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The law meets its limits – what ‘Nuremberg’ reveals about guilt, evil and the quest for global justice

  • Written by B.B. Blaber, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Grinnell College
imageLeading Nazi figures were tried for war crimes at the International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg, Germany.Raymond D'Addario/Galerie Bilderwelt/Getty Images

The film “Nuremberg” depicts events surrounding the post-World War II International Military Tribunal – the first and best-known of the Nuremberg trials – which was...

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Why can’t I wiggle my toes one at a time, like my fingers?

  • Written by Steven Lautzenheiser, Assistant Professor of Biological Anthropology, University of Tennessee
imageA baby chimp can grab a stick equally well with its fingers and its toes.Anup Shah/Stone via Getty Images

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 can’t I wiggle my toes individually, like I can with my fingers? –...

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Putting pig organs in people is OK in the US, but growing human organs in pigs is not – why is that?

  • Written by Monika Piotrowska, Associate Professor of Philosophy, University at Albany, State University of New York
imageWhile research on human-pig chimeras is on an indefinite pause, xenotransplantation is moving ahead.wildpixel/iStock via Getty Images Plus

In a Maryland operating room one day in November 2025, doctors made medical history by transplanting a genetically modified pig kidney into a living patient. The kidney had been engineered to mimic human tissue...

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From evil to upheaval and beyond: How the ‘axis’ metaphor shaped modern geopolitics

  • Written by Andrew Latham, Professor of Political Science, Macalester College
imageThe world spins on its axis.iStock/Getty Images Plus

The plural of “axis” is “axes,” apparently. And foreign policy types with axes to grind have been making good use of this other meaning, too.

Earlier this year, academic Walter Russell Mead warned in his Wall Street Journal column of the threat from the “axis of...

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Supreme Court’s decision on birthright citizenship will depend on its interpretation of one key phrase

  • Written by Morgan Marietta, Professor of American Civics, University of Tennessee
imageWhen the justices weigh the arguments, they will focus on the meaning of the first sentence of the 14th Amendment, known as the citizenship clause.zimmytws/Getty Images

The Supreme Court on Dec. 5, 2025, agreed to review the long-simmering controversy over birthright citizenship. It will likely hand down a ruling next summer.

In January 2025,...

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Vaccine committee votes to scrap universal hepatitis B shots for newborns despite outcry from children’s health experts

  • Written by David Higgins, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
imageFor the past 34 years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended that all babies receive their first hepatitis B vaccine at birth. FatCamera/E+ via Getty Images

The committee advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccine policy voted on Dec. 5, 2025, to stop recommending that all newborns be routinely...

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3 states are challenging precedent against posting the Ten Commandments in public schools – cases that could land back at the Supreme Court

  • Written by Charles J. Russo, Joseph Panzer Chair in Education and Research Professor of Law, University of Dayton
imageStudents work under posters of the Ten Commandments and the Bill of Rights in a high school classroom in Kyle, Texas, on Oct. 16, 2025.AP Photo/Eric Gay

As disputes rage on over religion’s place in public schools, the Ten Commandments have become a focal point. At least a dozen states have considered proposals that would require the posting...

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A culinary educator and local dining expert breaks down Michelin’s debut Philly list − and gives zero stars to the inspectors

  • Written by Jonathan Deutsch, Professor of Food and Hospitality Management, Drexel University

Working in restaurants is physically, mentally and emotionally taxing and often thankless work. So it was wonderful to see so many hardworking friends in the Philadelphia dining industry recognized at the Michelin Guide’s 2025 Northeast Cities Ceremony in Philadelphia on Nov. 18, 2025.

Three Philadelphia restaurants each received a star: Prov...

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Girls and boys solve math problems differently – with similar short-term results but different long-term outcomes

  • Written by Sarah Lubienski, Professor of Mathematics Education, Indiana University
imageMath teachers have to accommodate high school students' different approaches to problem-solving.RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images

Among high school students and adults, girls and women are much more likely to use traditional, step-by-step algorithms to solve basic math problems – such as lining up numbers to add,...

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2025’s words of the year reflect a year of digital disillusionment

  • Written by Roger J. Kreuz, Associate Dean and Feinstone Interdisciplinary Research Professor​, University of Memphis
imageMany of the year's winners reference the lack of meaning and certainty in our online interactions.Mininyx Doodle/iStock via Getty Images

Which terms best represent 2025?

Every year, editors for publications ranging from the Oxford English Dictionary to the Macquarie Dictionary of Australian English select a “word of the year.”

Sometimes...

