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Supreme Court redistricting ruling could upend decades of voting rights law – and tilt the balance of power in Washington

  • Written by Sam D. Hayes, Assistant professor of politics and policy, Simmons University
imageBlack Louisiana voters and civil rights advocates ask U.S. Supreme Court justices to uphold a fair and representative congressional map in Louisiana v. Callais on March 24, 2025. Jemal Countess/Getty Images

On Oct. 15, 2025, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in one of the most anticipated cases of the 2025-2026 term, Louisiana v. Callais,...

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‘Space tornadoes’ could cause geomagnetic storms – but these phenomena, spun off ejections from the Sun, aren’t easy to study

  • Written by Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti, Associate Research Scientist, University of Michigan
imageFlux ropes (simulated, right) are structures made up of magnetic field lines wrapping around each other like a rope, that look similar to tornadoes on Earth.NOAA, Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti and Chip Manchester

Weather forecasting is a powerful tool. During hurricane season, for instance, meteorologists create computer simulations to forecast how these...

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Far fewer Americans support political violence than recent polls suggest

  • Written by Ryan Kennedy, Timashev Chair of Data Analytics and Professor of Political Science, The Ohio State University
imageSome surveys have reported that a large number of Americans are willing to support the use of force for political ends.stellalevi, DigitalVision Vectors/Getty Images

A series of recent events has sparked alarm about rising levels of political violence in the U.S. These episodes include the assassination of political activist Charlie Kirk on Sept....

Read more: Far fewer Americans support political violence than recent polls suggest

Why are elements like radium dangerous? A chemist explains radioactivity and its health effects

  • Written by Kelling Donald, Professor of Chemistry, University of Richmond
imageRadioactive elements release particles that can damage cells. MirageC/Moment 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.

“What is radium and why is it dangerous?” – Aurora, 10, Laredo, Texas

The element...

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3-legged lizards can thrive against all odds, challenging assumptions about how evolution works in the wild

  • Written by James T. Stroud, Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolution, Georgia Institute of Technology
imageA brown basilisk missing both its entire left forearm and part of its right hind limb.Brian Hillen

We are lizardbiologists, and to do our work we need to catch lizards – never an easy task with such fast, agile creatures.

Years ago, one of us was in the Bahamas chasing a typically uncooperative lizard across dense and narrow branches,...

Read more: 3-legged lizards can thrive against all odds, challenging assumptions about how evolution works in...

Climate tipping points sound scary, especially for ice sheets and oceans – here’s why there’s still room for optimism

  • Written by Alexandra A Phillips, Assistant Teaching Professor in Environmental Communication, University of California, Santa Barbara
imageMeltwater runs across the Greenland ice sheet in rivers. The ice sheet is already losing mass and could soon reach a tipping point.Maria-José Viñas/NASA

As the planet warms, it risks crossing catastrophic tipping points: thresholds where Earth systems, such as ice sheets and rain forests, change irreversibly over human lifetimes.

Scient...

Read more: Climate tipping points sound scary, especially for ice sheets and oceans – here’s why there’s...

What are climate tipping points? They sound scary, especially for ice sheets and oceans, but there’s still room for optimism

  • Written by Alexandra A Phillips, Assistant Teaching Professor in Environmental Communication, University of California, Santa Barbara
imageMeltwater runs across the Greenland ice sheet in rivers. The ice sheet is already losing mass and could soon reach a tipping point.Maria-José Viñas/NASA

As the planet warms, it risks crossing catastrophic tipping points: thresholds where Earth systems, such as ice sheets and rain forests, change irreversibly over human lifetimes.

Scient...

Read more: What are climate tipping points? They sound scary, especially for ice sheets and oceans, but...

How the government shutdown is making the air traffic controller shortage worse and leading to flight delays

  • Written by Brian Strzempkowski, Assistant Director, Center for Aviation Studies, The Ohio State University
imageThe government shutdown has exacerbated the air traffic controller shortage, leading to delays at airports across the country, including in Burbank, Calif.Mario Tama/Getty Images

Airports across the United States have been experiencing significant flight delays recently because of a shortage of air traffic controllers, who have been required to...

Read more: How the government shutdown is making the air traffic controller shortage worse and leading to...

Natural World Heritage sites under growing threat, but bright spots remain

  • Written by Jessica Beaudette, Visiting Scholar, Center for Biodiversity Outcomes, Arizona State University
imageA herd of antelope graze near a giraffe in Botswana's Okavango Delta.Murat Ozgur Guvendik/Anadolu via Getty Images

Botswana’s fertile Okavango Delta is one of the last remaining high-biodiversity ecosystems in the world, home to cheetahs, African wild dogs, baobab trees, crocodiles, termites and owls that catch fish. Roughly the size of the...

