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Texas cities have some of the highest preterm birth rates in the US, highlighting maternal health crisis nationwide

  • Written by Kobi V. Ajayi, Research Assistant Professor of Maternal and Child Health, Texas A&M University
imageThe newest March of Dimes report gives the U.S. a D+ rating on preterm birth rates.IvanJekic/E+ via Getty Images

Seven years ago, at 30 weeks into a seemingly low-risk pregnancy, I unexpectedly began to bleed. Doctors diagnosed me with complete placenta previa. Then, while on bed rest at 32 weeks, my placenta suddenly ruptured, leading to an...

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New York’s wealthy warn of a tax exodus after Mamdani’s win – but the data says otherwise

  • Written by Cristobal Young, Associate Professor of Sociology, Cornell University
imageWealthy New Yorkers have threatened to leave the city if Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani follows through on his promise to raise taxes on the rich.Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images

New York’s mayor-elect, Zohran Mamdani, campaigned on a promise to raise the city’s income tax on its richest residents from 3.9% to 5.9%. Combined with the...

Read more: New York’s wealthy warn of a tax exodus after Mamdani’s win – but the data says otherwise

Why do people get headaches and migraines? A child neurologist explains the science of head pain and how to treat it

  • Written by Katherine Cobb-Pitstick, Assistant Professor of Child Neurology, University of Pittsburgh
imageThere are steps you can take to relieve headache pain and prevent future attacks.Thai Liang Lim/E+ via Getty Images

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.

Why do people get headaches? – Evie V., age 10, Corpus Christi, Texas

Whe...

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When the world’s largest battery power plant caught fire, toxic metals rained down – wetlands captured the fallout

  • Written by Ivano W. Aiello, Professor of Marine Geology, San José State University
imageA battery energy storage facility that was built inside an old power plant burned from Jan. 16-18, 2025.Mike Takaki

When fire broke out at the world’s largest battery energy storage facility in January 2025, its thick smoke blanketed surrounding wetlands, farms and nearby communities on the central California coast.

Highways closed,...

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Speaker Johnson’s choice to lead by following the president goes against 200 years of House speakers building up the office’s power

  • Written by SoRelle Wyckoff Gaynor, Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Politics, University of Virginia
imageHouse Speaker Mike Johnson has given a lot of effort to pushing the agenda of President Donald Trump.Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

When the framers of what became the U.S. Constitution set out to draft the rules of our government on a hot, humid day in the summer of 1787, debates over details raged on.

But one thing the men agreed on was the power of...

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Iran’s president calls for moving its drought-stricken capital amid a worsening water crisis – how Tehran got into water bankruptcy

  • Written by Ali Mirchi, Associate Professor of Water Resources Engineering, Oklahoma State University
imageIranians pray for rain in Tehran on Nov. 14, 2025. The city is experiencing its worst drought in decades.Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images

Fall marks the start of Iran’s rainy season, but large parts of the country have barely seen a drop as the nation faces one of its worst droughts in decades. Several key reservoirs are nearly dry,...

Read more: Iran’s president calls for moving its drought-stricken capital amid a worsening water crisis – how...

Guinea-Bissau’s military takeover highlights the nation’s sorry history of coups and a deepening crisis across the region

  • Written by John Joseph Chin, Assistant Teaching Professor of Strategy and Technology, Carnegie Mellon University
imageSoldiers patrol the streets in Guinea-Bissau on Nov. 26, 2025.Patrick Meinhardt/AFP via Getty Images

Army generals in Guinea-Bissau seized power on Nov. 26, 2025 – the eve of a scheduled official declaration of the winner in the West African nation’s presidential election.

Alleging a destabilization plot by unnamed politicians and drug...

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Drones, physics and rats: Studies show how the people of Rapa Nui made and moved the giant statues – and what caused the island’s deforestation

  • Written by Carl Lipo, Professor of Anthropology and Associate Dean for Research, Binghamton University, State University of New York
imageScientists used drones to produce this 3D model of Rano Raraku, the volcanic crater where 95% of Rapa Nui's giant statues were carved.Lipo et al., 2025, PLOS One, CC BY

Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, is often portrayed in popular culture as an enigma. The rationale is clear: The tiny, remote island in the Pacific features nearly 1,000...

Read more: Drones, physics and rats: Studies show how the people of Rapa Nui made and moved the giant statues...

As US hunger rises, Trump administration’s ‘efficiency’ goals cause massive food waste

  • Written by Tevis Garrett Graddy-Lovelace, Provost Associate Professor of Environment, Development and Health, American University School of International Service
imageA person sits in a field of crops after a raid by U.S. immigration agents.Blake Fagan/AFP via Getty Images

The U.S. government has caused massive food waste during President Donald Trump’s second term. Policies such as immigration raids, tariff changes and temporary and permanent cuts to food assistance programs have left farmers short of...

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A year on, the Israeli-Lebanese ceasefire looks increasingly fragile − could a return to cyclical violence come next?

  • Written by Asher Kaufman, Professor of History and Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame
imageSmoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in the village of Teir Debba in southern Lebanon on Nov. 6, 2025. AP Photo/Mohammad Zaatar

An already troubled ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon is looking shakier than ever.

Since the truce was announced on Nov. 27, 2024, there have been more than 10,000 Israeli air and ground violations...

Read more: A year on, the Israeli-Lebanese ceasefire looks increasingly fragile − could a return to cyclical...

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  15. Automated systems decide which homeless Philadelphians get housing and who stays on the street – often in ways that feel arbitrary to those waiting
  16. Treating love for work like a virtue can backfire on employees and teams
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  18. Thousands of genomes reveal the wild wolf genes in most dogs’ DNA
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