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  1. Buying a gift for a loved one with cancer? Here’s why you should skip the fuzzy socks and give them meals or help with laundry instead
  2. Far-right extremists have been organizing online since before the internet – and AI is their next frontier
  3. ‘Yes’ to God, but ‘no’ to church – what religious change looks like for many Latin Americans
  4. Hope and hardship have driven Syrian refugee returns – but many head back to destroyed homes, land disputes
  5. Pete Hegseth could be investigated for illegal orders by 5 different bodies – but none are likely to lead to charges
  6. Measuring Colorado’s mountains one hike at a time
  7. Tired of the same old Christmas songs? So were these countercultural carolers
  8. Meditating on the connectedness of life could help reunite a divided country – here’s how ‘interbeing’ works
  9. Down-ranking polarizing content lowers emotional temperature on social media – new research
  10. Most normal matter in the universe isn’t found in planets, stars or galaxies – an astronomer explains where it’s distributed
  11. Facing myriad global pressures, Iran intensifies outreach to African partners for critical needs
  12. People who talk with their hands seem more clear and persuasive – new research
  13. Declaration of Independence’s promises ring out today as loudly as they did for Lincoln, FDR and through 249 years of US history
  14. Everything everywhere all at once: How Zohran Mamdani campaigned both online and with a ground game
  15. The housing crisis is forcing Americans to choose between affordability and safety
  16. FDA claims on COVID-19 vaccine safety are unsupported by reliable data – and could severely hinder vaccine access
  17. The marketing genius of Spotify Wrapped
  18. Lasting peace in Ukraine may hinge on independent monitors – yet Trump’s 28-point plan barely mentions them
  19. A hard year for federal workers offers a real-time lesson in resilience
  20. Why one 16th-century theologian’s advice for a bitterly divided nation holds true today
  21. What are small modular reactors, a new type of nuclear power plant sought to feed AI’s energy demand?
  22. Google’s proposed data center in orbit will face issues with space debris in an already crowded orbit
  23. Yes, the government can track your location – but usually not by spying on you directly
  24. Federal funding cuts are only one problem facing America’s colleges and universities
  25. Labeling dissent as terrorism: New US domestic terrorism priorities raise constitutional alarms
  26. Empathy and reasoning aren’t rivals – new research shows they work together to drive people to help more
  27. Flat Earth, spirits and conspiracy theories – experience can shape even extraordinary beliefs
  28. Planning life after high school isn’t easy – 4 tips to help students and families navigate the process
  29. Why do family companies even exist? They know how to ‘win without fighting’
  30. Larry Summers’ sexism is jeopardizing his power and privilege, but the entire economics profession hinders progress for women
  31. Sugar starts corroding your teeth within seconds – here’s how to protect your pearly whites from decay
  32. Google plans to power a new data center with fossil fuels, yet release almost no emissions – here’s how its carbon capture tech works
  33. High-speed rail moves millions throughout the world every day – but in the US, high cost and low use make its future bumpy
  34. Ranked choice voting outperforms the winner-take-all system used to elect nearly every US politician
  35. Why protecting Colorado children from dying of domestic violence is such a hard problem
  36. We are hardwired to sing − and it’s good for us, too
  37. Winter storms blanket the East, while the U.S. West is wondering: Where’s the snow?
  38. Winter storms blanket the East, while the US West is wondering: Where’s the snow?
  39. Stalin’s postwar terror targeted Soviet Jews – in the name of ‘anti-cosmopolitanism’
  40. Rural high school students are more likely than city kids to get their diplomas, but they remain less likely to go to college
  41. Texas cities have some of the highest preterm birth rates in the US, highlighting maternal health crisis nationwide
  42. New York’s wealthy warn of a tax exodus after Mamdani’s win – but the data says otherwise
  43. Why do people get headaches and migraines? A child neurologist explains the science of head pain and how to treat it
  44. When the world’s largest battery power plant caught fire, toxic metals rained down – wetlands captured the fallout
  45. Speaker Johnson’s choice to lead by following the president goes against 200 years of House speakers building up the office’s power
  46. Iran’s president calls for moving its drought-stricken capital amid a worsening water crisis – how Tehran got into water bankruptcy
  47. Guinea-Bissau’s military takeover highlights the nation’s sorry history of coups and a deepening crisis across the region
  48. Drones, physics and rats: Studies show how the people of Rapa Nui made and moved the giant statues – and what caused the island’s deforestation
  49. As US hunger rises, Trump administration’s ‘efficiency’ goals cause massive food waste
  50. A year on, the Israeli-Lebanese ceasefire looks increasingly fragile − could a return to cyclical violence come next?