SalonPhysiology Candidates are betting big on health. Is that what voters really want? Salon - Julie RovnerThe one thing we know about health care in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary race is that it’s a top issue for voters. The latest Tracking Poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation found 24% of Democrats
SalonHistory How melting ice could help us fill the gaps in our history books Salon - Miyo McGinnYou’ve heard about melting ice caps and receding glaciers. But there’s another type of ice under threat from rising global temperatures — and when this one disappears, so will valuable insights into human
SalonGreta Thunberg Climate activist Greta Thunberg successfully completes a three-week voyage across the Atlantic Ocean Salon - Matthew RozsaSwedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg carries the placard "School strike for the climate" which she held outside the Swedish parliament, upon her arrival in Santo Amaro Recreation dock on December
SalonBirds Why birds are shrinking in size Salon - Nicole KarlisIt turns out polar ice sheets aren’t the only things shrinking thanks to climate change. Some birds are, too. This is according to researchers from the University of Michigan and the Field Museum of Natural
SalonDavid Bernhardt Trump quietly provides offshore drilling industry "sweetheart giveaway" Salon - Andrea GermanosFILE - This April 21, 2010, file photo shows a large plume of smoke rising from BP's Deepwater Horizon offshore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. The film, "Deepwater Horizon" is stirring mixed emotions family
SalonHealth "I feel like I’m in jail": Hospital alarms torment patients Salon - Melissa BaileyWhen Kea Turner’s 74-year-old grandmother checked into Virginia’s Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital with advanced lung cancer, she landed in the oncology unit where every patient was monitored by
SalonClimate Change How climate change is causing more premature births Salon - Nicole KarlisWe know climate change has myriad effects on human health, including an increase in allergies and asthma. Now, a new study has uncovered how climate change is having an insidious effect on pregnant humans.
SalonEnergy No land, no problem: Floating solar panels might be the next big thing Salon - Maria GallucciPlanetSolar press officer Julia Tames walks across the deck of the MS Turanor PlanetSolar, the world's largest solar-powered boat, moored at Zea Harbor, in Athens, on Tuesday Aug. 5, 2014. The 35-meter
SalonFarming Christmas tree shopping is harder than ever, thanks to climate change and demographics Salon - James Robert FarmerIf you’re shopping for a live Christmas tree this year, you may have to search harder than in the past. Over the last five years Christmas tree shortages have been reported in many parts of the U.S. One
SalonDogs Why some people are better at reading dogs than others Salon - Nicole KarlisNo animal is more integrated into and aware of human society than the dog. Perhaps that is part of what we like about dogs so much — how human they seem sometimes, how attuned to our forms of communication.
SalonAddiction How to tell if your digital addiction is ruining your life Salon - Terri R. KurtzbergThe fear that digital distractions are ruining our lives and friendships is widespread. To be sure, digital addiction is real. Consider the 2,600 times we touch our phones every day, our panic when we
SalonPharma Why are drug prices rising so much? Pharma exec admits "no other rationale" but profit-making Salon - Andrea GermanosThe drug lobby is stepping up efforts to out-play Trump (AP) This article originally appeared at Common Dreams. It is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 License. Feel free to
SalonSouthern California Edison Coping with (power) loss: California’s hospitals, clinics, patients face new reality Salon - Mark KreidlerFirefighters try to save a building as the Camp Fire moves through the area on November 8, 2018 in Paradise, California (Getty/Justin Sullivan) We all know that when the power goes out, refrigerators,
SalonHealth Are huge genetic databases leaving marginalized people out of their data? Salon - Rebecca MuirThis story originally appeared on Massive Science, an editorial partner site that publishes science stories by scientists. Subscribe to their newsletter to get even more science sent straight to you. this:
SalonSanta Cruz, CA Coastal fog — yes, fog — is giving pumas mercury poisoning Salon - Nicole KarlisThe amount of mercury found in mountain lions who roman the Santa Cruz Mountains, an area that is frequently exposed to coastal fog, was three times higher than in lions who live outside the fog zone,
