Nael Nacer in "The Moderate" at Central Square Theater. (Courtesy Nile Scott Studios) When he gets the opportunity to be a hero, Frank Bonner wants to rise to the occasion. Frank is the protagonist in ...

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 CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com. Is the whole universe just a simulation?

For decades, Americans got the message that drinking in moderation might be good for us. While it was clear that heavy or binge drinking carried health risks, the conventional wisdom held that there ...

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New Jersey Mikie Sherrill speaking at her inauguration ceremony in Newark on Jan. 20, 2026. Photo by Aristide Economopoulos for the NY Post With their new leaders in Virginia and New Jersey, Democrats ...

The Trump administration reignited a debate about alcohol this month by removing daily recommended limits in the national Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Now, women are no longer advised to limit ...

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has reignited one of the country’s most persistent cultural arguments with his department’s newly released federal dietary guidelines — how much alcohol is too much ...

The simulation hypothesis—the idea that our universe might be an artificial construct running on some advanced alien computer—has long captured the public imagination. Yet most arguments about it rest ...

Voters prefer moderate candidates over both progressive and MAGA contenders for the next presidential race, according to a new Emerson College Polling survey. In a hypothetical 2028 match-up against a ...

Review & Outlook: Democrats in Virginia, New Jersey and New York City focused on the cost of living and Trump's unpopularity, and they rolled to big victories. What do Republicans need to do to avoid ...

When a patient undergoes conscious sedation, they are given pain and relaxation medications via an intravenous (IV) line in the arm. Unlike general anesthesia, the patient remains awake throughout the ...

New research from UBC Okanagan mathematically demonstrates that the universe cannot be simulated. Using Gödel’s incompleteness theorem, scientists found that reality requires “non-algorithmic ...