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In World War II’s dog-eat-dog struggle for resources, a Greenland mine launched a new world order

  • Written by Thomas Robertson, Visiting Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, Macalester College
imageGreenland's cryolite mine, essential for U.S. airplane production, was below sea level and vulnerable to Nazi sabotage.Reginald Wilcox, ca. 1941. Peary–MacMillan Arctic Museum, Bowdoin College

On April 9, 1940, Nazi tanks stormed into Denmark. A month later, they blitzed into Belgium, Holland and France. As Americans grew increasingly rattled...

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Coffee crops are dying from a fungus with species-jumping genes – researchers are ‘resurrecting’ their genomes to understand how and why

  • Written by Lily Peck, Postdoctoral Scholar in Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Los Angeles

For anyone who relies on coffee to start their day, coffee wilt disease may be the most important disease you’ve never heard of. This fungal disease has repeatedly reshaped the global coffee supply over the past century, with consequences that reach from African farms to cafe counters worldwide.

Infection with the fungus Fusarium xylarioides...

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New dietary guidelines prioritize ‘real food’ – but low-income pregnant women can’t easily obtain it

  • Written by Bethany Barone Gibbs, Professor, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, West Virginia University
imageMost pregnant women in the U.S. aren't meeting dietary recommendations, especially in rural communities. ArtistGNDphotography/Getty Images

The federal government’s message in its new Dietary Guidelines for Americans, released in January 2026, couldn’t be simpler: “Eat real food.”

But for pregnant women in rural America, that...

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3 generations of Black Philadelphia students report persistent anti-Black attitudes in schools

  • Written by Leana Cabral, Researcher at the Consortium for Policy Research in Education, Teachers College, Columbia University
imageOver 70 years after Brown v. Board of Education, public schools in the U.S. remain deeply segregated.AP Photo/Phil Long

John Washington, now in his 50s, attended a public elementary and middle school in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia and then went to a large magnet high school, a type of public school that has a selective admission...

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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...

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