|
The Conversation |
Knee injuries are common in athletes, accounting for 41% of all athletic injuries. But knee injuries aren’t limited to competitive athletes. In...
With the Taurid meteor shower now hitting the night skies worldwide, look for what could be a celestial treat – you might see shooting stars, and...
When the Supreme Court struck down race-based admissions at American colleges and universities just over a year ago, many predicted U.S. campuses...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services in the new administration. The idea of Trump, a...
An oracle erred badly. The most impressive results were turned in by a little-known company in Brazil. A nagging problem reemerged, and some media...
Flooding from hurricanes Helene and Milton inflicted billions of dollars in damage across the Southeast in September and October 2024, pushing...
Millions of people in the U.S. and around the world suffer from urinary tract infections every year. Some groups are especially prone to chronic...
Do the Ten Commandments have a valid place in U.S. classrooms? Louisiana’s Legislature and governor insist the answer is “yes.” But on Nov. 12,...
It’s been a whirlwind week for Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto. On Nov. 9, he was breaking bread with Chinese leader Xi Jinping; three days...
When Eliza arrived on her West Coast college campus in the fall of 2020, building community was difficult due to the raging COVID-19 pandemic. Yet...
Diversifying the science, technology, engineering and math fields has long been a top priority of many universities and tech companies. It’s also...
These days, it’s hard to escape news stories discussing how climate change is contributing to extreme weather disasters, including the recent...
Although coverage of the 2024 election was dominated by the economy, taxes didn’t get much attention in the run-up to the vote. That’s a bit of...
When I started my research on the Samuel George Morton Cranial Collection, a librarian leaned over my laptop one day to share some lore. “Legend...
Think back to a time when you needed a quick answer, maybe for a recipe or a DIY project. A few years ago, most people’s first instinct was to...
Ruby Franke was once one of the most popular YouTube family vloggers, posting videos featuring her husband and six children on her channel, 8...
Some 2.3 million of U.S. adults over 65 – more than 4% – have a diagnosis of dementia. But even without a diagnosis, a certain amount of...
The popularity of weight loss drugs such as Ozempic and Mounjaro continue to reflect Americans’ desire to slim down. While these new drugs have...
About 1 in 5 American adults regularly provide unpaid care or financial assistance to their adult relatives or friends. And about 1 in 7 young...
For decades, white students have performed significantly better than Black and Hispanic students on tests of academic achievement. Explanations for...
Alarm bells. Red flags. A labyrinth. These are just a few of the metaphors that mothers of children with dyslexia use to describe the journey from...
According to The New York Times, “… a newly triumphant Republican president” is “once again in the headlines.” What will it take to break...
Around 700 million years ago, the Earth cooled so much that scientists believe massive ice sheets encased the entire planet like a giant snowball....
It is not easy to teach about race in today’s political and social climate. One hundred and sixty years after the United States abolished...
I’m a historian of the medieval papacy and editor of the forthcoming three volumes of the Cambridge History of the Papacy. So it was more or less...
Among the first world leaders to speak with Donald Trump following his election victory on Nov. 5, 2024 was Ukrainian President Volodymyr...
Book bans in U.S. schools and libraries during the 2021-22 school year disproportionately targeted children’s books written by people of color...
The United States has almost 2 million people behind bars in prisons, jails and detention centers – the largest such population in any country....
As more states legalize marijuana, researchers are examining the effects of legalization on society. Angus Kittelman, an assistant professor of...
For more than 50 million Americans, finding a dentist is a difficult – in some cases, impossible – proposition. Many rural communities don’t...
Fossil fuels are the leading driver of climate change, yet they are still heavily subsidized by governments around the world. Although many...
President-elect Donald Trump owes his political comeback in large part to voters’ concerns over the soaring price of everything from gasoline and...
We crafted our first rodent car from a plastic cereal container. After trial and error, my colleagues and I found that rats could learn to drive...
The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in 2021 was a blow for education across the country – but especially for girls and women. Since then, the...
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...
Around 700 million years ago, the Earth cooled so much that scientists believe massive ice sheets encased the entire planet like a giant snowball....
Inflation has slowed down, and real incomes – typical wages adjusted for inflation – have bounced back to levels last seen before the COVID-19...
For over 40 years, six people from Medjugorje, a small town in Bosnia-Herzegovina, have claimed to see and speak with the Virgin Mary. For almost...
Carbon offsets have become big business as more companies make promises to protect the climate but can’t meet the goals on their own. When a...
Carbon offsets have become big business as more companies make promises to protect the climate but can’t meet the goals on their own. When a...