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New storm is headed for the Caribbean: What meteorologists look for in early signs of a future hurricane

  • Written by Xingchao Chen, Assistant Professor of Meteorology, Penn State
imageDisturbances in the Atlantic like this on Aug. 12, 2024, may be no big deal, or they could be the seeds of a destructive hurricane.NOAA GOES

When tropical meteorologists peer at satellite images, they often catch sight of subtle cloud formations hinting at something more ominous brewing.

The first signs of a potential hurricane can be detected days...

Read more: New storm is headed for the Caribbean: What meteorologists look for in early signs of a future...

Birth of a hurricane: What meteorologists look for as they hunt for early signs of a tropical cyclone forming

  • Written by Xingchao Chen, Assistant Professor of Meteorology, Penn State
imageDisturbances in the Atlantic may be nothing, or they could be the seeds of a destructive hurricane.NOAA GOES

When tropical meteorologists peer at satellite images, they often catch sight of subtle cloud formations hinting at something more ominous brewing.

The first signs of a potential hurricane can be detected days before a storm gains its fierce...

Read more: Birth of a hurricane: What meteorologists look for as they hunt for early signs of a tropical...

At its core, life is all about play − just look at the animal kingdom

  • Written by David Toomey, Professor of English, UMass Amherst
imageThrow it to me! Mike Linnane / 500px via Getty Images

At Cambridge University Library, along with all the books, maps and manuscripts, there’s a child’s drawing that curators have titled “The Battle of the Fruit and Vegetable Soldiers.”

The drawing depicts a turbaned cavalry soldier facing off against an English dragoon....

Read more: At its core, life is all about play − just look at the animal kingdom

Could dinosaurs still exist somewhere in the world? A paleontologist explains

  • Written by Hans Sues, Senior Research Geologist and Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology, Smithsonian Institution
imageThe extinction event that killed the dinosaurs, 66 million years ago. Mark Stevenson/UIG via Getty Imagesimage

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.

Do dinosaurs still exist in some parts of the world today? – Ruben M., age 5

Did...

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Why is an ultimate goal called a ‘Holy Grail?’

  • Written by Joanne M. Pierce, Professor Emerita of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
imageAn 18th-century stained glass window panel by William Peckitt, showing The Last Supper of Christ and the disciples.TonyBaggett via iStock / Getty Images Plus

For decades, winning an Olympic medal has been described as the Holy Grail of sports.

Athletes aren’t the only ones in search of a Holy Grail. For example, in 2012, when physicists...

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If you want Americans to pay attention to climate change, just call it climate change

  • Written by Wändi Bruine de Bruin, Director of Behavioral Science & Policy Initiative, Schaeffer Institute of Public Policy & Government Service, USC Price School of Public Policy, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
imageEscalating the language might work in a rally, but the general public isn't as swayed by it, a new study show.Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images

You probably have been hearing phrases like “climate crisis,” “climate emergency” or “climate justice” more often lately as people try to get across the urgent...

Read more: If you want Americans to pay attention to climate change, just call it climate change

Wagner Group setback in Mali challenges Moscow’s strategy in Africa and the region’s faith in Russian mercenaries

  • Written by Christopher Michael Faulkner, Assistant Professor of National Security Affairs in the College of Distance Education, US Naval War College

While Russia’s army is bogged down in Ukraine, its mercenaries are faring no better in Africa.

In late July 2024, mercenaries from the the Wagner Group, a Moscow-aligned private military company, accompanied the Malian army in what the Malian regime called a “stabilization operation” in the West African country’s...

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A packed Baltimore trolley illustrates the ups and downs of US public transit

  • Written by Nicholas Dagen Bloom, Professor of Urban Policy and Planning, Hunter College
imageWorkers on a trolley at 5 p.m. in Baltimore, April 1943.Marjory Collins/Library of Congress, CC BY-ND

Since the 1940s, there has been a broad shift away from public transit across the U.S., and service has declined in many cities, including New York, Boston, Denver, Orlando and St. Louis. A look back at the last national mass transit boom helps...

Read more: A packed Baltimore trolley illustrates the ups and downs of US public transit

Rat poison is moving up through food chains, threatening carnivores around the world

  • Written by Meghan P. Keating, PhD Candidate in Wildlife and Fisheries Biology, Clemson University
imageThis mountain lion, known as P-47, was found dead in Southern California on March 21, 2019, with rat poison in his system.National Park Service via AP

Rats thrive around humans, for good reason: They feed off crops and garbage and readily adapt to many settings, from farms to the world’s largest cities. To control them, people often resort to...

Read more: Rat poison is moving up through food chains, threatening carnivores around the world

No credit score? A grocery list could be the next best thing

  • Written by Joonhyuk Yang, Assistant Professor of Marketing, Mendoza College of Business, University of Notre Dame

How you shop and what you buy at the grocery store can predict whether you pay your credit card bills on time, our new research shows.

As marketingprofessors, we wanted to learn about alternatives to traditional credit scores. So we teamed up with a multinational conglomerate that, among other things, runs a large supermarket chain and a credit...

Read more: No credit score? A grocery list could be the next best thing

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