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A more complete Latin American history, including centuries of US influence, helps students understand the complexities surrounding Nicolás Maduro’s arrest

  • Written by Lightning Jay, Assistant Professor of Teaching, Learning and Educational Leadership, Binghamton University, State University of New York
imageA woman shows a portrait of ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro during a demonstration in Caracas on Jan. 21, 2026. Pedro Mattey/AFP via Getty Images

Many of our college freshman students will have seen and read about the Jan. 3, 2026, U.S. military operation in Venezuela that culminated in the arrest of its leader, Nicolás...

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Ending tax refunds by check will speed payments, but risks sidelining people who don’t have bank accounts

  • Written by Beverly Moran, Professor Emerita of Law, Vanderbilt University

More than 6 million Americans receive paper tax refund checks annually. Often, those refunds go to purchase groceries or pay the bills. But this year, those taxpayers may be surprised to learn that the paper check they’re waiting for no longer exists.

That’s because of executive order 14247, which President Donald Trump signed in 2025....

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US hospitality and tourism professors don’t mirror the demographics of the industry they serve

  • Written by Michael D. Caligiuri, Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
imageTourists are diverse. Are tourism professors?Grant Baldwin/Getty Images

White and male professors continue to dominate U.S. hospitality and tourism education programs, our new research has found, even as the industry is growing increasingly diverse. This imbalance raises questions about who shapes the future of hospitality and whose voices are left...

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Where do seashells come from?

  • Written by Michal Kowalewski, Thompson Chair of Invertebrate Paleontology, University of Florida

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.

Where do seashells come from? – Ivy, age 5, Phoenix, Arizona

Seashells are so plentiful that you may sometimes take them for granted.

Scientists have estimated that just one small stretch...

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Malaria researchers are getting closer to outsmarting the world’s deadliest parasite

  • Written by Kwesi Akonu Adom Mensah Forson, PhD. Candidate in Biology, University of Virginia
imageMalaria is transmitted to people by mosquitoes infected with a parasite from the _Plasmodium_ family. Jim Gathany via CDC/Dr. William Collins

Every year, malaria kills more than 600,000 people worldwide. Most of them are children under 5 in sub-Saharan Africa. But the disease isn’t confined to poor, rural areas – it’s a global...

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How Trump’s Greenland threats amount to an implicit rejection of the legal principles of Nuremberg

  • Written by Michael Blake, Professor of Philosophy, Public Policy and Governance, University of Washington
imageDaily life on a street at sunset in Nuuk, Greenland, on Jan. 21, 2026. AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka

U.S. President Donald Trump has, for the moment, indicated a willingness to abandon his threat to take over Greenland through military force – saying that he prefers negotiation to invasion. He is, however, continuing to assert that the United...

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Artificial metacognition: Giving an AI the ability to ‘think’ about its ‘thinking’

  • Written by Ricky J. Sethi, Professor of Computer Science, Fitchburg State University; Worcester Polytechnic Institute
imageAIs could use some self-reflection.davincidig/iStock via Getty Images

Have you ever had the experience of rereading a sentence multiple times only to realize you still don’t understand it? As taught to scores of incoming college freshmen, when you realize you’re spinning your wheels, it’s time to change your approach.

This process,...

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Political polarization in Pittsburgh communities is rooted in economic neglect − not extremism

  • Written by Ilia Murtazashvili, Professor of Public Policy, University of Pittsburgh
imagePittsburgh is a city where your politics often depend on how your community and neighborhood are doing.Rebecca Droke/AFP Collection via Getty Images

When it comes to political polarization in the United States, the Pittsburgh region offers a useful window into what communities can do about it.

Pittsburgh is a “comeback city.” The...

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What we get wrong about forgiveness – a counseling professor unpacks the difference between letting go and making up

  • Written by Richard Balkin, Distinguished Professor of Counselor Education, University of Mississippi
imageTake stock of your feelings, and the other person's, before you decide what kind of forgiveness to offer.Jacob Wackerhausen/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Two in five Americans have fought with a family member about politics, according to a 2024 study by the American Psychiatric Association. One in five have become estranged over controversial...

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Rebirth of the madman theory? Unpredictability isn’t what it was when it comes to foreign policy

  • Written by Andrew Latham, Professor of Political Science, Macalester College
image🎶 When the madman flips the switch, the nuclear will go for me 🎶Columbia Pictures, CC BY-SA

Tariffs are on, until they are not. Military force is an option … and then it’s off the table.

