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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...

250 preschool kids get suspended or expelled each day - 5 questions answered

  • Written by Kate Zinsser, Professor of Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago
imagePre-K students are more likely to be expelled than any K-12 grade.Heather Walker/RooM Collection via Getty Images

When parents think of a child getting kicked out of school, they might imagine drugs found stashed in a locker, a classroom that’s been vandalized, or some kind of sexual or other violent assault. But the fact is that it’s...

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Afghan government collapses and Taliban on verge of controlling country: 5 essential reads

  • Written by Catesby Holmes, International Editor | Politics Editor, The Conversation US
imageU.S. personnel were evacuated from the U.S. embassy in Kabul, the Afghan capital, as Taliban insurgents broke through the city's defensive line, Aug. 15, 2021.AP Photo/Rahmat Gul

The president of Afghanistan has fled and the government apparently fallen, after Taliban insurgents captured the capital city of Kabul on Aug. 15, 2021. The Taliban also...

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Afghan government collapses, Taliban seize control: 5 essential reads

  • Written by Catesby Holmes, International Editor | Politics Editor, The Conversation US
imagePersonnel were evacuated from the U.S. embassy in Kabul on Aug. 15, 2021, as Taliban insurgents broke through the capital city's defensive line.AP Photo/Rahmat Gul

Panic and turmoil grip Afghanistan after Taliban insurgents captured the capital city of Kabul and the president fled on Aug. 15, 2021.

There would be “no transitional government in...

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