Read more: Natural World Heritage sites under growing threat, but bright spots remain

María Corina Machado’s peace prize follows Nobel tradition of awarding recipients for complex reasons

  • Written by David Smilde, Professor of Sociology, Tulane University
imageVenezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado gestures during a protest in Caracas on Jan. 9, 2025. Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images

Few can doubt the courage María Corina Machado has shown in fighting for a return to democracy in Venezuela.

The 58-year-old politician and activist is the undisputed leader of the opposition to...

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  1. From artificial atoms to quantum information machines: Inside the 2025 Nobel Prize in physics
  2. Government shutdown hasn’t left consumers glum about the economy – for now, at least
  3. Government shutdown hasn’t left US consumers glum about the economy – for now, at least
  4. A white poet and a Sioux doctor fell in love after Wounded Knee – racism and sexism would drive them apart
  5. The new president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will inherit a global faith far more diverse than many realize
  6. New president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints inherits a global faith far more diverse than many realize
  7. Political violence: What can happen when First Amendment free speech meets Second Amendment gun rights
  8. Trump is cutting funding to universities with large Hispanic student populations – here’s what to know
  9. Our engineering team is making versatile, tiny sensors from the Nobel-winning ‘metal-organic frameworks’
  10. How pollution and the microbiome interact with Tregs, the immune system regulators whose discovery was honored with the Nobel Prize
  11. Friendships aren’t just about keeping score – new psychology research looks at why we help our friends when they need it
  12. Flu season has arrived – and so have updated flu vaccines
  13. Can you really be addicted to food? Researchers are uncovering convincing similarities to drug addiction
  14. For war-weary Syria, potential benefits of security pact with Israel comes with big risks
  15. A Denver MD has spent 2 decades working with hospitalized patients experiencing homelessness − here’s what she fears and what gives her hope
  16. In 1776, Thomas Paine made the best case for fighting kings − and for being skeptical
  17. Refinery fires, other chemical disasters may no longer get safety investigations
  18. Gaza peace plan risks borrowing more from Tony Blair’s failures in the Middle East than his success in Northern Ireland
  19. Metal-organic frameworks: Nobel-winning tiny ‘sponge crystals’ with an astonishing amount of inner space
  20. Nobel Prize in physics awarded for ultracold electronics research that launched a quantum technology
  21. For Trump’s perceived enemies, the process may be the punishment
  22. James Comey’s indictment is a trademark tactic of authoritarians
  23. Why higher ed’s AI rush could put corporate interests over public service and independence
  24. Winning a bidding war isn’t always a win, research on 14 million home sales shows
  25. Jane Fonda, other stars, revive the Committee for the First Amendment – a group that emerged when the anti-communist panic came for Hollywood
  26. Geothermal energy has huge potential to generate clean power – including from used oil and gas wells
  27. Seasonal allergies may increase suicide risk – new research
  28. Federal shutdown deals blow to already hobbled cybersecurity agency
  29. 1 gene, 1 disease no more – acknowledging the full complexity of genetics could improve and personalize medicine
  30. Even small drops in vaccination rates for US children can lead to disease outbreaks
  31. From the pulpit to the picket line: For many miners, religion and labor rights have long been connected in coal country
  32. Tribal colleges and universities aren’t well known, but are a crucial steppingstone for Native students
  33. The Supreme Court is headed toward a radically new vision of unlimited presidential power
  34. Wings, booze and heartbreak – what my research says about the hidden costs of sports fandom
  35. Why free speech rights got left out of the Constitution – and added in later via the First Amendment
  36. More young adults are living with their parents than previous generations did
  37. Health insurance subsidy standoff pits affordable care for millions against federal budget constraints
  38. How does your immune system stay balanced? A Nobel Prize-winning answer
  39. What are solar storms and the solar wind? 3 astrophysicists explain how particles coming from the Sun interact with Earth
  40. Watchdog journalism’s future may lie in the work of independent reporters like Pablo Torre
  41. A fragmented legal system and threat of deportation are pushing higher education out of reach for many undocumented students
  42. Conflict at the drugstore: When pharmacists’ and patients’ values collide
  43. How to conduct post-atrocity research – key insights from practitioners in the field
  44. Hamas has run out of options – survival now rests on accepting Trump’s plan and political reform
  45. How the government shutdown is hitting the health care system – and what the battle over ACA subsidies means
  46. Commuters have bemoaned Philly’s public transit for decades − in 1967, a librarian got the city to listen
  47. What past education technology failures can teach us about the future of AI in schools
  48. As an OB-GYN, I see firsthand how misleading statements on acetaminophen leave expectant parents confused, fearful and lacking in options
  49. Children can be systematic problem-solvers at younger ages than psychologists had thought – new research
  50. Virtual particles: How physicists’ clever bookkeeping trick could underlie reality