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Bioweapons research is banned by an international treaty – but nobody is checking for violations

  • Written by Gary Samore, Professor of the Practice of Politics and Crown Family Director of the Crown Center for Middle East Studies, Brandeis University
imageA global treaty bans research or stockpiling of biological weapons — but allows bioweapon defense planning.US Dept. of Defense via DVIDS

Scientists are making dramatic progress with techniques for “gene splicing” – modifying the genetic makeup of organisms.

This work includes bioengineering pathogens for medical research,...

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The next big financial crisis could be triggered by climate change – but central banks can prevent it

  • Written by Garth Heutel, Associate Professor of Economics, Georgia State University
imageBoth climate change and policies to prevent it can rattle the economy.Citizen of the Planet/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

In 2008, as big banks began failing across Wall Street and the housing and stock markets crashed, the nation saw how crucial financial regulation is for economic stability – and how quickly the co...

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Are there any planets outside of our solar system?

  • Written by Jean-Luc Margot, Professor of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles
imageArtist illustration of an exoplanet. dottedhippo/iStock 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.

Are there any planets outside of our solar system? - Eli W., age 8, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

This is a question that human...

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Kids aren't just littler adults – here's why they need their own clinical trials for a COVID-19 vaccine

  • Written by Judy Martin, Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh
imageThe freedom of going mask-free is still a ways off for kids under age 12. Juan Monino/E+ via Getty Images

Now that two-thirds of all adults in the United States have received at least one dose of a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine as of mid-July 2021, life seems to be returning to some semblance of pre-pandemic times. People are again traveling, eating in...

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Designing less addictive opioids, through chemistry

  • Written by Aaron W. Harrison, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Austin College
imageOne potential way to make opioids less addictive is to make them target injured tissue rather than the healthy brain.PM Images/Photodisk via Getty Images

What if there was a way for pain patients to get all the pain-relieving power of opioids with none of the addicting side effects?

Opioids are one of the most powerful pain medications available,...

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As coastal flooding worsens, some cities are retreating from the water

  • Written by A.R. Siders, Assistant Professor, Disaster Research Center, University of Delaware
imageStorms hitting at high tide can quickly flood streets.Mladen Antonov/AFP via Getty Image

When the tide gets exceptionally high in Charleston, South Carolina, coastal streets start to run with seawater. Some yards become ponds, and residents pull on rain boots.

The city also gets a lot of rain. After homes in one low-lying neighborhood flooded three...

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School posts on Facebook could threaten student privacy

  • Written by Joshua Rosenberg, Assistant Professor of STEM Education, University of Tennessee
imageImages of students on school Facebook pages could fall into the wrong hands. Sol de Zuasnabar Brebbia/Getty Images

Like many of us, schools in the United States are active on social media. They use their accounts to share timely information, build community and highlight staff and students. However, our research has shown that schools’ social...

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How 'In God We Trust' bills are helping advance a Christian nationalist agenda

  • Written by Kristina M. Lee, Ph.D. Candidate in Rhetoric, Colorado State University
imageChristian nationalists are pushing for 'In God We Trust' to be omnipresent.Joe Longobardi Photography via Getty Images

City vehicles in Chesapeake, Virginia, will soon be getting religion.

At a meeting on July 13, 2021, city councilors unanimously voted in favor of a proposal that would see the official motto of the U.S., “In God We...

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What's in wildfire smoke? A toxicologist explains the health risks

  • Written by Luke Montrose, Assistant Professor of Community and Environmental Health, Boise State University
imageWildfires filled Seattle with smoke in September 2020.Lindsey Wasson/Getty Images

Fire and health officials began issuing warnings about wildfire smoke several weeks earlier than normal this year. With almost the entire U.S. West in drought, signs already pointed to a long, dangerous fire season ahead.

Smoke is now turning the sky hazy acrossa large...

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What's in wildfire smoke? A toxicologist explains the health risks and which masks can help

  • Written by Luke Montrose, Assistant Professor of Community and Environmental Health, Boise State University
imageWildfires filled Seattle with smoke in September 2020.Lindsey Wasson/Getty Images

Fire and health officials began issuing warnings about wildfire smoke several weeks earlier than normal this year. With almost the entire U.S. West in drought, signs already pointed to a long, dangerous fire season ahead.

Smoke is now turning the sky hazy acrossa large...

Read more: What's in wildfire smoke? A toxicologist explains the health risks and which masks can help

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