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The rapidly growing popularity of prediction markets is sparking worries about the markets’ effects on US politics, where campaign staff has bet on its candidate’s electoral performance.
An observatory director describes the differences between the types of rocks that fly through space.
Electric utilities don’t make money from selling power to customers, but instead profit from investments in power plants, wires, substations and other equipment.
Enslaved people were not just enslaved physically, but mentally as well. as widespread laws in the South barred enslaved people from receiving an education.
An environmental engineer who mapped microplastic pollution in three of Pennsylvania’s watersheds explains what it means for our health.
For most observers, the World Cup is about soccer, national pride and global celebration. But for host cities, it’s also a public health event. Here’s how nursing students could help.
Critically slated for not being modernist enough, Night and Day is a reappraisal.
Sometimes medical breakthroughs come from unexpected places.
How did the Socceroos manage to stun Turkey at the World Cup, and what are their chances going forward?
Plant-based foods may be going out of fashion – an expert explains.
Listen to the The Conversation’s Curious Kids podcast to hear astronomer Michael Lam on what theories scientists have for what came before the Big Bang.
There’s no sign of interest rate cuts on the horizon, with inflation still far too high for comfort.