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A giant, large-scale eruption once contributed to the demise of the dinosaurs 66 million years ago

The multitrillion-dollar bill that President Donald Trump signed into law on July 4, 2025, will change how the U.S. tax code treats charitable donations. It also has several tax provisions that affect some colleges, universities and other nonprofits. The Conversation U.S. asked Daniel Hungerman, an economist who studies charitable activities…

Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching.

Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching.

Thirty years ago, the film “Dead Man Walking” had its debut in movie theaters around the United States. It was a box office hit, and critics lavished it with praise. Lead actress Susan Sarandon won an Academy Award for her portrayal of Sister Helen Prejean, the spiritual adviser to a…

Astronomers use algorithms to analyze the numerous images coming from space, but how accurate are they?

No man more embodied Thatcherism in the eyes of the public in the 1980s than Norman Tebbit, who died on July 7, aged 94.

In the early 2000s, golden eagles soared once again over the hills of Donegal in northwest Ireland, for the first time in nearly a century. Their return was celebrated as a landmark in Irish conservation, a hopeful sign that one of the island’s most iconic predators was back.

“In the real world, I’m a coward. When I’m online, I’m a hero.”