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Climate change charges up winter storms

Winter storms are a normal part of this time of year. Yet climate change is making them more severe

Salon · Dec 17, 2022

The debate over synthetic 'shrooms

You can't patent naturally-occurring molecules like psilocybin. That's led to a rush to find a synthetic blend

Salon · Dec 13, 2022

A desert icon faces near-certain doom

Desert tortoises are facing multiple extinction threats, including from climate change

Salon · Dec 12, 2022

Musk's company is on a killing spree

Around 1,500 lab animals have died in tests at Neuralink, Elon Musk's medical device implant company

Salon · Dec 8, 2022

The Tylenol shortage, explained

There is a shortage of children's analgesic medicine – but not for the reasons you might think

Salon · Dec 8, 2022

Apocalyptic asteroid found near Venus

The area between Venus and Earth is difficult to observe because of the Sun's glare

Salon · Dec 7, 2022

The gene that explains consciousness

Viruses can leave behind their genetic material after infecting us. Sometimes that has unintended consequences

Salon · Dec 6, 2022

Monkeypox gets a rebrand as mpox

The thorny cultural politics of naming a virus loomed large for the global public health agency

Salon · Dec 6, 2022

The bad science behind "immunity debt"

Immunity debt — the idea that our immune systems become weak if we're not exposed to pathogens — isn't a real thing

Salon · Dec 4, 2022

In defense of mixing soda and milk

Beyond Pepsi's "Pilk" stunt, there's a world of delicate French and refreshing Doodh sodas waiting for you

Salon · Dec 3, 2022