Why can’t every country get along with each other? It comes down to resources, inequality and perception

Even countries with similar values and goals can end up in conflict with each other due to forces they cannot fully control.

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“Why is the object of golf to play as little golf as possible?” asks Bryleigh, age 12.

A sports management explains why, unlike most sports, the lowest score is the champion.

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Why do your fingers wrinkle in water — and do they always wrinkle the same way? Science finally has the answer, and it's more important than you think. #ScienceExplained #Biometrics #CuriousKids

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Wrinkles That Remember | Geekoo

New research reveals that the wrinkles on your fingers after soaking in water form in consistent patterns every time — a discovery with surprising forensic and biomedical potential, inspired by a child's question.

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#Dogs have 300 million smell receptors in their noses, compared to humans' 6 million. This superpower allows them to detect drugs, explosives, and even people buried under snow. A veterinarian explains: https://buff.ly/Th3Qzvv #curiouskids #DogsOfMastodon
Why do dogs love to play with trash?

While you might not like how your trash smells, to your dog it is an appealing buffet brimming with apple cores, banana peels, meat scraps and stale bread.

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“What was the first thing scientists discovered?” Asks Jacobl, age 9, from Santiago, Panama.

In our latest Curious Kids column, University of Colorado Boulder engineering professor James Byrne discusses this age-old question. https://buff.ly/12weacW
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What was the first thing scientists discovered? A historian makes the case for Babylonian astronomy

Science uses careful, organized observations and tests to construct theories that are recorded, passed on to others and built on.

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1st comment: #CuriousKids is a series for children of all ages. Have a question you’d like an expert to answer,? Send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com.
1st comment: #CuriousKids 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.