Troy Farah (page 2)

Email: tfarah@salon.com

Troy Farah is a science and public health journalist whose reporting has appeared in Scientific American, STAT News, Undark, Ars Technica, VICE, Discover Magazine, and others. He co-hosts the drug policy and science podcast Narcotica. His website is troyfarah.com and can be found on Twitter at @filth_filler [photo: John Haas]

Vibrio Vulnificus Bacterium
Flesh-eating bacteria is spreading across Florida and the US. Climate change is partially to blame Troy Farah
Nurse disinfecting male arm before drawing blood
More gay and bisexual men can donate blood after American Red Cross updates guidelines Troy Farah
Aerial View City in the US; Cancer Cell
Are humans a cancer on the planet? A physician argues that civilization is truly carcinogenic Troy Farah
Henrietta Lacks
Family of Henrietta Lacks settles lawsuit over use of immortal cell line Troy Farah
COVID-19 Coronavirus
COVID-19 data shows early signs of an increase in cases Troy Farah
Sad cat
More cats test positive for H5N1 "bird flu" in Poland, including a caracal Troy Farah
Tabular iceberg floats in a stormy green sea, Southern Ocean, Antarctica
Greener oceans due to climate change, new study suggests Troy Farah
ChatGPT
Are artificial intelligence detectors biased against non-native English speakers? Troy Farah
Drug Enforcement Administration DEA Officer
Thanks for nothing, DEA. Fifty years later, drugs are deadlier and more abundant than ever Troy Farah
New York; Wildfire Smoke from Canada
Canadian wildfires are choking Americans. Here’s why air quality got so bad and what can be done Troy Farah
Immigrants seeking asylum
Does immigration really increase crime? Here's what the science says Troy Farah
Artist’s impression of an aurora and the surrounding radiation belt of the ultracool dwarf LSR J1835+3259.
Astronomers spot an aurora and a powerful radiation belt in another star system Troy Farah
Red eyed man holding tissue to his nose
The new COVID variant has symptoms that are similar to allergies. Here’s how to tell the difference Troy Farah
Drug addiction concept
Drug experts are normalizing the idea that you can be "pre-addicted." Is that really a thing? Troy Farah
Closeup of the edge of open book pages
40 editors at a scientific journal just resigned in protest of their publisher's "greed" Troy Farah