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Salmon hats are back, baby!

We've waited 37 years for this moment.

Newsletter November 19, 2024: Science journalism is escapism

Newsletter October 17, 2024: Confessions of a 26-year-old first-time driver

Lesson learned: don’t eat undercooked bear meat

But you can learn to cook it properly, with some guidance from your local government

Newsletter September 16, 2024: Back to potty talk (wastewater, to be exact)

“Multiple animal sources” definitely strikes me as one of the better-case scenarios for why a literal crap-ton of H5N1 virus is showing up in Texas’ sewers. 

No, mpox isn’t bringing a ‘second lockdown’

Mpox is a global health emergency. But it’s nothing like COVID.