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US is less prone to oil price shocks than in past decades

  • Written by Amy Myers Jaffe, Director, Energy, Climate Justice, and Sustainability Lab, and Research Professor, New York University; Tufts University
imageGas prices are up, but other forces may limit the economic harm to the U.S.Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

Oil is a global market, so when prices rise in one place, they rise everywhere. The current war against Iran has already raised oil prices significantly.

Mideast oil production has been slowed by efforts to close the Strait of Hormuz, a...

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Mobile clinics offer a practical way to improve health care access in maternity care deserts

  • Written by Adetola F. Louis-Jacques, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Florida

Only three of the 14 counties in north-central Florida provide full access to obstetric care. Six have low access to care – meaning there are fewer than two hospitals offering obstetric care or birth centers per 10,000 births and fewer than 60 obstetric providers. The remaining five counties are maternity care deserts. Approximately 3,400...

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Why do mountaintops stay snowy, even though they’re closer to the Sun?

  • Written by Allie Mazurek, Engagement Climatologist and Researcher, Colorado Climate Center, Colorado State University

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 we see snow on mountaintops that are closer to the Sun but not near the ground? – Ms. Drews’ third grade class, Beechview Elementary School, Farmington Hills, Michigan

There&r...

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Social media can draw attention to atrocities – a key factor in reducing risk of recurrence

  • Written by Arnaud Kurze, Associate Professor of Justice Studies, Montclair State University
imageA demonstrator holds a placard reading 'Save Aleppo, Free Syria' at a protest in Italy on Dec. 18, 2016.Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Social media is often blamedfor stoking violence. But it can play a positive role by drawing attention to atrocities – both past and present – which research suggests can make them less likely to occur.

That&...

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What James Madison can teach Americans about religious freedom today

  • Written by Corey D. B. Walker, Dean and Wake Forest Professor of the Humanities, Wake Forest University
imagePainting in the Wisconsin State Capitol of 'The Signing of the American Constitution.' George Washington is seen presiding over the occasion, and on the right in the foreground is James Madison. E. R. Curtiss/Wisconsin Historical Society/Getty Images

As the United States marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, debates about...

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What does the appendix do? Biologists explain the complicated evolution of this inconvenient organ

  • Written by Phil Starks, Associate Professor of Biology, Tufts University
imageMost people get acquainted with their appendix when it's inflamed and about to rupture.Sebastian Kaulitzki/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

Most people know only two things about the appendix: You don’t need it – and if it bursts, you need surgery fast.

That basic story traces back at least to Charles Darwin, the English naturalist...

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Abandoned Pennsylvania mines and waste-heat recycling could make the state’s massive new data centers far more sustainable

  • Written by Wangda Zuo, Professor of Architectural Engineering, Penn State
imageAn aerial view shows cooling vent fans on the roof next to generators on the lower level of a data center in Ashburn, Va.Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

The electricity needed to power new Pennsylvania data centers already in advanced stages of planning could power 11 million homes – nearly twice the total number of households...

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I’ve studied MAGA rhetoric for a decade, and this is what I see in Hegseth’s boasts, action-movie one-liners and gloating over dominance

  • Written by Casey Ryan Kelly, Professor of Communication Studies, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
imageSecretary of Defense Pete Hegseth responds to questions about the Iran war in a March 2, 2026, press conference.Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

When Secretary of Defense James Mattis addressed the intensification of U.S. combat operations against the Islamic State group in 2017, he assured the American public of his commitment to...

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Silicone wristbands can help scientists track people’s exposure to pollutants like ‘forever chemicals’

  • Written by Yaw Edu Essandoh, Ph.D. Student in Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University
imageWearing silicone wristbands that absorb pollutants could help scientists monitor for chemicals in the air. Venier Lab

Every morning, people fasten their watch, slip on a bracelet and head out the door without thinking much about what they might encounter along the way. The air they breathe, the dust on their hands and the surfaces they touch all...

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Big beautiful refund? 5 tax code changes that may put more money in your pocket

  • Written by Jim Franklin, Professor of Accounting, Western Governors University School of Business

The days are getting longer and W-2s are blooming, which can only mean one thing – the U.S. tax season is here.

Many Americans may receive a bigger tax refund than in previous years as a result of changes under what has been dubbed “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” a package of tax breaks and spending cuts that President Donald Trump...

