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Fixing indoor air pollution problems that are raising Native Americans' COVID-19 risk

  • Written by Lisa Hardy, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Social Science Community Engagement Lab, Northern Arizona University
imageOlder homes can have a variety of environmental health risks.Kerry F. Thompson and Ryan T. Wilson, CC BY-ND

Betty’s home stands on the edge of a striking red cliff. Her family built the home from materials in their environment generations ago and passed it along from mothers to daughters. But it is cold, and the home is small with few...

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How do astronauts go to the bathroom in space?

  • Written by Tracy K.P. Gregg, Associate Professor of Geology, University at Buffalo
imageToilets in space are a bit more complicated than those on Earth. Don DeBold via Wikipedia, CC BY-NDimage

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 astronauts go to the bathroom in space? – Henry D., age 7, Cambridge,...

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6 tips to help you detect fake science news

  • Written by Marc Zimmer, Professor of Chemistry, Connecticut College
imageIf what you're reading seems too good to be true, it just might be.Mark Hang Fung So/Unsplash, CC BY

I’m a professor of chemistry, have a Ph.D. and conduct my own scientific research, yet when consuming media, even I frequently need to ask myself: “Is this science or is it fiction?”

There are plenty of reasons a science story might...

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What Alexander Hamilton's deep connections to slavery reveal about the need for reparations today

  • Written by Nicole S. Maskiell, Assistant Professor of History Peter and Bonnie McCausland Fellow of History, University of South Carolina
imageAlexander Hamilton publicly opposed slavery, but research reveals he was also complicit in it.Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution

Alexander Hamilton has received a resurgence of interest in recent years on the back of the smash Broadway musical bearing his name.

But alongside tales of his role in the Revolutionary War and in forging the...

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Hip-hop professor looks to open doors with world's first peer-reviewed rap album

  • Written by A.D. Carson, Assistant Professor of Hip-Hop, University of Virginia
imageHip-hop professor A.D. CarsonDan Addison, CC BY

As a rap artist who is also a professor of hip-hop, I always make it a point to have my songs reviewed by other artists I admire.

So when I released “i used to love to dream” – my latest album – in 2020, I turned to Phonte Coleman, one half of the trailblazing rap group Little...

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¿Por qué son tan populares las llamas y cuál es la razón por la que nos gustan mucho?

  • Written by Emily Wakild, Professor of History and Director, Environmental Studies Program, Boise State University
imageLlamas en un corral, Pasajes, Tarija, Bolivia.Insights/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Con sus largas pestañas, orejas en forma de plátano, bocas hacia arriba y cuerpos fornidos cubiertos de lana rizada, las llamas parecen criaturas que salieron de una historia del Dr. Seuss. Y ahora son celebridades en Estados Unidos,...

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Billions of cicadas may be coming soon to trees near you

  • Written by John Cooley, Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut
imagePeriodical cicada in Washington, D.C., May 2017.Katha Schulz/Flickr, CC BY

A big event in the insect world is approaching. Starting sometime in April or May, depending on latitude, one of the largest broods of 17-year cicadas will emerge from underground in a dozen states, from New York west to Illinois and south into northern Georgia. This group...

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How the Nazis used music to celebrate and facilitate murder

  • Written by Edward B. Westermann, Regents Professor of History, Texas A&M-San Antonio
imagePrisoners are forced to play music as they lead a fellow prisoner to his execution at the Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria.Votava/Imagno via Getty Images

In December 1943, a 20-year-old named Ruth Elias arrived in a cattle car at the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. She was assigned to Block 6 in the family camp, a barracks that...

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A concept from physics called negentropy could help your life run smoother

  • Written by Alison Carr-Chellman,, Dean, School of Education and Health Sciences, University of Dayton
imageEntropy is the process of losing energy and this can apply to physics and social systems alike. JamesBrey/iStock via Getty Images

Life is full of small decisions: Should I pick up that sock on the floor? Should I do the dishes before bed? What about fixing the leaky faucet in the bathroom?

Leaving a sock on the ground is a manifestation of a...

