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Why are US politicians so old? And why do they want to stay in office?

  • Written by Mary Kate Cary, Adjunct Professor of Politics and Director of Think Again, University of Virginia
imageDonald Trump, left, and Joe Biden, both photographed on Nov. 2, 2023, are two of the three oldest men ever to serve as president.Trump: Brandon Bell/Getty Images; Biden: AP Photo/Evan Vucci

When former President Bill Clinton showed up at the White House in early 2023, he was there to join President Joe Biden to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the...

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Higher education can be elusive for asylum-seekers and immigrants

  • Written by Kerri Evans, Assistant Professor, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
imageA study found that refugees want more guidance on how to navigate higher education in the U.S.FatCamera/E+ via Getty Images

Pursuing higher education is often a pathway to higher income and overall better well-being. College graduates are less likely to rely on public benefits. Therefore, it’s beneficial for education leaders and policymakers...

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Why do our noses get snotty when we are sick? A school nurse explains the powers of mucus

  • Written by Kristin Ahrens, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Adjunct Instructor of Nursing at Purdue Global, Purdue University
imageUse a tissue and wash your hands after a booger explosion.Joshua Wachs/Flickr, CC BY-NC-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.

Why do our noses get snotty when we are sick? – Veronica P., age 5, Panama City, Florida

Not many...

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How global warming shakes the Earth: Seismic data show ocean waves gaining strength as the planet warms

  • Written by Richard Aster, Professor of Geophysics and Department Head, Colorado State University
imageStorm Ciarán pounded England's Newhaven Lighthouse and harbor wall on Nov. 4, 2023.AP Photo/Kin Cheung

As oceans waves rise and fall, they apply forces to the sea floor below and generate seismic waves. These seismic waves are so powerful and widespread that they show up as a steady thrum on seismographs, the same instruments used to...

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How global warming shakes the Earth: Seismic data show ocean waves gaining strength as the planet warms

  • Written by Richard Aster, Professor of Geophysics and Department Head, Colorado State University
imageStorm Ciarán pounded England's Newhaven Lighthouse and harbor wall on Nov. 4, 2023.AP Photo/Kin Cheung

As oceans waves rise and fall, they apply forces to the sea floor below and generate seismic waves. These seismic waves are so powerful and widespread that they show up as a steady thrum on seismographs, the same instruments used to...

Read more: How global warming shakes the Earth: Seismic data show ocean waves gaining strength as the planet...

Searching for the right angle – students in this course shoot pool to learn about journalism

  • Written by Jamaal Abdul-Alim, Lecturer in Journalism, University of Maryland
imageA journalism course invites students to consider the parallels between gathering news and shooting pool.Maskot / Getty Imagesimage

Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching.

Title of course:

“News Writing and Reporting II: Multimedia”

What prompted the idea to use pool...

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It's not just about facts: Democrats and Republicans have sharply different attitudes about removing misinformation from social media

  • Written by Ruth Elisabeth Appel, Ph.D. Candidate in Communication, Stanford University
imageYour political leanings go a long way to determine whether you think it's a good or bad idea to take down misinformation.Johner Images via Getty Images

Misinformation is a key global threat, but Democrats and Republicans disagree about how to address the problem. In particular, Democrats and Republicans diverge sharply on removing misinformation...

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4 razones por las que los adolescentes participan en retos en las redes sociales

  • Written by Kapil Chalil Madathil, Wilfred P. Tiencken Professor of Industrial and Civil Engineering, Clemson University
imageLos jóvenes suelen participar en un reto para sentirse incluidos entre compañeros que ya lo han hecho.Frazao Studio Latino/E+ Collection/Getty Images

Los retos en las redes sociales son muy variados, tanto en lo que se refiere a las acrobacias que implican como a las razones por las que la gente los hace.

Pero, ¿por qué...

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El ejercicio aeróbico y el entrenamiento de fuerza combinados pueden ser un elixir para mejorar la salud cerebral a los 80 y 90 años, según un nuevo estudio

  • Written by Brian Ho, PhD Candidate in Clinical & Health Psychology, University of Florida
imageEl pilates es una forma de ejercicio físico que combina la mente y el cuerpo. Thomas Barwick/Stone via Getty Images

Las personas en la etapa más avanzada de la vida que realizan regularmente actividades aeróbicas y ejercicios de entrenamiento de fuerza obtienen mejores resultados en las pruebas cognitivas que las sedentarias o...

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Israel-Hamas war puts China's strategy of 'balanced diplomacy' in the Middle East at risk

  • Written by Andrew Latham, Professor of Political Science, Macalester College
imageChina's President Xi Jinping meets Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas in Beijing on June 14, 2023.Jade Gao/AFP via Getty Images

On Oct. 30, 2023, reports began to circulate that Israel was missing from from the mapping services provided by Chinese tech companies Baidu and Alibaba, effectively signaling – or so some believed – that...

