By Stephanie A. (Sam) Martin, Frank and Bethine Church Endowed Chair of Public Affairs, Boise State University
When officials lie time and again, people don’t know what to trust. And when this happens, citizens cannot deliberate, approve or dissent coherently, because a shared world no longer exists.
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By Michelle L.D. Hanlon, Professor of Air and Space Law, University of Mississippi
Today, there aren’t just two countries competing to get to the Moon. More countries have space programs, and private industry plays a larger role.
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By Atom Sarkar, Professor of Neurosurgery, Drexel University
Your feet can send a lot of sensory information to your brain. But whether you believe that your footwear is affecting your cognition may matter more than what shoes you wear.
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By Charlotte Carlson, Director of the Kendall Reagan Nutrition Center, Colorado State University
Social media and advertising is full of messages about what you should or shouldn’t eat. But making health and nutrition so black and white can do more harm than good.
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By Andrea De Stefano, Assistant Professor of Forestry, Mississippi State University
One of North America’s richest ecosystems, sustained and shaped by Native peoples before European contact, nearly disappeared. A recovery is underway.
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By Steven Goldsmith, Associate Professor of Environmental Science, Villanova University
Excess road and sidewalk salt flows into storm drains and ultimately into area streams and rivers, affecting fish and other aquatic organisms.
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By Richie Zweigenhaft, Emeritus Professor of Psychology, Guilford College
The slight decrease in diversity in corporate boardrooms in 2025 comes as the Trump administration and its allies have pushed to unwind diversity initiatives.
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By Steven R. Fassnacht, Professor of Snow Hydrology, Colorado State University
Michael Childers, Associate Professor of History, Colorado State University
Winter Storm Fern brought Colorado’s mountain towns a bit of what they’ve spent weeks hoping for.
It snowed 23 inches (58 centimeters) at the Crested Butte ski resort over the weekend of Jan. 24-25, 2026. Aspen Snowmass got 13 inches (33 cm).
It was a welcome change in Colorado, where…
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By Linnéa Chapman, Assistant Professor of Marketing, Florida International University
How would you feel if someone gave you a gym membership as a holiday or Valentine’s Day gift?
What about Botox?
Laser hair removal?
Services like those are part of the estimated US$48 billion self-improvement industry. Does this suggest that many people would appreciate self-improvement gifts?
Retailers seem to think so.
The Planet Fitness chain of gyms encourages buying workout…
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By Katie Edwards, Commissioning Editor, Health + Medicine and Host of Strange Health podcast, The Conversation
Dan Baumgardt, Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol
Sharp, solid stones form inside the human body more often than you might think. Watch and listen to episode two of The Conversation’s Strange Health podcast to find out how, where, and why.
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