SalonBooks Could a rating system help weigh claims made in popular science books? Salon - Christie AschwandenStanding in a powerful pose increases your testosterone levels. Ten thousand hours of practice leads to mastery and high achievement. Eating out of large bowls encourages overeating. These are just a examples
SalonDietary Supplements New study says some marketers of brain boosting supplements are flouting an FDA ban Salon - Eli WolfeFifteen years ago, the federal government said “no” to piracetam. This was a proposed new ingredient that a company had hoped to market as a dietary supplement. In 2004, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
SalonDonald Trump 5 ways Trump and his supporters are using the same strategies as science deniers Salon - Lee McIntyreWhile watching the House impeachment hearings, I realized my two decades of research into why people ignore, reject or deny science had a political parallel. From anti-evolutionists to anti-vaccine advocates,
SalonFood Pocket-sized DNA sequencers could soon stop food-borne pathogen outbreaks as soon as they start Salon - Bhavya SinghThis story originally appeared on Massive Science, an editorial partner site that publishes science stories by scientists. Subscribe to their newsletter to get even more science sent straight to you. few
SalonClimate Change Why a measured transition to electric vehicles would benefit the U.S. Salon - David M. HartClimate plans are the order of the day in the presidential primary campaign because carbon pollution is a global threat of unique proportions. But it’s worth asking whether candidates’ plans are based
SalonWhales We now know what a blue whale's heartbeat sounds like Salon - Nicole KarlisA resting heart rate for an adult human is usually between 60 to 100 beats per minute, though that number varies greatly among other animals, as researchers have found that animal heart rates generally
SalonClimate Change Frustrated advocates increasingly turn to the courts to fight climate change Salon - Hillel AronActivists rally against ExxonMobil during the Global Climate March in Washington, D.C., on November 29, 2017. (Johnny Silvercloud/Flickr) For some, climate change is a theoretical crisis looming in the
SalonSenate Armed Services Committee Inhofe is OK flooding his neighbors if it keeps his lake view Salon - Sarah OkesonSen Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), the powerful chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, tucked an amendment into the $750 billion defense spending bill that would benefit fellow wealthy homeowners at Lake
SalonFossil Fuels Paris Agreement targets need to be 5 times stronger to actually work Salon - Zoya TeirsteinIn almost exactly a year’s time, nearly 200 countries will have the chance to go back to the drawing board and make revisions to their Paris Agreement commitments. It sounds boring, but those voluntary
SalonHealth Can peer support programs help those living with HIV? Salon - Keren LandmanWhen asked to start a support group for gay black men living with HIV, or human immunodeficiency virus, Larry Scott-Walker said no thanks. His friend raised the question in 2015, and by that point, the
SalonThe Brain Your big brain makes you human — count your neurons when you count your blessings Salon - Suzana Herculano-HouzelHere’s something new to consider being thankful for at the dinner table: the long evolutionary journey that gave you your big brain and your long life. Courtesy of our primate ancestors that invented over
SalonPesticides Just one week after Trump rolled back safety measures, chemical plant explosion rocks Texas town Salon - Andrea GermanosA chemical plant of TPC Group is shrouded by smoke as the fire continues in Port Neches, about 150 km east of downtown Houston, Texas, the United States, on Nov. 27, 2019. Three people were injured in
SalonHappiness Are you as grateful as you deserve to be? Salon - Richard GundermanAs a physician, I have helped to care for many patients and families whose lives have been turned upside down by serious illnesses and injuries. In the throes of such catastrophes, it can be difficult
SalonHealth Care What the Trump administration gets right about hospital price transparency Salon - Neeraj SoodNew federal regulations finalized Nov. 15 require hospitals to make public all the prices they negotiate with insurers and health plans, starting in 2021. The aim is to untangle the hospital marketplace
