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The story behind 'Star Trek' actress Nichelle Nichols' iconic interracial kiss

  • Written by Matthew Delmont, Sherman Fairchild Distinguished Professor of History, Dartmouth College
imageThe kiss aired one year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned laws banning interracial marriage.CBS via Getty Images

On a 1968 episode of “Star Trek,” Nichelle Nichols, playing Lt. Uhura, locked lips with William Shatner’s Capt. Kirk in what’s widely thought to be first kiss between a Black woman and white man on American...

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If all the vehicles in the world were to convert to electric, would it be quieter?

  • Written by Erica D. Walker, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Brown University
imageApartment buildings in New York City abut the Cross Bronx Expressway.Spencer Platt/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.

If all of the vehicles in the world were to convert to electric, would it be quieter? –...

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How to keep high school athletes safe from heat illness in a brutally hot summer

  • Written by Susan Yeargin, Associate Professor of Athletic Training, University of South Carolina
imageStaying hydrated is part of staying safe during summer workouts.Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Portland Press Herald via Getty Images

As temperatures rise, heat illnesses are becoming an increasing risk for athletes, particularly in the first few weeks of practice. We asked Susan Yeargin, a co-author of the National Athletic Trainers...

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Inflation is spiking around the world – not just in the United States

  • Written by Christopher Decker, Professor of Economics, University of Nebraska Omaha
imageRates are spiking in most comparable countries.Jesus Hellin/Europa Press via Getty Images

The 9.1% increase in U.S. consumer prices in the 12 months ending in June 2022, the highest in four decades, has prompted manysoberingheadlines.

Meanwhile, annual inflation in Germany and the U.K. – countries with comparable economies – ran nearly...

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How to college: 4 essential reads for incoming first-year students and their parents on mental health, libraries and more

  • Written by Kiersten Tate, Editorial intern
imageWhen students are prepared for the newness of college life, their well-being is better off.Justin Sullivan/Getty Images News vis Getty Images

By the time they get through high school, most students are pretty used to transitioning from summer to school time. But starting college brings a whole new set of challenges. First-year college students have...

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Climate change is intensifying the water cycle, bringing more powerful storms and flooding – here's what the science shows

  • Written by Mathew Barlow, Professor of Climate Science, UMass Lowell
imageAt least 9 inches of rain across eastern Kentucky became floodwater that swept through neighborhoods in July 2022.Leandro Lozada/AFP via Getty Images

Powerful storm systems triggered flash flooding across the U.S. in late July, killing at least 37 people in eastern Kentucky as floodwater engulfed homes and set off mudslides. Record rainfall also...

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A new third party for US politics – 3 essential reads on what that means

  • Written by Naomi Schalit, Senior Editor, Politics + Society, The Conversation US
imageAndrew Yang, losing candidate for president and New York City mayor, is one of the founders of the Forward Party.Rob Kim/Getty Images

In June 2022, Gallup asked participants in a U.S. survey about their party membership. “In politics,” pollsters asked, “as of today, do you consider yourself a Republican, a Democrat or an...

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Charles Henry Turner: The little-known Black high school science teacher who revolutionized the study of insect behavior in the early 20th century

  • Written by Edward D. Melillo, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of History and Environmental Studies, Amherst College
imageTurner was the first scientist to prove certain insects could remember, learn and feel.Courtesy of Charles I. Abramson, CC BY-ND

On a crisp autumn morning in 1908, an elegantly dressed African American man strode back and forth among the pin oaks, magnolias and silver maples of O’Fallon Park in St. Louis, Missouri. After placing a dozen...

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Taking certain opioids while on commonly prescribed antidepressants may increase the risk of overdose

  • Written by Ismaeel Yunusa, Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Outcomes Sciences, University of South Carolina
imageCertain SSRIs can inhibit the breakdown of opioids in the body.Glasshouse Images/The Image Bank via Getty Images

Taking oxycodone at the same time as certain selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), a commonly prescribed class of antidepressant, can increase the risk of opioid overdose, according to a study my colleagues and I published.

Doct...

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Is the US in a recession? Well, that depends on whom you ask – and what measure they use

  • Written by D. Brian Blank, Assistant Professor of Finance, Mississippi State University
imageFears that the U.S. is in recession are growing.Spencer Platt/Getty Images

The U.S. economy shrank at an annual rate 0.9% from April through June, the Bureau of Economic Analysis estimated on July 28, 2022. It follows a contraction in gross domestic product of 1.6% recorded in the first quarter of the year.

Some observers suggest the two quarters of...

