Carlyn Zwarenstein (page 2)

Email: carlyn.zwarenstein@salon.com

Carlyn Zwarenstein writes about science for Salon. She aims to make your mind buzz and glow as you read about the wonders of evolution, neuroscience & microbiology — and to fruitfully explore areas where issues of science and power intersect. Carlyn has written one short book and one long book about drugs, pain, art, & getting through it all together, most recently the long one, On Opium: Pain, Pleasure, and Other Matters of Substance (Goose Lane, 2021; ECW 2022). She's on Bluesky @carlynzwaren.bsky.social, and you can find more of her writing here.

Trump is gutting environmental data, obscuring climate and pollution risks to the public Carlyn Zwarenstein

Can humans really extinguish all life on Earth? It's complicated Carlyn Zwarenstein

Doctors examine an x-ray of a patient who has tuberculosis

Tuberculosis is on the rise again. We can fight it — if we try Carlyn Zwarenstein

Back to the Miocene: What the climate 13.8 million years ago could tell us about our future world Carlyn Zwarenstein

In the brain, smell and sight are closer friends than we thought Carlyn Zwarenstein

Close-up of an elderly man pouring out a pill from a medicine bottle.

The FDA just approved a new painkiller. Is it too good to be true? Carlyn Zwarenstein

Migrants are on the front lines of the bird flu crisis but deportation fears are causing chaos Carlyn Zwarenstein

As the Trump admin deletes online data, scientists and digital librarians rush to save it Carlyn Zwarenstein

Wegovy semaglutide injection obesity medication

Scientists find Ozempic may treat cancer, Alzheimer's and more. Is it hype or truly a "wonder drug?" Carlyn Zwarenstein

"Mirror life" could pose unprecedented risks to the world, scientists warn Carlyn Zwarenstein

Digital smell has arrived. Are we ready for Stinkygram? Carlyn Zwarenstein

Can the incoming Trump administration put health above politics? Carlyn Zwarenstein

A spectrum is projected onto a human eye

Is color even real? The true nature of the rainbow is deeper than it seems Carlyn Zwarenstein

Palestinian paramedic walks past destroyed ambulances Gaza

Health care workers in Gaza ask why the international community ignores their suffering Carlyn Zwarenstein

Burned and destroyed Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza

UN report accuses Israel of willfully destroying Gaza’s health care infrastructure Carlyn Zwarenstein

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