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Mounting research points to health harms from cannabis, THC and CBD use during pregnancy, adolescence and other periods of rapid development

  • Written by Hilary A. Marusak, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Wayne State University
imageMarijuana use by the mother can affect a baby's brain development.John Fedele/Tetraimages via Getty Images

Cannabis is a widely used psychoactive drug worldwide, and its popularity is growing: The U.S. market for recreational cannabis sales could surpass US$72 billion by 2023.

As of early 2023, 21 U.S. states and the District of Columbia have...

Read more: Mounting research points to health harms from cannabis, THC and CBD use during pregnancy,...

Moving in with your partner? Talking about these 3 things first can smooth the way, according to a couples therapist

  • Written by Kristina S. Brown, Professor and Chair of Couple and Family Therapy, Adler University
imageBefore the boxes are packed, you should square your expectations.Tara Moore/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Partners who live together typically come to this significant place in their relationship in one of two ways – what some clinicians call “sliding versus deciding.” Moving in together can just kind of happen without too much...

Read more: Moving in with your partner? Talking about these 3 things first can smooth the way, according to a...

Moving in with your partner? Talking about these 3 things first can smooth the way, according to a couples therapist

  • Written by Kristina S. Brown, Professor and Chair of Couple and Family Therapy, Adler University
imageBefore the boxes are packed, you should square your expectations.Tara Moore/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Partners who live together typically come to this significant place in their relationship in one of two ways – what some clinicians call “sliding versus deciding.” Moving in together can just kind of happen without too much...

Read more: Moving in with your partner? Talking about these 3 things first can smooth the way, according to a...

The Amazon is not safe under Brazil's new president – a roads plan could push it past its breaking point

  • Written by Robert T. Walker, Professor of Latin American Studies and Geography, University of Florida
imageFires are often set to clear land near roads in the Amazon.Johannes Myburgh / AFP via Getty Images

Conservationists breathed a sigh of relief when Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won Brazil’s presidential election in the fall of 2022. His predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro, had opened large parts of the Amazon region to business by crippling...

Read more: The Amazon is not safe under Brazil's new president – a roads plan could push it past its breaking...

The Amazon is not safe under Brazil's new president – a roads plan could push it past its breaking point

  • Written by Robert T. Walker, Professor of Latin American Studies and Geography, University of Florida
imageFires are often set to clear land near roads in the Amazon.Johannes Myburgh / AFP via Getty Images

Conservationists breathed a sigh of relief when Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won Brazil’s presidential election in the fall of 2022. His predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro, had opened large parts of the Amazon region to business by crippling...

Read more: The Amazon is not safe under Brazil's new president – a roads plan could push it past its breaking...

This course uses 'Abbott Elementary' to examine critical issues in urban education

  • Written by Sara Jones, Assistant Professor of Elementary Education—Literacy, Illinois State University
imageThe hit TV show 'Abbott Elementary' explores a variety of issues in education.ABCimage

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

Title of course:

“Public Education’s Possibilities and Predicaments: Exploring Portrayals of Critical Issues in ‘Abbott...

Read more: This course uses 'Abbott Elementary' to examine critical issues in urban education

This course uses 'Abbott Elementary' to examine critical issues in urban education

  • Written by Sara Jones, Assistant Professor of Elementary Education—Literacy, Illinois State University
imageThe hit TV show 'Abbott Elementary' explores a variety of issues in education.ABCimage

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

Title of course:

“Public Education’s Possibilities and Predicaments: Exploring Portrayals of Critical Issues in ‘Abbott...

Read more: This course uses 'Abbott Elementary' to examine critical issues in urban education

El trastorno dismórfico corporal es más común que los trastornos alimentarios como la anorexia y la bulimia, aunque pocas personas conocen sus peligros

  • Written by Eva Fisher, Communication Faculty Member, Colorado State University Global
imageLas personas con trastorno dismórfico corporal suelen examinarse a sí mismas y a sus defectos percibidos.Stevica Mrdja/EyeEm via Getty Images

Aunque durante décadas los trastornos de la conducta alimentaria han generado mucho interés público, se ha prestado mucha menos atención a una afección...

Read more: El trastorno dismórfico corporal es más común que los trastornos alimentarios como la anorexia y...

El trastorno dismórfico corporal es más común que los trastornos alimentarios como la anorexia y la bulimia, aunque pocas personas conocen sus peligros

  • Written by Eva Fisher, Communication Faculty Member, Colorado State University Global
imageLas personas con trastorno dismórfico corporal suelen examinarse a sí mismas y a sus defectos percibidos.Stevica Mrdja/EyeEm via Getty Images

Aunque durante décadas los trastornos de la conducta alimentaria han generado mucho interés público, se ha prestado mucha menos atención a una afección...

Read more: El trastorno dismórfico corporal es más común que los trastornos alimentarios como la anorexia y...

Calls for a 'green' Ramadan revive Islam's long tradition of sustainability and care for the planet

  • Written by Noorzehra Zaidi, Assistant Professor of HIstory, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
imagePlastic, yes. But at least the bottles are being reused.Marwan Naamani/AFP via Getty Images)

For many Muslims breaking fast in mosques around the world this Ramadan, something will be missing: plastics.

