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Moscow terror attack showed growing reach of ISIS-K – could the US be next?

  • Written by Sara Harmouch, PhD Candidate, School of Public Affairs, American University
imageMore than 140 people died in the Crocus City Hall assualt in Moscow on March 22, 2023.AFP via Getty Images

A deadly attack in Moscow on March 22, 2024, exposed the vulnerability of the Russian capital to the threat of the Islamic State group and its affiliate ISIS-K. But it also displayed the reach of the network, leading some terror experts to...

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Tweaking US trade policy could hold the key to reducing migration from Central America

  • Written by Raymond Robertson, Professor of Economics and Government, Texas A&M University
imageEmployees at the K.P. Textil textile plant in Guatemala City.Johan Ordonez/AFP via Getty Images)

Small changes to U.S. trade policy could significantly reduce the number of migrants arriving at the southern border, according to our peer-reviewed study, which was recently published in The World Economy.

Our research delved into the effectiveness of...

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Failure of Francis Scott Key Bridge provides future engineers a chance to learn how to better protect the public

  • Written by Michael J. Chajes, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Delaware
imageIn this aerial image, the steel frame of the Francis Scott Key Bridge sits on top of a container ship after the bridge collapsed in Baltimore on March 26, 2024. Jim Watson for Getty Images

The cargo ship collision that destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on March 26, 2024, is raising questions about just how much engineers can do to...

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For over a century, baseball’s scouts have been the backbone of America’s pastime – do they have a future?

  • Written by H. James Gilmore, Visiting Filmmaker, Flagler College
imageTexas Rangers scout Brian Williams takes notes at Roberto Clemente Stadium in Carolina, Puerto Rico.H. James Gilmore and Tracy Halcomb, CC BY-SA

Former MLB executive Pat Gillick won three World Series titles and served as general manager of four baseball teams from the 1970s to 2000s.

But when we interviewed him for our documentary “Fielding...

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One year ago, Pope Francis disavowed the ‘Doctrine of Discovery’ – but Indigenous Catholics’ work for respect and recognition goes back decades

  • Written by Eben Levey, Assistant Professor of History, Alfred University
imageTzotzil women line up for Holy Communion during a Catholic Mass in Chiapas state, Mexico, in 2016. AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo

It has been more than 500 years since Vatican decrees gave European colonizers permission to carve up the “New World” – and just one since Pope Francis disavowed them.

On March 30, 2023, Francis repudiated the...

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69% of US Muslims always give to charities during Ramadan, fulfilling a religious obligation

  • Written by Shariq Siddiqui, Assistant Professor & Director of the Muslim Philanthropy Initiative, Indiana University
imageMembers of the Muslim community gather for the first Taraweeh prayer of Ramadan in New York City in 2024.Adam Gray/AFP via Getty Images

Nearly 70% of Muslim Americans say they always give zakat, a yearly donation of 2.5% of one’s wealth that Islam encourages, during Ramadan according to a new study I worked on.

Ramadan is a month-long period...

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The amazing story of the man who created the latest narco-state in the Americas, and how the United States helped him every step of the way − until now

  • Written by Jorge Heine, Interim Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, Boston University

When Juan Orlando Hernández was convicted by a federal jury in Manhattan in early March 2024, it marked a spectacular fall from grace: from being courted in the U.S. as a friendly head of state to facing the rest of his life behind bars, convicted of cocaine importation and weapons offenses.

“Juan Orlando Hernández abused his...

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NASA’s mission to an ice-covered moon will contain a message between water worlds

  • Written by Douglas Vakoch, President, METI International; Professor Emeritus, California Institute of Integral Studies
imageAn illustration of the Europa Clipper spacecraft, which will head to Jupiter's moon Europa. NASA/JPL-Caltech

NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft, headed to Jupiter’s ice-covered moon Europa in October 2024, will carry a laser-etched message that celebrates humanity’s connection to water. The message pays homage to past NASA missions...

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As climate change and pollution imperil coral reefs, scientists are deep-freezing corals to repopulate future oceans

  • Written by Mary Hagedorn, Research Scientist, Smithsonian Institution
imageHealthy corals like these on Australia's Lady Elliot Reef could disappear by the 2030s if climate change is not curbed. Rebecca Spindler, CC BY-ND

Coral reefs are some of the oldest, most diverse ecosystems on Earth, and among the most valuable. They nurture 25% of all ocean life, protect coasts from storms and add billions of dollars yearly to the...

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Invisible lines: how unseen boundaries shape the world around us

  • Written by Mend Mariwany, Producer, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation

Our experiences of the world are diverse, often changing as we move across borders from one country to another. They can also vary based on language or subtle shifts in climate. Yet, we rarely consider what causes these differences and divisions.

In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, we speak to geographer Maxim Samson at De Paul...

