Investigative report: Secret online criminal networks

Behind the scenes of the investigation: Heists Worth Billions

David Maimon, Georgia State University

Professor David Maimon describes how his team investigated criminal enterprises on the dark web.

How to protect yourself from drop account fraud – tips from our investigative unit

Kurt Eichenwald, The Conversation

Cyber bank fraud is on the rise. Here are some important ways to protect yourself.

Announcing The Conversation’s new investigative unit – we’re looking for collaborators in academia

Beth Daley, The Conversation

Why The Conversation U.S. started an investigative unit.

One year after the fall of Roe v. Wade, abortion care has become a patchwork of confusing state laws that deepen existing inequalities

Heidi Fantasia, UMass Lowell

Abortion bans and restrictions have numerous downstream effects on health care. For instance, medical students in states where those laws exist will not receive training for some standard procedures.

Mission trips are an evangelical rite of passage for US teens – but why?

Caroline R. Nagel, University of South Carolina

Today’s short-term missionaries continue a long legacy, but in a very different way.

Islam’s call to prayer is ringing out in more US cities – affirming a long and growing presence of Muslims in America

Leila Tarakji, Michigan State University

The earliest documented public broadcasting of the Muslim call to prayer in the U.S. took place during the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, 1893.

Hurricanes push heat deeper into the ocean than scientists realized, boosting long-term ocean warming, new research shows

Noel Gutiérrez Brizuela, University of California, San Diego; Sally Warner, Brandeis University

Currents can carry that deep ocean heat hundreds of miles to surface again at distant shores.

Ocean heat is off the charts – here’s what that means for humans and ecosystems around the world

Annalisa Bracco, Georgia Institute of Technology

Drought in Europe, dwindling Arctic sea ice, a slow start to the Indian monsoon – unusually hot ocean temperatures can disrupt climate patterns around the world, as an ocean scientist explains.

China and the US are locked in struggle – and the visit by Secretary of State Blinken is only a start to improving relations

Krista Wiegand, University of Tennessee

The US and China are engaged in a classic power struggle. The question is, who will come out on top?

Trump’s trial will soon be underway in Florida – here’s why prosecutors had little choice in selecting any other courthouse location

Gabriel J. Chin, University of California, Davis

The Constitution says that a trial must be held where an alleged crime happened – while Trump’s indictment mentions Washington, D.C. and Florida, there are a few reasons why Florida was the pick.

Why no living people appear on US postage stamps

Richard Handler, University of Virginia; Laura Goldblatt, University of Virginia

Hint: It’s all tied up with the country’s history with British royalty.

Southern Baptists expel churches with women pastors – but the debate’s not just about gender

Adjusting jobs to protect workers’ mental health is both easier and harder than you might think

A little-understood sleep disorder affects millions and has clear links to dementia – 4 questions answered