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  2. Russia's invasion of Ukraine threatens a cultural heritage the two countries share, including Saint Sophia Cathedral
  3. 'Rage giving': Charities can get a boost from current events, such as controversial Supreme Court rulings
  4. Nature is the world's original pharmacy – returning to medicine's roots could help fill drug discovery gaps
  5. An antidemocratic philosophy called 'neoreaction' is creeping into GOP politics
  6. Pushing 'closure' after trauma can be harmful to people grieving – here's what you can do instead
  7. How forests lost 8,000 years of stored carbon in a few generations – animated maps reveal climate lessons for tree-planting projects today
  8. Top democracy activists were executed in Myanmar – 4 key things to know
  9. Why the big fuss over Nancy Pelosi's possible visit to Taiwan?
  10. Why declaring monkeypox a global health emergency is a preventative step -- not a reason for panic
  11. The opioid crisis isn’t just the Sacklers’ fault – and making Purdue Pharma pay isn’t enough on its own to fix the pharmaceutical industry’s deeper problems
  12. How the omicron subvariant BA.5 became a master of disguise – and what it means for the current COVID-19 surge
  13. Proclaim debt amnesty throughout all the land? A biblical solution to a present-day problem
  14. There is a lot of antisemitic hate speech on social media – and algorithms are partly to blame
  15. Russians reportedly building a satellite-blinding laser – an expert explains the technology
  16. What is Title IX? 4 essential reads
  17. A brief history of Esperanto, the 135-year-old language of peace hated by Hitler and Stalin alike
  18. Cross-pollination among neuroscience, psychology and AI research yields a foundational understanding of thinking
  19. Dispirited homebuyers show why Fed's unprecedented fight against inflation is beginning to succeed
  20. Astronomers have found an especially sneaky black hole – discovery sheds light on star death, black hole formation and gravitational waves
  21. Why do hammerhead sharks have hammer-shaped heads?
  22. Overturning Roe is not making laws reflect what people want -- new survey highlights flaws in Supreme Court's reasoning in returning abortion authority to states
  23. Alcohol use more likely among Black youths at racially segregated schools
  24. Polio in New York – an infectious disease doctor explains this exceedingly rare occurrence
  25. Sri Lanka's crisis: Can the South Asian economy break from the past and find a route to stability?
  26. Surveillance is pervasive: Yes, you are being watched, even if no one is looking for you
  27. Italy heading to snap election as unity coalition crumbles: Explaining the nation's fragmented party system
  28. How a 1989 poster became a fixture on the front lines in the battle over abortion rights
  29. How to navigate self-managed abortion issues such as access, wait times and complications – a family physician explains
  30. Utah's Pioneer Day celebrates Mormons' trek west – but there's a lot more to the history of Latter-day Saints and migration
  31. Food expiration dates don't have much science behind them – a food safety researcher explains another way to know what's too old to eat
  32. Jan. 6 committee set to examine Trump's connection to Capitol rioters – a militia expert explains this complex relationship
  33. Supreme Court reversed almost 200 years of US law and tradition upholding tribal sovereignty in its latest term
  34. Silent, subtle and unseen: How seizures happen and why they're hard to diagnose
  35. It’s a myth that sunscreen prevents melanoma in people of color – a dermatologist explains
  36. Losing a grandmother can have long-lasting mental health effects for kids and adolescents, a new study finds
  37. Human garbage is a plentiful but dangerous source of food for polar bears finding it harder to hunt seals on dwindling sea ice
  38. Warsaw Ghetto's defiant Jewish doctors secretly documented the medical effects of Nazi starvation policies in a book recently rediscovered on a library shelf
  39. Why are drug names so long and complicated? A pharmacist explains the logic behind the nomenclature
  40. The westward spread of zebra and quagga mussels shows how tiny invaders can cause big problems
  41. Heat risk and young athletes — rising temperatures lead to lawsuits and environmental injustice
  42. Behind the crisis in Sri Lanka – how political and economic mismanagement combined to plunge nation into turmoil
  43. When did the first fish live on Earth – and how do scientists figure out the timing?
  44. Political crowdfunding does more than raise money – it can also rile up opponents
  45. Children are bombarded with violence in the news – here's how to help them cope
  46. Lost touch with someone? Reach out – your friend will likely appreciate it more than you think
  47. Abortion funds may not be able to keep up with rising demands, as more people travel out of state for the procedure
  48. To reduce harmful algal blooms and dead zones, the US needs a national strategy for regulating farm pollution
  49. Shinto religion has long been entangled with Japan's politics – and Shinzo Abe was associated with many of its groups
  50. The Supreme Court's ideological rulings are roiling US politics – just as when Lincoln and his Republicans remade the court to fit their agenda