By Michal Kowalewski, Thompson Chair of Invertebrate Paleontology, University of Florida
Thomas K. Frazer, Professor of Biological Oceanography, College of Marine Science, University of South Florida
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.
Where do seashells come from? – Ivy, age 5, Phoenix, Arizona
Seashells are so plentiful that you may sometimes take them for granted.
Scientists have estimated that just one small stretch of beaches…
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By Kwesi Akonu Adom Mensah Forson, PhD. Candidate in Biology, University of Virginia
After decades of stalled progress, new vaccines, treatments and genetic tools are helping scientists protect children and save lives worldwide.
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By Beverly Moran, Professor Emerita of Law, Vanderbilt University
More than 6 million Americans receive paper tax refund checks annually. Often, those refunds go to purchase groceries or pay the bills. But this year, those taxpayers may be surprised to learn that the paper check they’re waiting for no longer exists.
That’s because of executive…
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By Michael D. Caligiuri, Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Miranda Kitterlin-Lynch, Associate Professor in the Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Florida International University
Phil Jolly, Associate Professor of Hospitality Management, Penn State
White and male professors continue to dominate U.S. hospitality and tourism education programs, our new research has found, even as the industry is growing increasingly diverse. This imbalance raises questions about who shapes the future of hospitality and whose voices are left out of the conversation.
Our analysis of 862 faculty members across 57 of the top U.S. college hospitality programs found that nearly three-quarters of these professors were white, and more than half were male. White men alone represented 43.5%…
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By Justin Roberts, Professor of Nutritional Physiology, Anglia Ruskin University
Creatine is one of the most popular sports supplements out there. It’s shown to help build muscle and improve strength, boost speed and power in athletes and benefit sports performance all round.
Research also suggests this…
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By Alex Nurse, Reader in Urban Planning, University of Liverpool
Labour’s NEC has blocked Burnham for standing for parliament – and therefore his best chance of challenging Keir Starmer for the leadership.
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By George Lewis, Professor of American History, University of Leicester
The first year of Donald Trump’s second term has been marked by increasing authoritarianism at the heart of the US federal government. He has openly defied court orders, worked beyond the established remit of executive power and is making no secret of his strongman ambitions. History tells us that such an authoritarian presence is not new and offers a blueprint for how it might be overcome.
From the 1930s to the 1970s, a congressional committee called the House…
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By Pankhuri Agarwal, Leverhulme Early Career Research Fellow, University of Bath; King's College London
A new trade agreement between India and the UK is due to come into force this year. The deal is expected to completely remove tariffs from nearly 99% of Indian goods, including clothing and footwear, that are headed for the UK.
In both countries, this has been widely celebrated as a win for economic growth and competitiveness. And for Indian garment workers in particular, the trade agreement carries real promise.
This is because in recent years, clothing exports from India have declined…
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By Domenico Vicinanza, Associate Professor of Intelligent Systems and Data Science, Anglia Ruskin University
For half a century, computing advanced in a reassuring, predictable way. Transistors – devices used to switch electrical signals on a computer chip – became smaller. Consequently, computer chips became faster, and society quietly assimilated the gains almost without noticing.
These faster chips enable greater computing power by allowing devices to perform tasks more efficiently. As a result, we saw scientific simulations improving, weather forecasts becoming more accurate, graphics more realistic, and later, machine learning systems being developed and flourishing. It looked as if…
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By Nima Shokri, Professor, Applied Engineering, United Nations University
Shortages of water and power as well as rising air pollution in Iran are at the centre of why citizens are telling their government they want change.
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