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As Colorado River Basin states confront water shortages, it's time to focus on reducing demand

  • Written by Robert Glennon, Regents Professor and Morris K. Udall Professor of Law & Public Policy, University of Arizona
imageWater flows into a canal that feeds farms in Casa Grande, Ariz.AP Photo/Darryl Webb

The U.S. government announced its first-ever water shortage declaration for the Colorado River on Aug. 16, 2021, triggering future cuts in the amount of water states will be allowed to draw from the river. The Tier 1 shortage declaration followed the U.S. Bureau of...

Read more: As Colorado River Basin states confront water shortages, it's time to focus on reducing demand

Afghans' lives and livelihoods upended even more as US occupation ends

  • Written by Abdulkader Sinno, Associate Professor of Political Science and Middle Eastern Studies, Indiana University
imageForced from their homes by fighting between the Taliban and Afghan government forces, thousands of families seek refuge in a Kabul park.Haroon Sabawoon/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

The United States invaded Afghanistan in late 2001 with the goal of destroying al-Qaida and its Taliban hosts and, supposedly, establishing a democratic Afghan state a...

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Schools can reopen safely – an epidemiologist describes what works and what's not worth the effort

  • Written by Brandon Guthrie, Associate Professor of Global Health and Epidemiology, University of Washington
imageMasks are an important tool for slowing the spread of COVID-19 in schools.Malte Mueller via Getty Images

Just when schools were getting ready to reopen for the new school year, cases of COVID-19 started surging in the United States, driven in large part by the more contagious delta variant. School administrators around the country are working to...

Read more: Schools can reopen safely – an epidemiologist describes what works and what's not worth the effort

Rat poison is just one of the potentially dangerous substances likely to be mixed into illicit drugs

  • Written by C. Michael White, Distinguished Professor and Head of the Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Connecticut
imageImpurities are often added to recreational drugs to mask poor quality.Sebastian Leesch/EyeEm via Getty Images

Over 150 people in Illinois started bleeding uncontrollably after using synthetic cannabis-based products – including fake marijuana, Spice and K2 – that contained the rat poison brodifacoum in March and April 2018. By the end...

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Vladimir Putin plans to win Russia's parliamentary election no matter how unpopular his party is

  • Written by Regina Smyth, Professor of Political Science, Indiana University
imagePresident Vladimir Putin addresses his United Russia party at its June 2021 convention, where members convened to choose candidates and draft a strategy for the country's upcoming election. Grigory Sysoyev\TASS via Getty Images

Despite its dismal approval rating, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ruling political party can – and likely...

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How a volcano and flaming red sunsets led an amateur scientist in Hawaii to discover jet streams

  • Written by Kevin Hamilton, Emeritus Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Hawaii
imageThe eruption of Krakatoa in 1883 sent volcanic dust and gases circling the Earth, creating spectacular sunsets captured by artists.William Ashcroft via Houghton Library/Harvard University

On the evening of Sept. 5, 1883, people in Honolulu witnessed a spectacular sunset followed by a period of extended twilight described as a “singular lurid...

Read more: How a volcano and flaming red sunsets led an amateur scientist in Hawaii to discover jet streams

'Freezer burn' is a serious problem – preventing ice recrystallization may alleviate it

  • Written by Tong (Toni) Wang, Professor, food scientist, University of Tennessee
imageAmericans throw away around $5.89 billion worth of frozen food a year.E+ via Getty Images

Open the freezer door and there, way in the back, may be an old carton of ice cream growing spikes of ice. Or a forgotten frozen lasagna covered in icy crystals. Or drying of meat surfaces if not well covered.

People sometimes call this phenomenon “freeze...

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Is it possible to recreate dinosaurs from their DNA?

  • Written by William Ausich, Professor Emeritus of Paleontology, The Ohio State University
image_Tyrannosaurus rex_ was a relentless predator who lived during the Cretaceous Period more than 65 million years ago.Roger Harris/Science Photo Library via 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.

Would it really be...

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Deciphering the symptoms of long COVID-19 is slow and painstaking – for both sufferers and their physicians

  • Written by Allison Navis, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
imagePeople suffering from long-term effects of COVID-19 face uncertainty about the nature of their symptoms and how long they might last. Halfpoint Images/Moment via Getty Images

My first patient that day was a woman in her early 40s, an avid marathon runner who had contracted COVID-19 in March 2020. Now, 13 months later, she noted that she still felt...

Read more: Deciphering the symptoms of long COVID-19 is slow and painstaking – for both sufferers and their...

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  5. The disturbing history of how conservatorships were used to exploit, swindle Native Americans
  6. How religious fervor and anti-regulation zealotry laid the groundwork for America's $36 billion supplement industry
  7. Women make fewer political donations and risk being ignored by elected officials
  8. In Afghanistan, the US again gets to choose how it stops fighting
  9. Colleges are using federal stimulus money to clear students' past-due debts – an economist answers five questions
  10. What America's social justice activists can learn from past movements for civil rights
  11. The aching red: Firefighters often silently suffer from trauma and job-related stress
  12. The Internet Archive has been fighting for 25 years to keep what's on the web from disappearing – and you can help
  13. Why Warren Buffett is a model for his billionaire peers
  14. 5 #MeToo takeaways from Andrew Cuomo and Activision Blizzard sex harassment scandals
  15. Taliban seize Herat and assault nearby dam that provides water and power to hundreds of thousands of Afghans
  16. El COVID-19 puede causar infertilidad masculina y disfunción eréctil. Las vacunas, en cambio, no
  17. 5 issues that could affect the future of campus police
  18. Why Cubans took to the streets: 3 questions about Cuba's economic crisis answered
  19. A century after the Appalachian Trail was proposed, millions hike it every year seeking 'the breath of a real life'
  20. What is the metaverse? 2 media and information experts explain
  21. Female scientists set back by the pandemic may never make up lost time
  22. Emotion is a big part of how you assess risk – and why it's so hard to be objective about pandemic precautions
  23. How gay men justify their racism on Grindr
  24. Amid calls to #TaxTheChurches – what and how much do US religious organizations not pay the taxman?
  25. Orwell's ideas remain relevant 75 years after 'Animal Farm' was published
  26. How Native students fought back against abuse and assimilation at US boarding schools
  27. How stigma, anxiety and other psychological factors can contribute to food insecurity
  28. What does full FDA approval of a vaccine do if it's already authorized for emergency use?
  29. Will NIMBYs sink new clean energy projects? The evidence says no – if developers listen to local concerns
  30. Millions of kids get suspended or expelled each year – but it doesn't address the root of the behavior
  31. Credit ratings are punishing poorer countries for investing more in health care during the pandemic
  32. What is the Islamic New Year? A scholar of religion explains
  33. US history shows spending on infrastructure doesn't always end well
  34. To end war in Afghanistan, Taliban demand Afghan president's removal
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  36. Melting Mongolian ice reveals fragile artifacts that provide clues about how past people lived
  37. Complicity and silence around sexual harassment are common – Cuomo and his protectors were a textbook example
  38. Apple can scan your photos for child abuse and still protect your privacy – if the company keeps its promises
  39. What are COVID-19 variants and how can you stay safe as they spread? A doctor answers 5 questions
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  42. Claims of voter suppression in newly enacted state laws don't all hold up under closer review
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