The communal experience of iftars – the after-sunset meal that brings people of the faith together during the holy month starting on March 22,...

Read more: Calls for a 'green' Ramadan revive Islam's long tradition of sustainability and care for the planet

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  1. Calls for a 'green' Ramadan revive Islam's long tradition of sustainability and care for the planet
  2. In a Roman villa at the center of a nasty inheritance dispute, a Caravaggio masterpiece is hidden from the public
  3. In a Roman villa at the center of a nasty inheritance dispute, a Caravaggio masterpiece is hidden from the public
  4. What does 'moral hazard' mean? A scholar of financial regulation explains why it's risky for the government to rescue banks
  5. Ramadan finds greater recognition in America's public schools
  6. Ramadan finds greater recognition in America's public schools
  7. A friend who's more boss than BFF may be harmful for teens' mental health
  8. A friend who's more boss than BFF may be harmful for teens' mental health
  9. Poisons are a potent tool for murder in fiction – a toxicologist explains how some dangerous chemicals kill
  10. Poisons are a potent tool for murder in fiction – a toxicologist explains how some dangerous chemicals kill
  11. Increases in opioid overdoses in Pennsylvania varied by county during the COVID-19 pandemic
  12. Increases in opioid overdoses in Pennsylvania varied by county during the COVID-19 pandemic
  13. Seabirds that swallow ocean plastic waste have scarring in their stomachs – scientists have named this disease 'plasticosis'
  14. A string of assassinations in Afghanistan point to ISIS-K resurgence – and US officials warn of possible attacks on American interests in next 6 months
  15. Trump's unprecedented call for protests is the latest sign of his aim to degrade America's institutions
  16. Is Wikipedia a good source? 2 college librarians explain when to use the online encyclopedia – and when to avoid it
  17. Worst bank turmoil since 2008 means Federal Reserve is damned if it does and damned if it doesn't in decision over interest rates
  18. Secession is here: States, cities and the wealthy are already withdrawing from America
  19. Voice deepfakes are calling – here's what they are and how to avoid getting scammed
  20. The state takeover of Houston public schools is about more than school improvement
  21. Estonia's e-governance revolution is hailed as a voting success – so why are some US states pulling in the opposite direction?
  22. 3 reasons the Willow Arctic oil drilling project was approved – it's the latest battle in a long fight over Alaska's North Slope
  23. Prosecuting Putin for abducting Ukrainian children will require a high bar of evidence – and won't guarantee the children can come back home
  24. Is the Western drought finally ending? That depends on where you look
  25. Why it's hard for the US to cut or even control Medicare spending
  26. Water in space – a 'Goldilocks' star reveals previously hidden step in how water gets to planets like Earth
  27. US regulators avoided a banking crisis by swift action following SVB's collapse – but the cracks it exposed continue to weaken the global financial system's foundation
  28. Downing of US drone in Russian jet encounter prompts counterclaims of violations in the sky – an international law expert explores the arguments
  29. AI information retrieval: A search engine researcher explains the promise and peril of letting ChatGPT and its cousins search the web for you
  30. 'Pantry porn' on TikTok and Instagram makes obsessively organized kitchens a new status symbol
  31. Climate change threatens spring wildflowers by speeding up the time when trees leaf out above them
  32. How to use free satellite data to monitor natural disasters and environmental changes
  33. El consumo de alcohol está ampliamente aceptado en Estados Unidos pero incluso el consumo moderado está asociado a numerosos efectos nocivos
  34. What the research shows about risks of myocarditis from COVID vaccines versus risks of heart damage from COVID – two pediatric cardiologists explain how to parse the data
  35. Syrian earthquake devastated an area that was already a disaster zone – and highlights the vital role of local aid groups
  36. I went to CPAC to take MAGA supporters' pulse – China and transgender people are among the top 'demons' they say are ruining the country
  37. What exactly is the internet? A computer scientist explains what it is and how it came to be
  38. Marburg virus outbreaks are increasing in frequency and geographic spread – three virologists explain
  39. Smell is the crucial sense that holds ant society together, helping the insects recognize, communicate and cooperate with one another
  40. Vinyl record sales keep spinning and spinning – with no end in sight
  41. JetBlue merger with Spirit not cleared for takeoff – why Justice Department is suing to scupper deal
  42. Silicon Valley Bank biggest US lender to fail since 2008 financial crisis – a finance expert explains the impact
  43. Who are Jehovah's Witnesses? A religion scholar explains the history of the often misunderstood group
  44. Why employment remains red hot even as the Federal Reserve tries to put job market on ice
  45. 5 tips for women to negotiate a higher salary
  46. Biggest racial gap in prison is among violent offenders – focusing on intervention instead of incarceration could change the numbers
  47. Distant star TOI-700 has two potentially habitable planets orbiting it – making it an excellent candidate in the search for life
  48. Syria's earthquake survivors struggle in a disaster made far worse by civil war, bombed-out hospitals and currency collapse
  49. Robots are performing Hindu rituals -- some devotees fear they'll replace worshippers
  50. Once the Callery pear tree was landscapers' favorite – now states are banning this invasive species and urging homeowners to cut it down