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What the extreme fire seasons of 1910 and 2020 – and 2,500 years of forest history – tell us about the future of wildfires in the West

  • Written by Kyra Clark-Wolf, Postdoctoral Associate in Ecology, University of Colorado Boulder
imageRocky Mountain fires leave telltale ash layers in nearby lakes like this one.Philip Higuera

Strong winds blew across mountain slopes after a record-setting warm, dry summer. Small fires began to blow up into huge conflagrations. Towns in crisis scrambled to escape as fires bore down.

This could describe any number of recent events, in places as...

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What 2,500 years of wildfire evidence tells us about the future of fires in the West

  • Written by Kyra Clark-Wolf, Postdoctoral Associate in Ecology, University of Colorado Boulder
imageRocky Mountain fires leave telltale ash layers in nearby lakes like this one.Philip Higuera

Strong winds blew across mountain slopes after a record-setting warm, dry summer. Small fires began to blow up into huge conflagrations. Towns in crisis scrambled to escape as fires bore down.

This could describe any number of recent events, in places as...

Read more: What 2,500 years of wildfire evidence tells us about the future of fires in the West

Decades of underfunding, blockade have weakened Gaza's health system − the siege has pushed it into abject crisis

  • Written by Yara M. Asi, Assistant Professor of Global Health Management and Informatics, University of Central Florida
imageA health service on its knees.Abed Zagout/Anadolu via Getty Images

For the wounded, injured and sick in Gaza, there is seemingly no escape. On Oct. 17, 2023, news broke that at least 500 patients, staff and people seeking shelter from Israeli bombs had been killed in an explosion at a hospital, according to health authorities in the Hamas-run...

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A reflexive act of military revenge burdened the US − and may do the same for Israel

  • Written by Peter Mansoor, Professor of History, General Raymond E. Mason Jr. Chair in Military History, The Ohio State University
imageIsraeli tanks gather near the border with the Gaza Strip on Oct. 13, 2023.Aris Messinis/AFP via Getty Images

In the wake of the shocking invasion of southern Israel by Hamas militants on Oct. 7, 2023, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to destroy Hamas.

“We are fighting a cruel enemy, worse than ISIS,” Netanyahu proclaimed...

Read more: A reflexive act of military revenge burdened the US − and may do the same for Israel

Gangsters are the villains in 'Killers of the Flower Moon,' but the biggest thief of Native American wealth was the US government

  • Written by Torivio Fodder, Indigenous Governance Program Manager and Professor of Practice, University of Arizona
imageAn Osage delegation with President Calvin Coolidge at the White House on Jan. 20, 1924. Bettman via Getty Images

Director Martin Scorsese’s new movie, “Killers of the Flower Moon,” tells the true story of a string of murders on the Osage Nation’s land in Oklahoma in the 1920s. Based on David Grann’s meticulously...

Read more: Gangsters are the villains in 'Killers of the Flower Moon,' but the biggest thief of Native...

Gun deaths among children and teens have soared – but there are ways to reverse the trend

  • Written by Rebeccah Sokol, Assistant Professor of Social Work, University of Michigan

Firearm injuries are now the leading cause of death among U.S. children and teens following a huge decadelong rise.

Analyses published on Oct. 5, 2023, by a research team in Boston found an 87% increase in firearm-involved fatalities among Americans under the age of 18 from 2011 to 2021.

Such an increase is obviously very concerning. But as scholarso...

Read more: Gun deaths among children and teens have soared – but there are ways to reverse the trend

Why is space so dark even though the universe is filled with stars?

  • Written by Brian Jackson, Associate Professor of Astronomy, Boise State University
imageThis age old question has been dubbed Olbers' paradox.John Moore via Getty Images Newsimage

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 is space so dark despite all of the stars in the universe? – Nikhil, age 15, New Delhi

People...

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How the 'laws of war' apply to the conflict between Israel and Hamas

  • Written by Robert Goldman, Professor of Law, American University
imageWarring parties are duty-bound to minimize civilian casualties.Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images

The killing of Israeli civilians by Hamas and retaliatory airstrikes on the densely populated Gaza Strip by Israel raises numerous issues under international law.

Indeed, President Joe Biden made express reference to the “laws of war” in comments...

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Deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust spurs a crisis of confidence in the idea of Israel – and its possible renewal

  • Written by Avner Cohen, Professor of Nonproliferation Studies, Middlebury Institute of International Studies
imageFamily and friends of those taken hostage by Hamas during an attack on Israel react during a press conference on Oct. 13, 2023, in Tel Aviv, Israel. Leon Neal/Getty Images

Living for 75 years within a hostile neighborhood has required the state of Israel to provide security against external threats to all its citizens.

That responsibility is a soci...

Read more: Deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust spurs a crisis of confidence in the idea of Israel –...

