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Contrary to popular belief, falling natural gas prices didn’t significantly accelerate coal power plant retirements. Here’s what did. Leeds School of Business professors David Drake and Jeff York share on The Conversation.

In this week’s episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, postdoctoral fellow Benjamin Brubaker discusses a new way to speed up the search for one of the universe’s most elusive enigmas: dark matter.

Researchers have found a way to speed up the search for dark matter using technology from quantum computing. Postdoctoral fellow Benjamin Brubaker shares on The Conversation.

The term “polar vortex” is often used loosely to refer to unusually cold, snowy storms. The stratospheric polar vortex itself won’t appear in your backyard, but it does influence winter weather. Researchers Zachary Lawrence and Amy Butler share on The Conversation.

The U.S. backing of the Paris Agreement has an influence on food security, health and safety, and the future warming of the planet. National Snow and Ice Data Center researcher Walt Meier and fellow scholars share on The Conversation. 

From the oath-taking on the Bible during the presidential swearing-in ceremony, to the “awe” and “restraint” of the early Christian world, the meaning of “religion” has gone through a long journey. Assistant Professor Sam Boyd shares on The Conversation.

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has resigned. Sharing on The Conversation, �鶹��ý Professor Kevin Welner and four other experts comment on the impact DeVos has had on education.

As Mike Pence prepares for life after vice presidency, professor and religious scholar Deborah Whitehead looks back at the political and religious conversions that informed the politician’s worldview. 

Global leaders pledged to protect 10% of the oceans by 2020. We’re nowhere close, but a U.N. treaty and lessons from Antarctica could help. Assistant Professor Cassandra Brooks and a colleague share on The Conversation.

Being indoors with other people is a recipe for spreading COVID-19, but removing airborne particles through proper ventilation and air filtration can reduce risk. Professor Shelly Miller shares on The Conversation.