Trump's strategy to close the Education Department

Are Ukrainians ready for ceasefire and concessions? Here’s what the polls say

Gerard Toal, Virginia Tech; John O’Loughlin, University of Colorado Boulder; Kristin M Bakke, UCL

More Ukrainians are willing to negotiate for peace now than in the early stages of the conflict − but clear red lines remain for the public.

How an unexpected observation, a 10th-century recipe and an explorer’s encounter with a cabbage thief upend what we know about collard greens’ journey to the American South

Bronwen Powell, Penn State; Abderrahim Ouarghidi, Penn State

Collards may have arrived in southern Morocco via early Muslim traders, and Morocco may have been a stop in the journey the vegetables took to America.

Philly Roller Derby league turns 20 - here’s how the sport skated its way to feminism, anti-racism and queer liberation

Colleen English, Penn State

Since its start in 1935, roller derby has evolved from a Depression-era fad to TV spectacle to an unabashedly feminist sport that subverts gender norms.

Is the US heading for a government shutdown? 5 essential reads to occupy the mind while we wait to find out

Matt Williams, The Conversation

Congress has until March 14 to pass a spending bill that will keep the lights on in Washington.

I study refugees, and here are the facts on the history and impact of refugee resettlement in the US

Tazreena Sajjad, American University School of International Service

The US was a world leader in refugee resettlement. Trump stopped all that with one executive order. What does the end of refugee resettlement look like in practice?

Can the Trump administration legally deport Palestinian rights advocate Mahmoud Khalil? 3 things to know about green card holders’ rights

Gabriel J. Chin, University of California, Davis

Lawful permanent residents hold many of the same rights that US citizens have, but the government can deport them on certain, often vague, security grounds.

Clean air rules boost US health and the economy − charts show what EPA’s new deregulation plans ignore

Richard E. Peltier, UMass Amherst

Clean air has become one of America’s best investments, returning $10 for every $1 spent on regulations, by one estimate.

3D printing will help space pioneers make homes, tools and other stuff they need to colonize the Moon and Mars

Sven Bilén, Penn State

3D printing in outer space and on alien planets comes with otherworldly challenges.

You’ve likely heard the Serenity Prayer − but not its backstory

Scott Paeth, DePaul University

Alcoholics Anonymous helped make the Serenity Prayer famous, but it was written by one of the 20th century’s most influential theologians, Reinhold Niebuhr.

A glimpse into a surreal abyss: how COVID ravaged a remote city in the Amazonian jungle

Gemma Ware, The Conversation

Researcher Japhy Wilson tells The Conversation Weekly podcast the surreal story of what happened in one Peruvian city in the Amazon jungle during the first wave of COVID.

US-Ukraine deal highlights Ukraine’s wealth of critical minerals, but extracting them isn’t so simple

DOGE threat: How government data would give an AI company extraordinary power

Knocking down abandoned buildings has a lot of benefits for Detroit − but it’s costly for cities