Is There Life on Mars- A New Study Offers Tantalizing Clues
Mars is both a wonderful and a terrible place to go looking for life. On the one hand, the planet is a wasteland, where wintertime temperatures plunge…
Read moreMicroplastics in Bottled Water 10 Times Worse Than Thought_2
Pure, natural spring water, just as nature intended. Well, not exactly. Bottled water has long been marketed as a safer alternative to what comes out of the…
Read moreAs Texas Heats Up, Its Climate Denying Politicians Seek Federal Help
Audacity. Effrontery. Temerity. Whatever word you choose, Texas Governor Greg Abbott, and the state’s two senators, John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, are setting the new standard for…
Read moreBig Pharma’s Patent Abuses Are Fueling the Drug Pricing Crisis
Addressing the nation during his State of the Union speech, President Joe Biden took aim at an injustice that touches the lives of most Americans—the absurdly high…
Read moreSweeping Federal Report Warns Climate Change Threatens U.S. Despite Trump
A sweeping federal report released Friday stressed that climate change poses a grave threat to the U.S. — from the dangers of rapidly increasing temperatures to rising…
Read moreThe Human Toll of Poland’s Abortion Laws
This project was supported by the Pulitzer Center Krzysztof Sowinski has cried every day since his wife Marta, who was five months pregnant, died of sepsis in…
Read moreThere’s Already a Monkeypox Vaccine. But Not Everyone May Need It
Case counts of monkeypox continue to grow worldwide, raising concerns about how people can protect themselves. So far, the World Health Organization reports that in 12 countries,…
Read moreThe Paradox of How We Treat Diabetes
Understanding diabetes today requires holding two conflicting realities in your head simultaneously. First, diabetes therapy has been revolutionized by a world of new drugs that have become…
Read moreUsing Your 5 Senses to Reduce Worrying
Food foraging seems to be all the rage these days. Travelers can set out to forage in forests and oceans for unique culinary experiences, gradually coming to…
Read moreBoohoo cuts ties with UK supplier after claims of overtime work
The move came out Friday after a BBC documentary entitled “Boohoo’s Broken Promises” accused the fast-fashion chain of putting undue pressure on garment suppliers. Boohoo hasn’t reneged…
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