By Danielle Tufts, Assistant Professor of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology and Immunology, University of Pittsburgh
Emily Bache, Ph.D. student in School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh
A University of Pittsburgh researcher is studying why Pennsylvania residents who regularly encounter ticks still underestimate their risk of Lyme disease.
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By Yuval Hadash, Postdoctoral Fellow in Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University
J. David Creswell, Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, Carnegie Mellon University
Facing your own thoughts and sensations, without trying to suppress them, is harder than it may seem. But learning to do it can boost your mental health.
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By Emily A. Margolis, Curator of Contemporary Spaceflight, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution
While I was leading a tour of the National Air and Space Museum in January 2026, a visitor posed this insightful question: “Why has it taken so long to return to the Moon?”
After all, NASA had the know-how and technology to send humans to the lunar surface more than 50 years ago as part of the Apollo program. And, as another tour guest reminded us, computers today can do so much more than they could back then, as evidenced by the smartphones most of us carry…
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By Deana L. Weibel, Professor of Anthropology, Grand Valley State University
Curiosity and an openness to new ideas help Ryland Grace, the movie’s protagonist, navigate new discoveries about life in the universe.
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By Shannon Fogg, Professor of History, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Laws put in place after the war aimed to return stolen belongings and offer war damages to victims. In reality, many Jewish families faced lengthy waits and legal hurdles.
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By Ann E. Carlson, Professor of Environmental Law, University of California, Los Angeles
The Clean Air Act gave California the authority to issue tough pollution standards for vehicles, spurring the development of the catalytic converter and cleaning up America’s air.
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By Parker Bach, PhD Student in Media and Communication, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
While media outlets are signing deals with Polymarket and Kalshi for their insights into the wisdom of crowds, gamblers are pouncing on opportunities to wager on geopolitics and celebrity weddings.
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By Lucía Macchia, Lecturer in Psychology (Education and Research), City St George's, University of London
Anna spends most of her workday typing on her laptop. After a few hours, she starts rubbing her wrists as her pain sets in. A glance at her desk reveals the painkillers that she uses to ease her discomfort. And for John, his neck pain sets in every time he listens to the news about a potential economic crisis and his stress levels start to rise.
These experiences of pain are not unique. Nearly 35% of people worldwide…
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By Caroline Southey, Founding Editor, Africa, The Conversation
Jabulani Sikhakhane, Editor, The Conversation
We have retracted an article, “The transatlantic slave trade is the gravest crime against humanity – why the UN declaration matters”.
It was brought to our attention that the author was no longer affiliated to Colgate University, a point the author did not disclose when he was commissioned and the article was being processed. All authors writing for The Conversation require a university affiliation.
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By Jeremy Howick, Professor and Director of the Stoneygate Centre for Excellence in Empathic Healthcare, University of Leicester
Taylor Little became so badly addicted to her smartphone that she felt she had lost many of her teenage years. “I was literally trapped by addiction at age 12 and lost my teenage years because of it,” she said. Her addiction was to social media, which led to suicide attempts and prolonged depression.
Molly Russell, at just 14, took her own life. Her parents…
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