Elana Redfield, University of California, Los Angeles Amid a flurry of executive orders affecting transgender Americans, the Trump administration ordered restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors....
In the late 19th century, mysterious airships captured America's imagination, prompting theories ranging from military testing to extraterrestrial visits, before dwindling interest as aviation progressed.
Deborah W. Parker, University of Virginia “Just Because I am a Librarian doesn’t mean I have to dress like one.” With this breezy pronouncement, Belle da...
Ah, dolphins. The ocean’s golden retrievers. If the sea had a valedictorian, it would be a dolphin—wearing a tiny graduation cap, flipping its tail, and probably...
Ambuj Tewari, University of Michigan State-of-the-art artificial intelligence systems like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini and Anthropic’s Claude have captured the public imagination by producing fluent text...
Jeb Card, Miami University Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching. Title of course: “Investigating the Paranormal” What...
Arthur Daemmrich, Arizona State University President Joe Biden was inaugurated in January 2021 amid a devastating pandemic, with over 24 million COVID-19 cases and more than...
Research reveals that methane emissions from U.S. natural gas operations are significantly underestimated, with a leak rate of 2.3 percent, which poses serious climate concerns and...
Richardson Dilworth, Drexel University Campus protests. Homeless encampment clearings. Significant decreases in shootings, homicides and overdose deaths. Protests to “Save Chinatown.” A mass shooting at a...
The Biden administration's focus on science and technology has led to substantial investments in semiconductor manufacturing and clean energy, aiming to enhance U.S. competitiveness and innovation...
