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SAN YSIDRO, CA - MARCH 21, 2025 - - Members of the U.S. military stand in front of the border wall along the U.S. and Mexico border near San Ysidro on March 21, 2025. The U.S. Border Patrol and members of the U.S. military held a press conference to address the strengthening of the U.S./Mexico border with new barriers and concertina wire to stop the flow of migrants from entering the U.S. (Photo by Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Trump’s border war won’t stop overdoses

Melody Glenn
Deep-sea octopus Moosoctopus profundorum in his own garden with stalk lilies Ptilocrinus pinnatus (Russia, Bering Sea, Piip volcano, depth 2700 meters) (Getty Images / undefined undefined)

Deep sea mining threatens the unknown

Elizabeth Hlavinka
Man walking on Penrose triangle. (Getty Images / francescoch)

Don’t fight uncertainty — embrace it

Clayton Dalton
Woman having painful stomachache. (Getty Images / athima tongloom)

Think twice before a parasite cleanse

Elizabeth Hlavinka
Human hand touching robotic hand. (Getty Images / Andriy Onufriyenko)

AI liberation could be our best hope

Topher McDougal
Nadir view of the Martian South Pole. (Getty Images / Stocktrek Images)

Did it once snow on Mars?

Elizabeth Howell
(Photo Illustration by Salon / Getty Images / SCIEPRO / SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Shutter2U)

"De-extincting" species is a distraction

Carlyn Zwarenstein
Windmills in Eastern Oregon. (Getty Images / zaft)

Northwest's lagging green energy goals

Tony Schick, Monica Samayoa - ProPublica
Check up visit in doctor's office (Getty Images/Tetra Images)

The risks of "diagnosis creep"

Lola Butcher - Undark
Insect design integrated with microchip. (Getty Images / Chayanan)

Cyborg bugs are here: Are they ethical?

Carlyn Zwarenstein
A Pacific giant octopus crawls over a colorful anemone filled bottom. (Getty Images / Mauricio Handler)

Maybe don't anthropomorphize octopuses

Elizabeth Hlavinka
A framed vulture surrounded by beautiful flowers (Photo Illustration by Salon / Getty Images / milanosss / 500px / Eduardo R / Tomekbudujedomek / Sergey Ryumin)

Your mom's so ugly

Carlyn Zwarenstein
Young woman with her son protesting in the street. (Getty Images / FG Trade)

The moms fighting for climate justice

Elizabeth Hlavinka
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin speaks as US Vice President JD Vance visits the East Palestine Fire Department in East Palestine, Ohio, on February 3, 2025. (REBECCA DROKE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

EPA all but stops policing environment

Tom Perkins - Grist
Marble Roman bust with a surgical mask over its face. (Getty Images / OsakaWayne Studios)

Colonialism is at the root of pandemics

Carlyn Zwarenstein
Members of the DEA in White Plains, New York on April 24, 2021. (KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images)

DEA abandoning body cam program

Mario Ariza - ProPublica
Baby boy having brain tested, Seattle, Washington. (Getty Images / Aaron MCcoy)

What's it like to be a baby?

Elizabeth Hlavinka
A mixture of steam and pollutants are emitted from the Naughton coal-fired power plant November 22, 2022 in Kemmerer, Wyoming. (Natalie Behring/Getty Images)

Energy data latest Trump and DOGE victim

Peter Elkind - ProPublica
Row of medical vials and syringe. (A. Martin UW Photography / Getty Images)

Trump betting on old vaccine tech

Arthur Allen - KFF Health News
Close-Up Of Human Eye. (Getty Images / Adriana Duduleanu)

The surgery to forever change eye color

Elizabeth Hlavinka
Woman holding birth control pills (Getty Images/Isabel Pavia)

Trump plays favorites with Title X funds

Rachana Pradhan - KFF Health News
Woman sleeping peacefully in bed, wearing a smart watch to track her sleep patterns. (Getty Images / whitebalance.space)

When sleep trackers make sleep worse

Elizabeth Hlavinka
Climate change, conceptual illustration. (Getty Images / MARK GARLICK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY)

Chaos is the essence of climate change

Gernot Wagner
A close-up of a spoon filled with colorful, loop-shaped cereal is surrounded by more vibrant cereal pieces. (Getty Images / Stefania Pelfini, La Waziya Photography)

Removing food dyes is not a panacea

Elizabeth Hlavinka
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