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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Adriana Galván, University of California, Los Angeles(THE CONVERSATION) Healthy sleep leads to healthy brains. Neuroscientists have gotten that message out. But parents, doctors and educators alike have struggled to identify what to do to improve sleep. Some have called for delaying school start times or limiting screentime before bed to achieve academic, health and even economic

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Chad M. Gasta, Iowa State University(THE CONVERSATION) Kelsey Hrubes knew she had a challenge on her hands when she visited Germany as a study abroad student back in 2015.“I was forced to adapt to cultural norms I had never considered before and try to comprehend everything in a new language,” recalls Hrubes, a software engineer at Microsoft and 2017 Iowa State graduate in German

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jeremy D. Owens, Florida State University and Theodore Them, College of Charleston(THE CONVERSATION) All animals, whether they live on land or in the water, require oxygen to breathe. But today the world’s oceans are losing oxygen, due to a combination of rising temperatures and changing ocean currents. Both factors are driven by human-induced climate change.This process has the

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Gregory Brew, Southern Methodist University(THE CONVERSATION) The Trump administration has formally imposed new sanctions on Iran aimed at hindering Iran’s oil exports – a move that had been in the works for six months.The U.S. government has also made a second, more surprising, announcement: It’s granting eight countries waivers that will let them keep on buying Iranian

British police say they have arrested a suspect in their hunt for a shoplifter who bears a striking resemblance to Ross Geller, the character played by David Schwimmer on the TV show "Friends."

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) David E. Conroy, Pennsylvania State University and Sherry Pagoto, University of Connecticut(THE CONVERSATION) It’s that time again. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services just released a new edition of the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans. That sound you hear is Americans collectively sighing. Let’s be honest: Physical activity guidelines can be tough. As

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Christopher J. Preston, The University of Montana(THE CONVERSATION) As you read this, a strange object that looks like a 2,000-foot floating pool noodle is drifting slowly through the central north Pacific Ocean. This object is designed to solve an enormous environmental problem. But in so doing, it brings attention to a number of others.There are an estimated five trillion pieces

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Randy Kluver, Oklahoma State University; Robert Hinck, Monmouth College, and Skye Cooley, Oklahoma State University(THE CONVERSATION) When North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in June pledged to work toward “complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula” by 2020, the White House hailed the agreement as “a tremendous moment for the world.” The agreement came after a year of tense

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Liberty Vittert, Washington University in St Louis and Colby Dolly, University of Missouri-St. Louis(THE CONVERSATION) Donald Trump has waved the words “stop and frisk” around like a banner call to cure violent crime in American cities.That means it’s time to take a look back at one of the primary criticisms of this police practice: racial profiling.The American Civil Liberties

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Ingrid Anderson, Boston University(THE CONVERSATION) When Loren Jacobs, member of the Shma Yisrael Congregation, offered a prayer for the victims of the Tree of Life congregation at a campaign rally attended by Mike Pence, it left many Jews feeling very upset. The vice president’s office later denied inviting Jacobs to the event. Jacobs is a messianic Jew and part of a group called

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Saadia Pekkanen, University of Washington(THE CONVERSATION) As an international relations scholar who studies space law and policy, I have come to realize what most people do not fully appreciate: Dealing with space debris is as much a national security issue as it is a technical one.Considering the debris circling the Earth as just an obstacle in the path of human missions is

Florida's election recount of its Senate and governor's races is chugging along as more irregularities are uncovered