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  1. When science showed in the 1970s that gas stoves produced harmful indoor air pollution, the industry reached for tobacco's PR playbook
  2. Defending space for free discussion, empathy and tolerance on campus is a challenge during Israel-Hamas war
  3. Biden's executive order puts civil rights in the middle of the AI regulation discussion
  4. Vampire viruses prey on other viruses to replicate themselves − and may hold the key to new antiviral therapies
  5. We analyzed over 3.5 million written teacher comments about students and found racial bias
  6. The world's boreal forests may be shrinking as climate change pushes them northward
  7. Understanding that chronic back pain originates from within the brain could lead to quicker recovery, a new study finds
  8. What is intersectionality? A scholar of organizational behavior explains
  9. NASA's robotic prospectors are helping scientists understand what asteroids are made of – setting the stage for miners to follow someday
  10. Modern medicine has its scientific roots in the Middle Ages − how the logic of vulture brain remedies and bloodletting lives on today
  11. Biden administration executive order tackles AI risks, but lack of privacy laws limits reach
  12. Kristallnacht, 85 years ago, marks the point Hitler moved from an emotional antisemitism to a systematic antisemitism of laws and government violence
  13. Texas tried to fix its teacher shortage by lowering requirements − the result was more new teachers, but at lower salaries
  14. Secure attachment to both parents − not just mothers − boosts children’s healthy development
  15. How Houthi attacks affect both the Israel-Hamas conflict and Yemen's own civil war – and could put pressure on US, Saudi Arabia
  16. Gaza bombing adds to the generations of Palestinians displaced from their homes
  17. Friendship research is getting an update – and that's key for dealing with the loneliness epidemic
  18. Endometriosis afflicts millions of women, but few people feel comfortable talking about it
  19. Despite his government's failure to anticipate Hamas' deadly attack, don't count Netanyahu out politically
  20. What exactly caused the explosion at a hospital in Gaza? Without an independent, credible investigation, it will be hard for everyone to agree
  21. Rupert Murdoch's empire was built on a shrewd understanding of how media and power work
  22. Cancer has many faces − 5 counterintuitive ways scientists are approaching cancer research to improve treatment and prevention
  23. A century ago, a Black-owned team ruled basketball − today, no Black majority owners remain
  24. American individualism lives on after death, as consumers choose new ways to put their remains to rest
  25. Language induces an identity crisis for the children and grandchildren of Latino immigrants
  26. 3 reasons the House GOP is not any more dysfunctional than the Democrats − even after the prolonged speaker chaos
  27. Young, female voters were the key to defeating populists in Poland's election – providing a blueprint to reverse democracy's decline
  28. Are journalists serving Virginia's voters well? Election could offer insights on media on national level
  29. Trump’s violent rhetoric echoes the fascist commitment to a destructive and bloody rebirth of society
  30. From India and Taiwan to Tibet, the living assist the dead in their passage
  31. Workplace discrimination saps everyone's motivation − even if it works in your favor
  32. How Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D minor became Halloween's theme song
  33. Jewish response to Hamas war criticism comes from deep sense of trauma, active grief and fear
  34. Collaborative water management can be a building block for peace between Israelis and Palestinians
  35. Palestinian Christians and Muslims have lived together in the region for centuries − and several were killed recently while sheltering in the historic Church of Saint Porphyrius
  36. Day of the Dead is taking on Halloween traditions, but the sacred holiday is far more than a 'Mexican Halloween'
  37. In the Israel-Hamas war, children are the ultimate pawns – and ultimate victims
  38. This course uses big data to examine how American newspapers covered lynchings
  39. United Auto Workers union hails strike-ending deals with automakers that would raise top assembly-plant hourly pay to more than $40 as 'record contracts'
  40. Violent and disturbing war images from the Mideast can stir deep emotions − a PTSD expert explains how to protect yourself and your kids from overexposure
  41. Louisiana's 'In God We Trust' law tests limits of religion in public schools
  42. White patients are more likely than Black patients to be given opioid medication for pain in US emergency departments
  43. How to deal with visual misinformation circulating in the Israel-Hamas war and other conflicts
  44. Asteroids in the solar system could contain undiscovered, superheavy elements
  45. Why Elon Musk is obsessed with casting X as the most 'authentic' social media platform
  46. A Halloween party in Boston turned ugly when a gang hurled antisemitic slurs and attacked Jewish teenagers
  47. AIs could soon run businesses – it’s an opportunity to ensure these 'artificial persons' follow the law
  48. 'I see no happy ending' − a former national security leader on the Gaza hostage situation
  49. Back in the 1960s, the push for parental rights over school standards was not led by white conservatives but by Black and Latino parents
  50. UN warns that Gaza desperately needs more aid − an emergency relief expert explains why it is especially tough working in Gaza