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Why is my poop brown?

  • Written by Hannibal Person, Assistant Professor of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, School of Medicine, University of Washington
imageBrown poop can indicate good health.Vitalii Barida/iStock via Getty Images Plusimage

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 my poop brown? – Ethan J., age 9, Potomac, Maryland

Three-quarters of your poop consists of water and...

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Why the southern US is prone to December tornadoes

  • Written by Alisa Hass, Assistant Professor of Geography, Middle Tennessee State University
imageDamage in Mayfield, Kentucky, after a tornado swept through the area on Dec. 11, 2021.Brett Carlsen/Getty Images

On the night of Dec. 10-11, 2021, an outbreak of powerful tornadoes tore through parts of Arkansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee and Illinois, killing dozens of people and leaving wreckage over hundreds of miles. Hazard...

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¿Pruebas COVID de PCR o antígenos? Conoce cuáles son las diferencias

  • Written by Nathaniel Hafer, Assistant Professor of Molecular Medicine, UMass Chan Medical School
imageTodas las pruebas de COVID-19 comienzan con una muestra, pero los procesos científicos varían mucho después de ese punto. Morsa Images/Digital Vision via Getty Images

En este punto de la pandemia, es probable que usted o alguien que conozca haya recibido al menos una prueba de COVID-19. Sin embargo, ¿sabe qué tipo...

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Why is inflation so high? Is it bad? An economist answers 3 questions about soaring consumer prices

  • Written by William Hauk, Associate Professor of Economics, University of South Carolina
imageUsed car and truck prices are up 31% over the previous year.AP Photo/David Zalubowski

Consumer prices jumped 6.8% in November 2021 from a year earlier – the fastest rate of increase since 1982, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data published on Dec. 10, 2021. The biggest jumps during the month were in energy, used cars and clothing....

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How conspiracy theories in the US became more personal, more cruel and more mainstream after the Sandy Hook shootings

  • Written by Amanda J. Crawford, Assistant Professor of Journalism, University of Connecticut
imageThe legacy of the Sandy Hook shootings in 2012 continues to reverberate nine years later, including in how conspiracy theories have changed since the tragedy.Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/AFP via Getty Images

Conspiracy theories are powerful forces in the U.S. They have damaged public health amid a global pandemic, shaken faith in the democratic process...

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How to keep students safe in school: 5 essential reads on school shootings in America

  • Written by Alvin Buyinza, Editorial and Outreach Assistant, The Conversation US
imageSo far in 2021, there have been over 200 school shootings.Scott Olson/Getty Images

School shootings in the U.S. are at an all-time high. So far in 2021 there have been 229 school shootings, according to the Center for Homeland Defense and Security. The most deadly occurred at Oxford High School in Michigan on Nov. 20 when four students were killed...

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Understanding the history and politics behind Pakistan's blasphemy laws

  • Written by Ahmet T. Kuru, Porteous Professor of Political Science, San Diego State University
imageMembers of a civil society group participate in a candlelight vigil to pay tribute to the Sri Lankan citizen Priyantha Kumara, who was lynched by a Muslim mob in Pakistan.AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary

A Sri Lankan working in Pakistan, Priyantha Kumara, was lynched by a mob of hundreds of people on Dec. 3, 2021, over allegations of blasphemy, or...

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'Zero Day' for California water? Not yet, but unprecedented water restrictions send a sharp warning

  • Written by Lara B. Fowler, Senior Lecturer in Law and Assistant Director for Outreach and Engagement, Penn State Institutes of Energy and the Environment, Penn State
imageCalifornia is headed into a third straight year of drought, and water supplies are limited.George Rose/Getty Images

On Dec. 1, 2021, California triggered headlines heard around the world when officials announced how much water suppliers would be getting from the State Water Project. “California water districts to get 0% of requested supplies...

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Professors’ free speech rights can clash with public universities’ interest in managing their employees as they choose

  • Written by Helen Norton, Rothgerber Chair in Constitutional Law, University of Colorado Boulder
imageHeavener Hall Archway, one entrance to the University of Florida campus in Gainesville.University of Florida

University of Florida officials in November blocked three professors from offering expert testimony in a lawsuit that challenged recently enacted state voting restrictions. But the university soon reversed course amid a public outcry.

The...

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Union battles at Amazon and Starbucks are hot news – which can only be good for the labor movement

  • Written by John Logan, Professor and Director of Labor and Employment Studies, San Francisco State University
imageUnions on the rise?AP Photo/Joshua Bessex

Union drives have suddenly become hot news.

In a closely watched Nov. 29, 2021, decision, the National Labor Relations Board ruled that Amazon had committed serious violations of federal labor law during a union campaign at a warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama. In the decision, the NLRB attacked Amazon’s...

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