The Latest Breaking News from Salon

A troubling precedent in North Carolina

Jefferson Griffin, a Republican state Supreme Court candidate, is refusing to accept his November loss

Salon · Jan 18, 2025

How mirror life poses existential risks

Experts issue a dire warning about a theoretical form of life that could threaten ecosystems across the globe

Salon · Jan 18, 2025

A new treament slowing the STI crisis?

A new treatment for sexually-transmitted diseases seems to be slowing an STI epidemic — but not everyone can get it

Salon · Jan 17, 2025

Trump's guilt was "easily provable"

Jack Smith's report on Trump's 2020 election subversion shows the president-elect was lucky to avoid a trial

Salon · Jan 14, 2025

TikTokers flock to Chinese alternative

Xiaohongshu, or RedNote in English, has picked up tens of thousands of TikTok users looking for an alternative

Salon · Jan 14, 2025

Hottest year on record is major failure

"1.5 is dead" protesters wrote on Darwin's grave this week, referring to the excess heating we've unleashed

Salon · Jan 14, 2025

Supplements shouldn't be this complex

Poor regulation, conflicting recommendations and biased research have made nutritional supplements a minefield

Salon · Jan 13, 2025

Is it seasonal influenza or bird flu?

Public health experts weigh in on the current state of testing for bird flu amid rising cases of influenza A

Salon · Jan 13, 2025

Is climate change making bird flu worse?

Our overheating planet has changed how birds migrate — giving H5N1 the boost it needed to spread rapidly

Salon · Jan 12, 2025

Trump spreading wildfire misinformation

Misinformation is spreading rapidly as experts say climate change is the likely accelerant for California's crisis

Salon · Jan 11, 2025