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At colleges nationwide, esports teams dominated by men

  • Written by Lindsey Darvin, Assistant Professor of Sport Management, State University of New York College at Cortland
imageWomen players are often targets of to gender-based verbal attacks.Matthew Knight/AFP via Getty ImagesimageThe Conversation, CC BY-ND

Although esports – competitive, organized video gaming – has exploded into a billion-dollar industry, women players are hard to find on esports teams at America’s colleges and universities. In the...

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  3. Holding on to hope is hard, even with the pandemic's end in sight – wisdom from poets through the ages
  4. Bangladesh at 50: A nation created in violence and still bearing scars of a troubled birth
  5. The gender gap in economics is huge – it's even worse than tech
  6. Debunking the myth of legislative gridlock as laws and policy are made in the nation's capital
  7. New Jersey State Police's first 100 years characterized by racial prejudice
  8. Women grow as much as 80% of India's food – but its new farm laws overlook their struggles
  9. Texas distorts its past – and Sam Houston's legacy – to defend Confederate monuments
  10. Sewage-testing robots process wastewater faster to predict COVID-19 outbreaks sooner
  11. How the quest for significance and respect underlies the white supremacist movement, conspiracy theories and a range of other problems
  12. Deaf women fought for the right to vote
  13. Millions of American parents will soon get a monthly allowance: 4 questions answered
  14. Skipping the vaccine line is not only unethical – it may undermine trust in the rollout
  15. The US delivers $1.9 trillion jolt of economic relief: 4 essential reads
  16. How a silent movie informs the current debate over the right to be forgotten
  17. It's not just a social media problem – how search engines spread misinformation
  18. Kids spending too much time staring at screens? Focus on positive goals to get them moving and reading and talking
  19. US army chaplain Emil Kapaun advancing toward sainthood
  20. I went down the 'rabbit hole' to debunk misinformation – here's what I learned about Big Ben and online information overload
  21. Netflix series 'Last Chance U' speaks to the reality of athletes I study
  22. China's 'mask diplomacy' wins influence across Africa, during and after the pandemic
  23. Biden ends policy forcing asylum-seekers to 'remain in Mexico' – but for 41,247 migrants, it's too late
  24. How 18 million Americans could move into rural areas – without leaving home
  25. Pollen can raise your risk of COVID-19 – and the season is getting longer thanks to climate change
  26. How a 'feminist' foreign policy would change the world
  27. How urban planning and housing policy helped create 'food apartheid' in US cities
  28. Traffic is down on American highways during the pandemic, but vehicle deaths are up – here’s how to stay safe on the road
  29. COVID-19 survivor's guilt a growing issue as reality of loss settles in
  30. 3 medical innovations fueled by COVID-19 that will outlast the pandemic
  31. A global semiconductor shortage highlights a troubling trend: A small and shrinking number of the world's computer chips are made in the US
  32. Biased AI can be bad for your health – here's how to promote algorithmic fairness
  33. Growing food and protecting nature don't have to conflict – here's how they can work together
  34. Vaccinated and ready to party? Not so fast, says the CDC, but you can gather with other vaccinated people
  35. New York Gov. Cuomo is the textbook example of how not to apologize
  36. Growing cannabis indoors produces a lot of greenhouse gases – just how much depends on where it's grown
  37. Alumni gratitude and support for causes are behind donations of $50 million or more to colleges and universities
  38. Is gaming good for kids?
  39. 5 strategies to prepare now for the next pandemic
  40. How Black Americans used portraits and family photographs to defy stereotypes
  41. Immune interference – why even 'updated' vaccines could struggle to keep up with emerging coronavirus strains
  42. A year into the pandemic, the coronavirus is messing with our minds as well as our bodies
  43. Economists: Biden's $1,400 COVID-19 checks may be great politics, but it's questionable economics
  44. States drop COVID-19 mask mandates but still expect people to mask up – will they?
  45. Women in Afghanistan worry peace accord with Taliban extremists could cost them hard-won rights
  46. 10 years after Fukushima, safety is still nuclear power's greatest challenge
  47. The oil industry says it might support a carbon tax – here's why that could be good for producers and the public alike
  48. Backlash against Johnson Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine is real and risky – here's how to make its rollout a success
  49. Support for QAnon is hard to measure – and polls may overestimate it
  50. Support for Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package may not be as broad as it seems – it's all a matter of perspective