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Science & Health (page 315)

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

TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 19: The Comminicationa Robot 'Paro' for use in care homes and nursing homes during the Japan Robot Week 2016 at Tokyo Big Sight on October 19, 2016 in Tokyo, Japan. At this biennial event, the participating companies exhibit their latest service robotic technologies and components. (Photo by Taro Karibe/Getty Images) (Getty Images)

Why we love robotic toys

S. Brent Rodriguez-Plate - The Conversation
(Getty/Instants)

Rehabilitation plus rehab?

Anna Gorman - KFF Health News
Joe Gore prepares for Hurricane Florence as he boards up windows on a home in Emerald Isle, N.C., Sept. 12, 2018. (AP/Tom Copeland)

Is your city prepared for disaster?

Reese May - SPB
(AP/Salon)

How algorithms reproduce inequality

Chauncey DeVega
(<a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-951037p1.html'>DTKUTOO</a> via <a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/'>Shutterstock</a>)

The corporate imprint on cancer research

Charles Ornstein, Katie Thomas - ProPublica
(Shutterstock/DedMityay)

Why scientists are transplanting brains

Yewande Pearse
Donald Trump (Getty/Saul Loeb)

Trump keeps trying to kill this agency

William G. Schulz - Reveal
This GOES East satellite image taken Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018, at 10:30 a.m. EDT, shows Hurricane Florence in the Atlantic Ocean as it threatens the U.S. East Coast. (NOAA via AP)

Hurricane Florence's toll on wallets

Abrahm Lustgarten, Talia Buford - ProPublica
Sunset over the Dunn Solar Telescope in Sunspot, NM. Part of the National Solar Observatory at Sacramento Peak. (Wikimedia)

Observatory closure not due to aliens

Nicole Karlis
Donald Trump (AP/Evan Vucci)

WH aides using "charts" to help Trump

Brad Reed - Raw Story
(Shutterstock)

Another reason to fight the patriarchy

Carrie King - Simplify
(AP/Matthew Brown)

Earth wins a round in EPA court battle

Sarah Okeson
(Shutterstock)

Inside the manipulative plan of the EVP

Eve Andrews - Grist
(AP/Eric Risberg)

A black eye for Blue Shield

Chad Terhune - KFF Health News
(AP)

Gender bias in the doctor's office

Gina Mantica
(AP/Steven Senne)

FDA's vape crackdown not what it seems

Nicole Karlis
"Beyond Birds and Bees: Bringing Home a New Message to Our Kids About Sex, Love, and Equality" by Bonnie J. Rough (Jessica Peterson/Seal Press)

Sex ed for kids — without the shame

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Nirmal Mulye (YouTube)

Pharma exec raises antibiotic price 400%

Nicole Karlis
Joe Gore prepares for Hurricane Florence as he boards up windows on a home in Emerald Isle, N.C., Sept. 12, 2018. (AP/Tom Copeland)

Hurricane Florence and global warming

Matthew Rozsa
Neil deGrasse Tyson (AP/Dennis Van Tine)

Neil deGrasse Tyson on space warriors

Amanda Marcotte
Andrew Wheeler (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP charges top dollar for dirty air

Jillian S. Ambroz
(AP/Anja Niedringhaus)

The 1.5 Generation

Eric Holthaus - Grist
(Getty Images)

Energy Dept. weakens nuclear oversight

Rebecca Moss - ProPublica
(AP Photo/Tanya Bindra, File)

Media falls short in reporting epidemics

Yotam Ophir - The Conversation
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