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The CDC Has a Cyclospora Lab. DOGE Downsized It Last Year

Reaping, Sowing, Etc.

The CDC Has a Cyclospora Lab. DOGE Downsized It Last Year

Emily Mullin

Wildfire Smoke Is Worse Than You Think. Here’s How to Keep Safe

Smoke Screen

Wildfire Smoke Is Worse Than You Think. Here’s How to Keep Safe

Matthew Korfhage

Everyone Thinks They Have the Diarrhea Parasite

A Real Shitshow

Everyone Thinks They Have the Diarrhea Parasite

Emily Mullin, Kate Taylor, and Leah Feiger

Lionel Messi’s Final World Cup—and the Death of Early Retirement

World Cup 2026

Lionel Messi’s Final World Cup—and the Death of Early Retirement

Malak Saleh

The Explosive Diarrhea Outbreak Is About to Get Much Bigger

Poop Problems

The Explosive Diarrhea Outbreak Is About to Get Much Bigger

Emily Mullin and Kate Taylor

What Watching a Soccer Final Does to Your Body, According to Science

World Cup 2026

What Watching a Soccer Final Does to Your Body, According to Science

Jorge Garay

Fish Oil Supplements May Not Help Stave Off Dementia After All

DHA

Fish Oil Supplements May Not Help Stave Off Dementia After All

Ritsuko Kawai

Food Preservatives May Increase the Risk of High Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Disease

Added Values

Food Preservatives May Increase the Risk of High Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Disease

Ritsuko Kawai

The FDA Ruled That Zyn Pouches Are Safer Than Cigarettes. That Doesn’t Mean They’re Safe

Less Bad

The FDA Ruled That Zyn Pouches Are Safer Than Cigarettes. That Doesn’t Mean They’re Safe

Megan Tomos

Heat Domes Are Dangerous. July Fourth Activities Will Make Things Worse

Beat the Heat

Heat Domes Are Dangerous. July Fourth Activities Will Make Things Worse

Emily Mullin

The Most Promising Ebola Vaccine Has Been Sitting on the Shelf for 15 Years

Speed Trials

The Most Promising Ebola Vaccine Has Been Sitting on the Shelf for 15 Years

Isabella Ward

Pseudoscientific Cancer ‘Treatment’ Involves Gassing Naked People in Plastic Bags With Bleach

Dangerous Ideas

Pseudoscientific Cancer ‘Treatment’ Involves Gassing Naked People in Plastic Bags With Bleach

David Gilbert

The Sperm-Maxxing Bros Are Actually Onto Something

Super Swimmers

The Sperm-Maxxing Bros Are Actually Onto Something

Gabriela Galvin

I Was Scammed Buying GLP-1s Online. I’m Not Alone

Fitter Happier

I Was Scammed Buying GLP-1s Online. I’m Not Alone

John Semley

Not to Alarm Anyone, but Flesh-Eating Screwworms Have Entered the US

AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

Not to Alarm Anyone, but Flesh-Eating Screwworms Have Entered the US

Beth Mole, Ars Technica

‘Sexual Chocolate’ Faces Recalls After FDA Tests Reveal Undisclosed Viagra

Total Recall

‘Sexual Chocolate’ Faces Recalls After FDA Tests Reveal Undisclosed Viagra

Emily Mullin

The Painful Truth About Long Covid

Medical Mystery

The Painful Truth About Long Covid

Alan Levinovitz

How Turkey Hacked the Hair-Transplant Industry

Back to Front

How Turkey Hacked the Hair-Transplant Industry

Levent Daşkıran

These Researchers Would Be in Africa Fighting Ebola—but Trump Cut Their Funding

Ebola Outbreak

These Researchers Would Be in Africa Fighting Ebola—but Trump Cut Their Funding

Emily Mullin

Supercharging Immune Cells May Help Control HIV Long-Term

Super Cells

Supercharging Immune Cells May Help Control HIV Long-Term

Emily Mullin