By Gemma Ware, Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation
In the latest escalation of tensions between the US and Venezuela, on December 17 US President Donald…
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By Will de Freitas, Environment + Energy Editor, The Conversation
This roundup of The Conversation’s climate coverage was first published in our award-winning weekly climate action newsletter, Imagine.
Each year, as temperatures drop, the same promises resurface. A tiny heater that can warm your whole home for pennies. A simple hack using candles and flowerpots. A wood-burning stove that’s cosy, clean and cheap.
Some of these fixes are outright scams.…
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By Fabricio Pamplona, Doutor em Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)
A Brazilian study investigated the effects of microdoses of cannabis extract in patients with mild Alzheimer’s disease, and found cognitive decline stalled.
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By Carrie McDonough, Associate Professor of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University
Brian G. Henning, Professor of Philosophy and Environmental Studies and Sciences, Gonzaga University
Cara Poland, Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Michigan State University
Nathaniel M. Tran, Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Administration, University of Illinois Chicago
Rachael Sirianni, Professor of Neurological Surgery, UMass Chan Medical School
Stephanie J. Nawyn, Associate Professor of Sociology and Co-Director of the Center for Gender in Global Context, Michigan State University
US science lost a great deal in 2025, including tens of billions of dollars of federal funding, entire research agencies and programs, and a generation of researchers.
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By Christopher Tounsel, Associate Professor of History, University of Washington
Since fighting broke out in April 2023, some 150,000 people have been killed in Sudan and an estimated 13.5 million displaced.
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By Hyeran Jo, Associate Professor of Political Science, Texas A&M University
Yoon Jung Choi, Visiting scholar, Texas A&M University; Sejong Institute
A summit between the leaders of the US, India, Japan and Australia was expected in November. But it never happened.
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By Jaime Schultz, Professor of Kinesiology, Penn State
Kyle R. King, Associate Professor of English and Communication Arts & Sciences, Penn State
Molly McCreedy, PhD Student in Kinesiology, Penn State
Sydney Johnson-Aguirre, PhD Student in Philosophy, Penn State
Billie Jean King’s 1973 match was about social change. The upcoming Sabalenka-Kyrgios event – with its rules tweaks and its participants’ questionable politics – may leave women’s tennis worse off.
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By Sam Vong, Curator of Asian Pacific American History, Smithsonian Institution
A trove of century-old belongings – from farm tools to pillowcases – tells the story of Filipinos who migrated to California to build a new life, a journey now honored in a Smithsonian exhibition.
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By Emily Greene-Colozzi, Assistant Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies, UMass Lowell
The $4 billion school security industry can’t back up claims for its tech. The silver lining: That’s partly because there aren’t enough shootings to study.
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By Ambuj Tewari, Professor of Statistics, University of Michigan
There are several methods for detecting whether a piece of text was written by AI. They all have limitations – and probably always will.
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