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Science & Health (page 106)

Salon covers science and health news through investigations, insightful reporting, commentary and analysis.

Corona virus missing puzzle pieces (Getty Images/Zuka83)

Ethics of un-peer reviewed paper reports

Alice Fleerackers - The Conversation
The Great Barrier Reef in Queensland Australia (Getty/hypergurl)

Five new species of coral discovered

Jeremy Horowitz - The Conversation
(Getty/Carl de Souza)

What is ethical animal research?

Lana Ruvolo Grasser, Rachelle Stammen - The Conversation
Sonoran Desert Toad (Getty Images/Mark Newman)

Toad venom smokers urged to go vegan

Troy Farah
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Neuralink logo is displayed on mobile with founder Elon Musk seen on screen in the background. (Photo Illustration by Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Musk's company is on a killing spree

Matthew Rozsa
Smoke from the car exhaust (Getty Images/hirun)

How air pollution harms the brain

Clara G. Zundel - The Conversation
Tylenol, acetaminophen (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

The Tylenol shortage, explained

Matthew Rozsa
A man cycles through water past a downed street lamp in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers, Florida, on September 29, 2022. (GIORGIO VIERA/AFP via Getty Images)

Florida’s coast at risk of storm erosion

Zhong-Ren Peng - The Conversation
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The UNFCCC COP27 climate conference on November 06, 2022, in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Will the 'loss and damage' fund happen?

Adil Najam - The Conversation
(Getty Images)

Failure is a good teacher, explained

Robert Kunzman - The Conversation
Meteorite from outer space, falling toward planet Earth (Getty Images/dottedhippo)

Apocalyptic asteroid found near Venus

Matthew Rozsa
Medical Bill (Getty Images/everydayplus)

Public-ish healthcare comes to Colorado

Markian Hawryluk - KFF Health News
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Dry psilocybin magic mushrooms in a plastic bag and wooden bowl (Getty Images/eskymaks)

Coming soon: mushroom dispensaries?

Troy Farah
Spotlight on a virus spore (Getty Images/Andriy Onufriyenko)

The gene that explains consciousness

Matthew Rozsa
Sign of the World Health Organisation (WHO) at their headquarters in Geneva. (FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)

Monkeypox gets a rebrand as mpox

Troy Farah
Grenoble University Hospital Michallon Hospital Department Of Neurology Unit 'Movement Disorder'. Mri Of A 30 Year Old Patient Suffering From Dystonia, Treated By A High Frequency Deep Brain Stimulation By Implantation Of Electrodes At The Level Of The Internal Paladium. These Electrodes Are Linked To A Neurostimulator, Box Implanted Under The Clavicle. (BSIP/UIG Via Getty Images)

New depression treatment provides relief

Patricia Junquera - The Conversation
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Transgender flags (Getty Images)

Trans people need global health equity

Reya Farber - The Conversation
Oil pipelines, pumping rigs, and electrical transmission lines dot the landscape along California's "Petroleum Highway" (Highway 33) running along the northwestern side of the San Joaquin Valley on April 24, 2020, near McKittrick, California. (George Rose/Getty Images)

COP27 flinched on phasing out oil

Fergus Green, Harro Van Asselt - The Conversation
(Leonardo Carrato/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

Essential reads on issues in the Amazon

Jennifer Weeks - The Conversation
Wind turbine reflected in solar panels (Getty Images/Tetra Images)

The power of clean energy subsidies

Eric Hittinger, Eric Williams, Qing Miao - The Conversation
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Participants talk to each other during a break in the closing ceremony at the UN Climate Summit COP27. (Christophe Gateau/picture alliance via Getty Images)

COP27 suggests we'll exceed 1.5 degrees

Peter Schlosser - The Conversation
A Measuring Tape on a Scale (Getty Images/artisteer)

Don't weigh me: The case against BMI

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Firefighters battle the NCAR Fire on March 26, 2022 in Boulder, Colorado. The wildfire, which has forced almost 20,000 people to evacuate their homes, started just a few miles away from where the Marshall Fire destroyed more than 1,000 homes in December. (Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)

The cost of wildfires is rising

Jessie Blaeser - Grist
Doctor's hand holding syringe of vaccine (Getty Images/Francesco Carta fotografo)

The bad science behind "immunity debt"

Troy Farah
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