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How treaties protecting fossil fuel investors could jeopardize global efforts to save the climate – and cost countries billions

Rachel Thrasher, Boston University; Blake Alexander Simmons, Colorado State University; Kyla Tienhaara, Queen's University, Ontario

A new study adds up the potential legal and financial risk countries could face from hundreds of agreements, like those under the Energy Charter Treaty.

Scientists in Antarctica discover a vast, salty groundwater system under the ice sheet – with implications for sea level rise

Matthew Siegfried, Colorado School of Mines; Chloe Gustafson, University of California San Diego

Liquid water below the ice determines how fast an ice stream flows. As the ice sheet gets thinner, more of that salty groundwater could rise.

Ukraine receives weapons support from around the world

Jordan Cohen, George Mason University

An arms trade expert explains the wide variety of military aid nations around the world have sent to Ukraine.

Billions spent on overseas counterterrorism would be better spent by involving ex-terrorists

Bernard Loesi, University of Washington

The US gives money to help Indonesia and other countries fight terrorism. But research shows that this money might not be effective, unless it directly reaches former extremists.

Abortion has been common in the US since the 18th century – and debate over it started soon after

Treva B. Lindsey, The Ohio State University

With the Supreme Court likely to strike down constitutional protection for abortion, a centuries-old debate over its morality and legality has been reignited.

What’s the Giving Pledge? A philanthropy scholar explains

Hans Peter Schmitz, University of San Diego

More than 350 billionaires have signed on so far.

3 ways to make ‘belonging’ more than a buzzword in higher ed

Michelle Samura, Chapman University

Just what does it mean for students to feel as if they “belong” on campus? A researcher weighs in.

COVID-19 official counts can miss mild cases – here’s how serosurveys that analyze blood for signs of past infection can help

Isobel Routledge, University of California, San Francisco

Your blood can hold a record of past illnesses. That information can reveal how many people have had a certain infection – like 58% of Americans having had COVID-19 by the end of February 2022.

At a popular evangelical tourist site, the Ark Encounter, the image of a ‘wrathful God’ appeals to millions

Susan L Trollinger, University of Dayton; William Trollinger, University of Dayton

Two scholars of fundamentalism and creationism explain what they found when they visited the Ark Encounter, an evangelical theme park in Kentucky,

What a cathedral and a massive military parade show about Putin’s Russia

Lena Surzhko Harned, Penn State

World War II has a central place in Russian nationalism. Its importance is written all over a new cathedral dedicated to the armed forces.

Neutrality: why countries choose not to join a war and what responsibilities come with it

Gemma Ware, The Conversation; Daniel Merino, The Conversation

In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, we also explore the reasons by India’s neutrality over the Ukraine war.

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Philippines election: how the Marcos clan might be heading back to power

Severe COVID is equivalent to 20 years of aging – new study

Tigray’s ancient rock-hewn churches are under threat: why it matters