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  1. Arming a Kurdish insurgency would be a risky endeavor – for both the US and Iran’s minority Kurds
  2. War in Middle East brings uncertainty and higher energy costs to already weakening US economy
  3. China’s muted response over war in Iran reflects Beijing’s delicate calculus as a concerned onlooker
  4. How Instagram addictiveness lawsuit could reshape social media – platform design meets product liability
  5. Today’s obsession with authenticity isn’t new – being true to yourself has troubled philosophers for centuries
  6. Venezuela’s fragile environment faces rising risks as US pushes for oil and critical minerals and illegal gold mining spreads
  7. When Washington and the states are in conflict, the ultimate winner is not always certain
  8. Telehealth is widely used by older adults insured by Medicare, new research shows
  9. Public health needs steady budgets – and federal funding uncertainty causes real harms, even if the money is later restored
  10. Family-friendly workplaces are great − but ‘families of 1’ get ignored
  11. Measuring poverty on a spectrum instead of an arbitrary line conveys a more accurate picture of inequality
  12. Trump offered a restrictive deal to universities that almost all rejected – but the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education may not be entirely dead
  13. How does Iran go about selecting a new supreme leader? And who is in the running?
  14. Persian Gulf desalination plants could become military targets in regional war
  15. Researchers are combining drones and AI to make removing land mines faster and safer
  16. Why are some stars always visible while others come and go with the seasons?
  17. How Denver’s Northeast Park Hill community reduced youth violence by 75%
  18. Operational secrecy kept the US from making evacuation plans – and that means Americans in the Mideast could wait days
  19. Billions of dollars, decades of progress spent eliminating devastating diseases may be lost with undoing of USAID
  20. We designed an AI tutor that helps college students reason rather than give them answers
  21. Nearly a third of Pennsylvania gamblers are at risk of problem gambling − but few seek treatment
  22. 2025 was hotter than it should have been – 5 influences and a dirty surprise offer clues to what’s ahead
  23. GLP-1 drugs may fight addiction across every major substance, according to a study of 600,000 people
  24. Hezbollah − degraded, weakened but not yet disarmed − destabilizes Lebanon once again
  25. When unpaid cooking, cleaning and child care get a dollar value, income inequality in the US shrinks – but the gap has grown since 1965
  26. Trauma patients recover faster when medical teams know each other well, new study finds
  27. Housing First helps people find permanent homes in Detroit − but HUD plans to divert funds to short-term solutions
  28. Congress once fought to limit a president’s war powers − more than 50 years later, its successors are less willing to assert their authority
  29. AI and 3D printing help researchers create heat- and pressure-resistant materials for aerospace and defense applications
  30. With Artemis II facing delays, NASA announces big structural changes to the lunar program
  31. I study why zebrafish larva prefer to circle left or right, to understand how and why human brains encode right- and left-handedness
  32. Brazilian jiu-jitsu is having its #MeToo moment
  33. Front lines of humor: Dark humor voices Ukrainians’ hopes for victory
  34. Far from random, China’s global port network is clustering near the world’s riskiest trade routes
  35. CIA agents successfully executed a plan for regime change in Iran in 1953 – but Trump hasn’t revealed any signs of a plan
  36. Public defender shortage is leading to hundreds of criminal cases being dismissed
  37. Welcome to the ‘gray zone’ − home to nefarious international acts that fall short of outright conflict
  38. Stressed out by politics? You’re not imagining it, and research shows that social media is largely to blame
  39. Formerly incarcerated Black men say they’re ‘doing OK’ while trying to cope with depression and PTSD
  40. Are heroes born or made? Role models and training can prepare ordinary people to take heroic action
  41. A Plan B for space? On the risks of concentrating national space power in private hands
  42. The inspiring and tragic story of Mabel Stark, America’s most famous female tiger trainer
  43. Iran’s targeting of airport, ports and hotels in reaction to US strikes has forced Gulf nations onto front lines of a war they want no part in
  44. ‘Destruction is not the same as political success’: US bombing of Iran shows little evidence of endgame strategy
  45. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s killing plays into Shiite Islam’s reverence for martyrs, but not for all Iranians
  46. Why are so many statues naked? An art historian explains this tradition’s ancient roots
  47. What decades of research reveal about involuntary substance use treatment – and why evidence points elsewhere
  48. Free 10-minute online programs aimed at overcoming depression led to real improvements – new research
  49. The nation is missing millions of voters due to lack of rights for former felons
  50. Failure of US-Iran talks was all too predictable — but turning to military strikes creates dangerous unknowns