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  2. Port of Baltimore bridge collapse rattles supply chains already rocked by troubles in Panama and the Red Sea
  3. The roots of the Easter story: Where did Christian beliefs about Jesus’ resurrection come from?
  4. How to have the hard conversations about who really won the 2020 presidential election − before Election Day 2024
  5. Why civil rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer was ‘sick and tired of being sick and tired’
  6. ‘The Amazon of Sports’ has already cornered baseball’s apparel market – and is now on the verge of subsuming baseball cards, too
  7. Horses lived in the Americas for millions of years – new research helps paleontologists understand the fossils we’ve found and those that are missing from the record
  8. Cancer often requires more than one treatment − an oncologist explains why some patients like Kate Middleton receive both chemotherapy and surgery
  9. Easter 2024 in the Holy Land: a holiday marked by Palestinian Christian sorrow
  10. I’ve captained ships into tight ports like Baltimore, and this is how captains like me work with harbor pilots to avoid deadly collisions
  11. Abortion drug access could be limited by Supreme Court − if the court decides anti-abortion doctors can, in fact, challenge the FDA
  12. 3 ways to use the solar eclipse to brighten your child’s knowledge of science
  13. Not having job flexibility or security can leave workers feeling depressed, anxious and hopeless
  14. An annual pilgrimage during Holy Week brings thousands of believers to Santuario de Chimayó in New Mexico, where they pray for healing and protection
  15. Politicians may rail against the ‘deep state,’ but research shows federal workers are effective and committed, not subversive
  16. Trump-era tax cuts contributed to a decline in higher ed giving, with fewer Americans donating to colleges and universities
  17. Helping children eat healthier foods may begin with getting parents to do the same, research suggests
  18. How AI and a popular card game can help engineers predict catastrophic failure – by finding the absence of a pattern
  19. Abstinencia de la hierba: Más de la mitad de las personas que consumen cannabis medicinal para el dolor experimentan síntomas de abstinencia
  20. Amazon, SpaceX and other companies are arguing the government agency that has protected labor rights since 1935 is actually unconstitutional
  21. Schools can close summer learning gaps with these 4 strategies
  22. I’ve been studying congressional emails to constituents for 15 years − and found these 4 trends after scanning 185,222 of them
  23. What is dirt? There’s a whole wriggling world alive in the ground beneath our feet, as a soil scientist explains
  24. Gary, Indiana’s lawsuit against gunmakers is shot down by a new law, after surviving 25 years of appeals
  25. Excessively high rents are a major burden for immigrants in US cities
  26. Israel’s ‘Iron Wall’: A brief history of the ideology guiding Benjamin Netanyahu
  27. Fighting every wildfire ensures the big fires are more extreme, and may harm forests’ ability to adapt to climate change
  28. How Moscow terror attack fits ISIS-K strategy to widen agenda, take fight to its perceived enemies
  29. Climate change is shifting the zones where plants grow – here’s what that could mean for your garden
  30. Jon Stewart, still a ‘tiny, neurotic man,’ back to remind Americans what’s at stake
  31. EPA’s new auto emissions standard will speed the transition to cleaner cars, while also addressing consumer and industry concerns
  32. Generative AI could leave users holding the bag for copyright violations
  33. TikTok’s duet, green screen and stitch turn political point-scoring into an art form
  34. Breakaway parties threaten to disrupt South Korea’s two-party system – can they also end parliamentary gridlock?
  35. Even presidents need a touch of madness − in March
  36. Purim’s original queen: How studying the Book of Esther as fan fiction can teach us about the roots of an unruly Jewish festival
  37. For centuries, owls were considered to bring bad luck in many cultures as well as in the US, but the outpouring of grief in New York over Flaco shows how times have changed
  38. Why are Americans fighting over no-fault divorce? Maybe they can’t agree what marriage is for
  39. James Clavell’s ‘Shōgun’ is reimagined for a new generation of TV viewers
  40. Legislative inaction and dissatisfaction with one-party control lead to more issues going directly to voters in ballot initiatives, with 60% of them in six states
  41. How safe are your solar eclipse glasses? Cheap fakes from online marketplaces pose a threat, supply-chain experts say
  42. New studies suggest millions with mild cognitive impairment go undiagnosed, often until it’s too late
  43. California is wrestling with electricity prices – here’s how to design a system that covers the cost of fixing the grid while keeping prices fair
  44. What Article 23 means for the future of Hong Kong and its once vibrant pro-democracy movement
  45. ‘He just vanished’ − missing activists highlight Tajikistan’s disturbing use of enforced disappearances
  46. A century ago, one state tried to close religious schools − a far cry from today, with controversial plans in place for the nation’s first faith-based charter school
  47. Biden cannot easily make Roe v. Wade federal law, but he could still make it easier to get an abortion
  48. 40 years ago, the Supreme Court broke the NCAA’s lock on TV revenue, reshaping college sports to this day
  49. Nixon declared Americans deserved to know ‘whether their president is a crook’ – Trump says the opposite
  50. AI can help predict whether a patient will respond to specific tuberculosis treatments, paving way for personalized care