Erratic behavior and unpredictability is having a moment in foreign policy circles. In the White House and elsewhere, it is seemingly...

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  2. Marine protected areas aren’t in the right places to safeguard dolphins and whales in the South Atlantic
  3. How the polar vortex and warm ocean are intensifying a major US winter storm
  4. How the polar vortex and warm ocean intensified a major US winter storm
  5. ICE immigration tactics are shocking more Americans as US-Mexico border operations move north
  6. ‘We want you arrested because we said so’ – how ICE’s policy on raiding whatever homes it wants violates a basic constitutional right, according to a former federal judge
  7. Dogs can need more than kibble, walks and love − consider the escalating expenses of their medical care before you adopt
  8. Your brain can be trained, much like your muscles – a neurologist explains how to boost your brain health
  9. Rheumatoid arthritis has no cure – but researchers are homing in on preventing it
  10. Feeling unprepared for the AI boom? You’re not alone
  11. Is being virtuous good for you – or just people around you? A study suggests traits like compassion may support your own well-being
  12. Doing things alone is on the rise, and businesses should pay more attention to that – even on Valentine’s Day
  13. Dealing with a difficult relationship? Here’s how psychology says you can shift the dynamic
  14. The rise of Reza Pahlavi: Iranian opposition leader or opportunist?
  15. AI-induced cultural stagnation is no longer speculation − it’s already happening
  16. ‘Expertise’ shouldn’t be a bad word – expert consensus guides science and society
  17. Trump’s insistence on personal loyalty from ambassadors could crimp US foreign policy
  18. Hacking the grid: How digital sabotage turns infrastructure into a weapon
  19. Lebanon’s orchards have been burnt, wildlife habitat destroyed by Israeli strikes – raising troubling international law questions
  20. Companies are already using agentic AI to make decisions, but governance is lagging behind
  21. US turns its back on global efforts for women and children terrorized by violence and conflict
  22. A government can choose to investigate the killing of a protester − or choose to blame the victim and pin it all on ‘domestic terrorism’
  23. When it comes to developing policies on AI in K-12, schools are largely on their own
  24. Bearing witness after the witnesses are gone: How to bring Holocaust education home for a new generation
  25. From ancient Rome to today, war-makers have talked constantly about peace
  26. Antibiotic resistance could undo a century of medical progress – but four advances are changing the story
  27. Filming ICE is legal but exposes you to digital tracking – here’s how to minimize the risk
  28. Federal immigration enforcement near schools disrupts attendance, traumatizes students and damages their academic performance
  29. America’s next big clean energy resource could come from coal mine pollution – if we can agree on who owns it
  30. Despite its steep environmental costs, AI might also help save the planet
  31. Why ‘unwinding’ with screens may be making us more stressed – here’s what to try instead
  32. America’s next big critical minerals source could be coal mine pollution – if we can agree on who owns it
  33. The only thing limiting Taylor Swift’s popularity is partisan polarization
  34. Trump’s stated reasons for taking Greenland are wrong – but the tactics fit with the plan to limit China’s economic interests
  35. The world is in water bankruptcy, UN scientists report – here’s what that means
  36. AI cannot automate science – a philosopher explains the uniquely human aspects of doing research
  37. What ‘hope’ has represented in Christian history – and what it might mean now
  38. Some hard-earned lessons from Detroit on how to protect the safety net for community partners in research
  39. Iran’s universities have long been a battleground, where protests happen and students fight for the future
  40. Why Philly has so many sinkholes
  41. What air pollution does to the human body
  42. What triumphalist narratives about Brazil’s high court and Bolsonaro imprisonment leave out
  43. What a bear attack in a remote valley in Nepal tells us about the problem of aging rural communities
  44. Opera is not dying – but it needs a second act for the streaming era
  45. Trump’s Greenland ambitions could wreck 20th-century alliances that helped build the modern world order
  46. Are there thunderstorms on Mars? A planetary scientist explains the red planet’s dry, dusty storms
  47. An ultrathin coating for electronics looked like a miracle insulator − but a hidden leak fooled researchers for over a decade
  48. For 80 years, the president’s party has almost always lost House seats in midterm elections, a pattern that makes the 2026 congressional outlook clear
  49. Chavismo has adapted before – but can Venezuela’s leftist ideology become US friendly and survive?
  50. Supreme Court is set to rule on constitutionality of Trump tariffs – but not their wisdom