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Where Did Omicron Come From? Maybe Its First Host Was Mice

Public Health

Where Did Omicron Come From? Maybe Its First Host Was Mice

Maryn McKenna

After the Flood, the Flesh-Eating Bacteria

Hot Water

After the Flood, the Flesh-Eating Bacteria

Meghan Herbst

The US Is Finally Considering Protections Against Salmonella

Public Health

The US Is Finally Considering Protections Against Salmonella

Maryn McKenna

Ebola Is Back—and Vaccines Don’t Work Against It

Public Health

Ebola Is Back—and Vaccines Don’t Work Against It

Esther Nakkazi

How Iodine Pills Can—and Can’t—Help Against Radiation

Public Health

How Iodine Pills Can—and Can’t—Help Against Radiation

Emily Mullin

Big Pharma Says Drug Prices Reflect R&D Cost. Researchers Call BS

R&D

Big Pharma Says Drug Prices Reflect R&D Cost. Researchers Call BS

Grace Browne

The Search for a Pill That Can Help Dogs—and Humans—Live Longer

FUREVER AFTER

The Search for a Pill That Can Help Dogs—and Humans—Live Longer

Tom Simonite

Wildfire Smoke May Carry Deadly Fungi Long Distances

Public Health

Wildfire Smoke May Carry Deadly Fungi Long Distances

Maryn McKenna

It’s Time to Treat Housing Insecurity as a Health Risk

Public Health

It’s Time to Treat Housing Insecurity as a Health Risk

Kasra Zarei

Elon Musk Is Totally Wrong About Population Collapse

Small Planet

Elon Musk Is Totally Wrong About Population Collapse

Matt Reynolds

Scientists Have Discovered a New Set of Blood Groups

In That Vein

Scientists Have Discovered a New Set of Blood Groups

Chris Baraniuk

The Problem With Mental Health Bots

Bots Run the Web

The Problem With Mental Health Bots

Grace Browne

When Will the Pandemic Truly Be ‘Over’?

Public Health

When Will the Pandemic Truly Be ‘Over’?

Maryn McKenna

Viruses to Fight Superbugs? Scientists Are Working on It

Secret Weapon

Viruses to Fight Superbugs? Scientists Are Working on It

Victoria Turk

How to Find Your Vaccine History—and Store It Safely

Shots Fired

How to Find Your Vaccine History—and Store It Safely

Carol Milberger

A Better Birth Is Possible

Urgent Care

A Better Birth Is Possible

Ruha Benjamin

The Fungus That Killed Frogs—and Led to a Surge in Malaria

Chain Reaction

The Fungus That Killed Frogs—and Led to a Surge in Malaria

Maryn McKenna

Epigenetic ‘Clocks’ Predict Animals’ True Biological Age

Tick Tock

Epigenetic ‘Clocks’ Predict Animals’ True Biological Age

Ingrid Wickelgren

Monkeypox Cases in the US Are Falling. There's No One Reason Why

Public Health

Monkeypox Cases in the US Are Falling. There's No One Reason Why

Maryn McKenna

The Mystery of Why Some People Don’t Get Covid

Public Health

The Mystery of Why Some People Don’t Get Covid

Grace Browne