Scholars explain how the Supreme Court’s ruling on abortion is likely to affect women’s health.
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The Supreme Court on June 24, 2022, issued a ruling that overturned decades of constitutional abortion rights for women in the US. Scholars explain the significance of the decision.
Penggunaan rudal hipersonik Rusia di Ukraina telah menempatkan senjata dalam berita. Versi generasi berikutnya yang sedang dikembangkan dapat secara dramatis mengubah keamanan nasional dan global.
Survey shows that Ukrainians’ attitudes about a peace settlement and any territorial concessions to the Russians differs dependng on their experience of war.
The Supreme Court has found protections for people’s privacy in several constitutional amendments – and used it as a basis for some pretty fundamental protections.
Views on abortion differ not only among major religious traditions, but within each one.
Thwaites Glacier’s ice shelf appears to be splintering, and scientists fear it could give way in the next few years. A polar scientist takes us on a tour under the ice to explain the forces at work.
Tumors contain thousands of genetic changes, but only a few are actually cancer-causing. A quicker way to identify these driver mutations could lead to more targeted cancer treatments.
Conservative Christians have cheered restrictions on some birth control. But many decades ago, Christian leaders’ support helped contraceptives become acceptable in the first place.
La Niña is only part of the problem. The long-term driver of increasing drought – even in areas getting more rainfall overall – is the rapidly warming climate.
Bees offer insights into many scientific questions, from cooperating in close quarters to strategies for finding food.
25 states aren’t expected to ban abortion if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade. But limits on abortion in these places, too, make it an uncertain refuge for people seeking abortions elsewhere.
A draft opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito suggests that a majority of the court may overturn the landmark 1973 ruling that guaranteed the constitutional right to abortion in the US.
Despite the halt to the federal mask mandate for mass transit, people may still choose to protect themselves. For those who do, the type of mask and how well it fits matter.
Russia’s use of hypersonic missiles in Ukraine has put the weapons in the news. Next-generation versions under development could dramatically alter national and global security.
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought immunology terms that are typically relegated to textbooks into our everyday vernacular. These stories helped us make sense of the ever-evolving science.
The Bible and its laws were complex and not practiced in the way many of us think about laws today.
Plus, a section of a rocket is about to crash on the Moon. What scientists hope to learn from it. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
A scholar who studies biblical texts explains how the Bible, its laws, and ancient debates were set within a complex vision of society at that time.
Across the solar system, asteroids and comets crash into moons and planets every day. The rocket collision will provide researchers with important data on how these collisions work.
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Senior Research Associate, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado Boulder
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Lecturer, Cannabis Science course in the Division of Continuing Education, University of Colorado Boulder
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Professor of Theatre and Environmental Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
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Associate Professor of Organizational Leadership, University of Colorado Boulder
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Lecturer of Media Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
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Professor in Astrophysics, Emeritus, University of Colorado Boulder
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Research Scientist in Astrophysical & Planetary Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder
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Director, Center for National Security Initiatives, and Professor of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder
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Professor, Strategy and Entrepreneurship PhD Program Director, University of Colorado Boulder
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Assistant Teaching Professor of Critical Sports Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
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Assistant Professor of Building Systems Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder
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Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
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Professor of Environmental Studies and Fellow in the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), University of Colorado Boulder
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Associate Professor of Atmospheric and Ocean Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder
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Associate Professor of Women and Gender Studies & Jewish Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
