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Warming winters are disrupting the hidden world of fungi – the result can shift mountain grasslands to scrub

  • Written by Stephanie Kivlin, Associate Professor of Ecology, University of Tennessee
imageWarmer winters in normally snowy places can interfere with the important activities of microbes in the soil.Seogi/500px via Getty Images

When you look out across a snowy winter landscape, it might seem like nature is fast asleep. Yet, under the surface, tiny organisms are hard at work, consuming the previous year’s dead plant material and...

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White men file workplace discrimination claims but are less likely to face inequity than other groups

  • Written by Donald T. Tomaskovic-Devey, Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Employment Equity, UMass Amherst
imageIn March 2025 the EEOC characterized DEI programs as potentially discriminatory against white men.Wong Yu Liang/Getty Images

In December 2025, Andrea Lucas, the chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, invited white men to file more sex- and race-based discrimination complaints against their employers.

“Are you a white male...

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Atrocities take place in democratic nations as well as autocratic ones – our database has logged them all

  • Written by David Cingranelli, Professor of Political Science and Co-Director of the Human Rights Institute, Binghamton University, State University of New York

Thousands of people were killed by Iranian security forces in days of protests in January 2026. Meanwhile, in the same month, the killing oftwo protesters in Minneapolis shone a light on the use of fatal force by American law enforcement — a phenomenon that in 2025 saw the deaths of more than 1,300 people in the U.S., according to data...

Read more: Atrocities take place in democratic nations as well as autocratic ones – our database has logged...

How do people know their interests? The shortest player in the NBA shows how self-belief matters more than biology

  • Written by Greg Edwards, Adjunct Lecturer of English and Technical Communications, Missouri University of Science and Technology
imageMuggsy Bogues didn't let his height get in the way of his mastery of the game.Focus on Sport/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.

How do people know their interests? For example, one person likes art and the other...

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How a largely forgotten Supreme Court case can help prevent an executive branch takeover of federal elections

  • Written by Derek T. Muller, Professor of Law, University of Notre Dame
imageGeorgia General Election 2020 ballots are loaded by the FBI onto trucks at the Fulton County Election hub on Jan. 28, 2026, in Union City, Ga.AP Photo/Mike Stewart

The recent FBI search of the Fulton County, Georgia, elections facility and the seizure of election-related materials pursuant to a warrant has attracted concern for what it might mean fo...

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Do special election results spell doom for Republicans in 2026?

  • Written by Charlie Hunt, Associate Professor of Political Science, Boise State University
imageHoping to preserve his narrow majority, U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson campaigned alongside Matt Van Epps, who narrowly won a December 2025 special election in a strongly Republican district in Tennessee.AP Photo/John Amis

On Feb. 7, 2026, Chasity Verret Martinez won a special election to fill a vacant seat in the Louisiana House. That’s an...

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The intensity and perfectionism that drive Olympic athletes also put them at high risk for eating disorders

  • Written by Emily Hemendinger, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
imageSeveral Olympic figure skaters have spoken publicly of their eating disorders in recent years. aire images/Moment via Getty Images

Olympians – athletes at the top of their sport and in prime health – are idolized and often viewed as superhuman. These athletes spend their lives focusing on building physical strength through rigorous...

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3D scanning and shape analysis help archaeologists connect objects across space and time to recover their lost histories

  • Written by Carlo Rindi Nuzzolo, Postdoctoral Fellow in Archaeology, University of California, Los Angeles
imageThe 3D scan of a mask fragment matches up with the scan of a different well-preserved mask.Carlo Rindi Nuzzolo

Today the world of Egyptology faces a silent crisis – not of looting, although that plays a part, but of disconnection. Walk into any major museum, from Copenhagen to California, and you see glass cases filled with what could be...

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Are women board members risk averse or agents of innovation? It’s complicated, new research shows

  • Written by Stephen J. Smulowitz, Assistant Professor of Strategic Management, Wake Forest University
imageThe number of women on S&P 500 boards has increased in recent years.Fang Xia Nuo/Getty Images

Do women board members make a company more innovative or risk averse? The answer is both, according to our recent study. It all depends on how the company performs relative to its goals.

Professors Małgorzata Smulowitz, Didier Cossin and I...

Read more: Are women board members risk averse or agents of innovation? It’s complicated, new research shows

OpenAI has deleted the word ‘safely’ from its mission – and its new structure is a test for whether AI serves society or shareholders

  • Written by Alnoor Ebrahim, Professor of International Business, The Fletcher School & Tisch College of Civic Life, Tufts University
imageAI poses new safety risks to humanity.sarayut Thaneera/Moment via Getty Images

OpenAI, the maker of the most popular AI chatbot, used to say it aimed to build artificial intelligence that “safely benefits humanity, unconstrained by a need to generate financial return,” mission statement. But the ChatGPT maker seems to no longer have...