Reflections on hope during unprecedented violence in the Israel-Hamas war

  • Written by Boaz Dvir, Associate Professor of Journalism, Penn State
imagePeople in Tel Aviv on Oct. 12, 2023, light candles in memory of civilians and soldiers killed, as well as hostages taken, by Hamas.Amir Levy/Getty Images

On Yom Kippur in 1973, I was 6 years old and living in Petah Tikvah, a city in central Israel. Playing a nail-biting game of marbles, I initially ignored my mom calling me from our front porch....

Read more: Reflections on hope during unprecedented violence in the Israel-Hamas war

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  2. Wildfire smoke leaves harmful gases in floors and walls − air purifiers aren’t enough, new study shows, but you can clean it up
  3. Empire building has always come at an economic cost for Russia – from the days of the czars to Putin's Ukraine invasion
  4. Steep physical decline with age is not inevitable – here's how strength training can change the trajectory
  5. From ancient Jewish texts to androids to AI, a just-right sequence of numbers or letters turns matter into meaning
  6. Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system works well – here's how Hamas got around it
  7. This engineering course has students use their brainwaves to create performing art
  8. Gaza depends on UN and other global aid groups for food, medicine and basic services – Israel-Hamas war means nothing is getting in
  9. Intelligence failure or not, the Israeli military was unprepared to respond to Hamas' surprise attack
  10. Philadelphia bans supervised injection sites – evidence suggests keeping drug users on the street could do more harm than good
  11. Horseshoe crab blood is vital for testing intravenous drugs, but new synthetic alternatives could mean pharma won't bleed this unique species dry
  12. How Chicana women artists have often used the figure of the Virgin of Guadalupe for political messages
  13. Vaccines against COVID-19, the seasonal flu and RSV are our best chance of preventing a winter surge
  14. What is a strong El Niño? Meteorologists anticipate a big impact in winter 2023, but the forecasts don't all agree
  15. Astronomers have learned lots about the universe − but how do they study astronomical objects too distant to visit?
  16. How did Israeli intelligence miss Hamas' preparations to attack? A US counterterrorism expert explains how Israeli intelligence works
  17. Rising oil prices, surging inflation: The Arab embargo 50 years ago weaponized oil to inflict economic trauma – sound familiar?
  18. Rising oil prices, surging inflation: The Arab embargo 50 years ago weaponized oil to inflict economic trauma
  19. Why the crisis in Israel is putting pressure on GOP to act over vacant House speaker role
  20. Israel has no good options for dealing with Hamas' hostage-taking in Gaza
  21. Comets 101 − everything you need to know about the snow cones of space
  22. What is seawater intrusion? A hydrogeologist explains the shifting balance between fresh and salt water at the coast
  23. Listen up, ladies and gentlemen, guys and dudes: Terms of address can be a minefield, especially as their meanings change
  24. Your immune system makes its own antiviral drug − and it's likely one of the most ancient
  25. Students understand calculus better when the lessons are active
  26. The Gaza Strip − why the history of the densely populated enclave is key to understanding the current conflict
  27. America's farmers are getting older, and young people aren't rushing to join them
  28. Peace in Sudan is elusive for any would-be mediators – but a new window of opportunity has opened for outside intervention
  29. Exxon, Apple and other corporate giants will have to disclose all their emissions under California's new climate laws – that will have a global impact
  30. Supreme Court to hear arguments in key case about gerrymandering
  31. Is Taiwan a country or not?
  32. How 'nones' − the religiously unaffiliated − are finding meaning, purpose and spirituality in psychedelic churches
  33. Claudia Goldin’s Nobel Prize win is a victory for women in economics − and the field as a whole
  34. Why more school counselors and psychologists alone won't solve America's mental health crisis among students
  35. Spicy food might burn in the moment, but it likely won't harm your health in the long term
  36. Cancer in kids is different from cancer in grown-ups – figuring out how could lead to better pediatric treatments
  37. Why Al-Aqsa remains a sensitive site in Palestine-Israel conflict
  38. Today's white working-class young men who turn to racist violence are part of a long, sad American history
  39. Glacial lake outburst floods in Alaska and the Himalayas show evolving hazards in a warming world
  40. Are people born with good balance? A physical therapist explains the systems that help keep you on your toes
  41. Hamas assault echoes 1973 Arab-Israeli war – a shock attack and questions of political, intelligence culpability
  42. The Israel-Hamas war: No matter who loses, Iran wins
  43. Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi, in prison for speaking up against human rights violations, has been a voice for women for almost two decades
  44. Bison are sacred to Native Americans − but each tribe has its own special relationship to them
  45. Often in error but still seductive: Why we can't quit election polls
  46. 20 years after the publication of 'Purple Hibiscus,' a generation of African writers have followed in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's footsteps
  47. The pope's new letter isn't just an 'exhortation' on the environment – for Francis, everything is connected, which is a source of wonder
  48. Why the UAW union's tough bargaining strategy is working
  49. Health on the ballot as Argentina poised to elect 'anarcho-capitalist' bent on slashing social protections
  50. Calling the war in Ukraine a 'tragedy' shelters its perpetrators from blame and responsibility