By Jill Lens, Professor of Law, University of Iowa
The rate of stillbirth in the US is stubbornly high. Routine fetal autopsies for stillbirths can help reveal what’s causing them.
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By Gail Richmond, Professor of Education, Michigan State University
Institutions should provide teachers with wrap-around support that allows them to be the best educators they can be and fight burnout.
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By Rebecca Dore, Director of Research of the Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy, The Ohio State University
At U.S. President Donald Trump’s request, Congress voted in July 2025 to claw back US$1.1 billion it had previously approved for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. That measure, which passed in the House and the Senate by very narrow margins, will cut off all federal tax dollars that would have otherwise flowed to PBS and its affiliated TV stations for the next two fiscal years.
The public media network has played…
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By Bill Smith, Ph.D. Candidate in Physics & Astronomy, Vanderbilt University
Karan Jani, Assistant Professor of Physics & Astronomy, Vanderbilt University
Krystal Ruiz-Rocha, Ph.D. Candidate in Physics & Astronomy, Vanderbilt University
Too big to come from a dying star and too small to inhabit the center of a galaxy, these black holes are a puzzle that scientists are using LIGO to investigate.
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By Christopher Palma, Teaching Professor of Astronomy & Astrophysics, Penn State
During a solar eclipse, astronomers who study heliophysics are able to study the Sun’s corona – its outer atmosphere – in ways they are unable to do at any other time.
The brightest part of the Sun is so bright that it blocks the faint light from the corona, so it is invisible to most of the instruments astronomers use. The exception is when the Moon blocks the Sun, casting a shadow on the Earth during an eclipse. But
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By Harold Wallace, Curator, Electricity Collections, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
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.
If everyone in the world turned on the lights at the same time, what would happen? – Clara
The biggest effect of everyone turning lights on at once would be a surge in demand for electricity, which
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By Sarah Diaz, Associate Professor of Recreation and Sport Management, Coastal Carolina University
Linda Lane, Principal Lecturer of Recreation and Sport Management, Coastal Carolina University
The National Park Service is not just focused on helping people enjoy the outdoors, but also on conserving wild places.
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By Stephanie A. (Sam) Martin, Frank and Bethine Church Endowed Chair of Public Affairs, Boise State University
A landmark 1964 Supreme Court ruling protects the press in lawsuits by public officials angry about how they’ve been covered. It’s being targeted by President Donald Trump.
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By Peter Boumgarden, Professor of Family Enterprise, Washington University in St. Louis
Dilawar Syed, Associate Professor of Instruction, Department of Business, Government and Society, The University of Texas at Austin
Imagine it’s April 2025 and you’re the owner of a small but fast-growing e-commerce business. Historically, you’ve sourced products from China, but the president just announced tariffs of 145% on these goods. Do you set up operations in Thailand – requiring new investment and a lot of work – or wait until there’s more clarity on trade? What if waiting too long means you miss your chance to pull it off?
This isn’t a hypothetical – it’s a real dilemma faced by a real business owner…
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By Tracy Kitchen, Lecturer: Student Academic Development, Rhodes University
South African learners consistently struggle with reading comprehension, performing poorly in both international and local assessments. A significant issue is that 81% of grade 4 learners (aged 9 or 10) are unable to read for meaning: they can decode words, but do…
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