Stories by The Conversation US

Amid concerns about lead found in certain cinnamon products, here’s what to know about how spices can pick up heavy metals and how worried to be

A man scouring Google Earth found a mysterious scar in the Australian outback. And now scientists know what caused it

Fast fashion may seem cheap, but it’s taking a costly toll on the planet—and on millions of young people

The new president-elect can go beyond just pulling out of the Paris Agreement. But it may be more difficult to roll back clean energy policies

“Going viral” appears to be more than just a catchphrase when it comes to the rampant spread of misinformation

The Whip-Poor-Will’s shrill, death-proclaiming song populates the works of Stephen King and H.P. Lovecraft. But the bird itself has fallen on hard times. Could it become a ghost of Halloweens past?

People living near industrial facilities often have few details about the chemicals inside, which poses major risks when floods occur

Scientists have traced a baffling monotonous planetary hum that lasted for nine days back to a glacier in Greenland

Because wildfires create their own wind patterns, they can also spawn their own weather. Here’s how it works

From glacial ice cores extracted from the Tibetan Plateau, scientists recovered the equivalent of 1,705 viral species. Reading their genomes tells the story of 41,000 years of climate change

Antarctica’s riskiest glacier is a disaster in slow motion. But in a rare bit of good news, the worst-case scenario for its collapse may be off the table

The U.S.’s first plastic pollution plan features better measuring standards, more responsibility for producers and an end to single-use products

Carpenter ants carry out lifesaving amputations on their colony siblings to save them

New techniques are helping forecasters spot storms that could develop into dangerous hurricanes earlier than ever

Some parts of the southeastern U.S. have seen more than a foot of rain from Tropical Storm Debby, and rain will keep moving up the coast in the coming days

Sharks provide multiple benefits for ocean ecosystems: their declining numbers threaten habitats for baby fish

When wildfire smoke is in the air, some trees essentially shut their windows and doors and hold their breath

Researchers are still working to understand the complicated and debilitating condition dubbed long COVID

An athletic trainer explains why bodies need time to acclimatize to extreme heat and what risks to watch out for to avoid heat illness in student athletes

Almost all packaged food sold in the U.S. for the past three decades has sported a Nutrition Facts label, with major consequences for the food system

Companies and governments alike need to step up cybersecurity practices in the wake of massive technology failures associated with a CrowdStrike update

An issue with a commonly used security software called Crowdstrike shuttered large technology systems around the globe, including airlines, transit systems and stock exchanges

In the run-up to the Paris 2024 Olympics, the French government has authorized wide-reaching use of AI software in security surveillance feeds

The gooey, chocolatey s’more couldn’t have been popularized without the technological advances of the Industrial Revolution, which brought cheap sweets to the masses