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From morgue to medical school: Cadavers of the poor, Black and vulnerable can be dissected without consent

Every year, first-year medical students approach their human cadavers with a mixture of awe and trepidation. They will come to know their assigned cadaver...

New House Speaker Mike Johnson leads a GOP majority weakened by decades of declining party authority

After the House of Representatives took the unprecedented step on Oct. 3, 2023, of removing its own speaker, Kevin McCarthy of California, with eight...

Let the community work it out: Throwback to early internet days could fix social media’s crisis of legitimacy

In the 2018 documentary “The Cleaners,” a young man in Manila, Philippines, explains his work as a content moderator: “We see the pictures on...

Backlash to the oil CEO leading the UN climate summit overlooks his ambitious agenda for COP28 – and concerns of the Global South

In December 2023, negotiators from countries worldwide will meet in the United Arab Emirates for the next round of international climate talks. While the...

The Rio Grande isn’t just a border – it’s a river in crisis

The Rio Grande is one of the longest rivers in North America, running some 1,900 miles (3,060 kilometers) from the Colorado Rockies southeast to...

Hot-button topics may get public attention at the Vatican synod, but a more fundamental issue for the Catholic Church is at the heart of...

High-ranking Catholics from across the globe have converged on the Vatican, where a landmark initiative is underway that will shape the future of the...

How ‘La Catrina’ became the iconic symbol of Day of the Dead

On April 13, 1944, thousands of people clashed with police on the steps of the Art Institute of Chicago. The melee was unrelated to...

Space rocks and asteroid dust are pricey, but these aren’t the most expensive materials used in science

After a journey of seven years and nearly 4 billion miles, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft landed gently in the Utah desert on the morning of...

TCUS senior editor Kalpana Jain explores Indigenous communities in Indonesia − and learns about their struggles to reclaim land

Kalpana Jain, senior religion and ethics editor at The Conversation, spent part of 2023 on a trip spanning over 20,000 miles, covering seven cities...

Are ghosts real? A social psychologist examines the evidence

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...

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