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  1. Colorectal cancer is increasing among young people, as James Van Der Beek’s death reminds us – cancer experts explain ways to decrease your risk
  2. Counter-drone technologies are evolving – but there’s no surefire way to defend against drone attacks
  3. Trump’s EPA decides climate change doesn’t endanger public health – the evidence says otherwise
  4. Trump says climate change doesn’t endanger public health – evidence shows it does, from extreme heat to mosquito-borne illnesses
  5. FDA rejects Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine application - for reasons with no basis in the law
  6. Nearly every state in the US has dyslexia laws – but our research shows limited change for struggling readers
  7. How the 9/11 terrorist attacks shaped ICE’s immigration strategy
  8. Citizenship voting requirement in SAVE America Act has no basis in the Constitution – and ignores precedent that only states decide who gets to vote
  9. Cement has a climate problem — here’s how geopolymers with add-ins like cork could help fix it
  10. Polymers from earth can make cement more climate-friendly
  11. Exiled Iranians and Venezuelans may well support regime change – but diasporas don’t always reflect the politics back home
  12. How business students learn to make ethical decisions by studying a soup kitchen in one of America’s toughest neighborhoods
  13. More than a feeling – thinking about love as a virtue can change how we respond to hate
  14. Addiction affects your brain as well as your body – that’s why detoxing is just the first stage of recovery
  15. Swarms of AI bots can sway people’s beliefs – threatening democracy
  16. Hesitation is costly in sports but essential to life – neuroscientists identified its brain circuitry
  17. Trump administration losing credibility with judges and grand juries – a former federal judge explains why this is ‘remarkable and unprecedented’
  18. Living in space can change where your brain sits in your skull – new research
  19. The rise of ‘Merzoni’: How an alliance between Germany’s and Italy’s leaders is reshaping Europe
  20. Green or not, US energy future depends on Native nations
  21. Martha Washington’s enslaved maid Ona Judge made a daring escape to freedom – but the National Park Service has erased her story from Philadelphia exhibit
  22. ‘Proportional representation’ could reduce polarization in Congress and help more people feel like their voices are being heard
  23. Distrust and disempowerment, not apathy, keep employees from supporting marginalized colleagues
  24. What is and isn’t new about US bishops’ criticism of Trump’s foreign policy
  25. Why is US health care still the most expensive in the world after decades of cost-cutting initiatives?
  26. Reading to young kids improves their social skills − and a new study shows it doesn’t matter whether parents stop to ask questions
  27. Historically Black colleges and universities do more than offer Black youths a pathway to opportunity and success – I teach criminology, and my research suggests another benefit
  28. Local governments provide proof that polarization is not inevitable
  29. How a 22-year-old George Washington learned how to lead, from a series of mistakes in the Pennsylvania wilderness
  30. RNA is key to the dark matter of the genome − scientists are sequencing it to illuminate human health and disease
  31. Mapping cemeteries for class – how students used phones and drones to help a city count its headstones
  32. Why eating cheap chocolate can feel embarrassing – even though no one else cares
  33. ‘Which Side Are You On?’: American protest songs have emboldened social movements for generations, from coal country to Minneapolis
  34. As Jeff Bezos dismantles The Washington Post, 5 regional papers chart a course for survival
  35. Why Christian clergy see risk as part of their moral calling
  36. Held captive in their own country during World War II, Japanese Americans used nature to cope with their unjustified imprisonment
  37. Valentine’s Day cards too sugary sweet for you? Return to the 19th-century custom of the spicy ‘vinegar valentine’
  38. Philadelphia was once a sweet spot for chocolatiers and other candymakers who made iconic treats for Valentine’s Day and other holidays
  39. Infusing asphalt with plastic could help roads last longer and resist cracking under heat
  40. How do scientists hunt for dark matter? A physicist explains why the mysterious substance is so hard to find
  41. Americans are asking too much of their dogs
  42. Fifteen years after Egypt’s uprising, how faith and politics reshaped a generation
  43. How the law can add to child sex trafficking victims’ existing trauma
  44. Sixth year of drought in Texas and Oklahoma leaves ranchers bracing for another harsh summer
  45. Why ‘The West Wing’ went from a bipartisan hit to a polarized streaming comfort watch over 2 decades, reflecting profound shifts in media and politics
  46. Journalism may be too slow to remain credible once events are filtered through social media
  47. No animal alive today is ‘primitive’ – why are so many still labeled that way?
  48. Winter Olympians often compete in freezing temperatures – physiology and advances in materials science help keep them warm
  49. Whether it’s yoga, rock climbing or Dungeons Dragons, taking leisure to a high level can be good for your well-being
  50. New technologies are stepping up the global fight against wildlife trafficking