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News and updates from the health and science team. Topics include genetics, infectious disease, psychology, and more.

Hyped-up science is a problem. One clever Twitter account is pushing back.

By Kelsey Piper

The summer solstice is coming: 9 things to know about the longest day of the year

By Brian Resnick and Brad Plumer

4 maps that show who’s being left behind in America’s wind-power boom

By Umair Irfan and Javier Zarracina June 14

NIH Director Francis Collins: I won’t go on another all-male panel

By Sigal Samuel June 14

The hasty plan to get Americans back on the moon by 2024, explained

By Brian Resnick June 14

The second-largest Ebola outbreak is spreading. The WHO says it’s not yet a global emergency.

By Julia Belluz June 14

Why the Democratic Party doesn’t want a presidential debate about climate change

By Umair Irfan June 14

I’ve talked to dozens of parents about why they don’t vaccinate. Here’s what they told me.

By Jennifer Reich June 13

Jessica Biel’s dangerous lobbying against a California vaccination bill, explained

By Julia Belluz June 13

Ebola just spread into Uganda. It may soon become an emergency.

By Julia Belluz June 13

Trump claims California officials admitted he was “right” about wildfires. That didn’t happen.

By Aaron Rupar June 12

Can medical marijuana help combat the opioid epidemic? Maybe not, new study finds.

By German Lopez June 11

The severe floods soaking the Midwest and Southeast are not letting up

By Umair Irfan June 11

Hyped-up science erodes trust. Here’s how researchers can fight back.

By Brian Resnick June 11

Processed foods are a much bigger health problem than we thought

By Julia Belluz June 11

Russia and China are waging a “shadow war” against the US, and the battlefields will be AI and space, CNN’s Jim Sciutto says

By Eric Johnson June 11

Jupiter at opposition: Tonight is the best night of the year to look at the gas giant

By Brian Resnick June 10

The war to free science

By Brian Resnick and Julia Belluz June 10

Trump: Mars is part of the moon. Say what now?

By Brian Resnick June 7

These senators are going after the biggest climate villains in Washington

By David Roberts June 7

“Pig Ebola” is spreading uncontrollably in China and Vietnam

By Vox Staff June 6

Breathing dirty air takes years off people’s lives. This tool shows just how much.

By Umair Irfan June 5

Oregon is poised to set a cap on greenhouse gas emissions. That’s a huge deal.

By David Roberts June 5

Vaccines that don’t need refrigeration could save a ton of lives

By Kelsey Piper June 5

I work in the environmental movement. I don’t care if you recycle.

By Mary Annaise Heglar June 4

The new American religion of UFOs

By Sean Illing June 4

The race to save endangered foods

By Liz Scheltens June 4

This one weird trick can help any state or city pass clean energy policy

By David Roberts June 3

Most people are bad at arguing. These 2 techniques will make you better.

By Brian Resnick May 31

How California became far more energy-efficient than the rest of the country

By David Roberts May 31

2019 is a very bad year for measles

By Julia Belluz May 31

The decline of trust in science “terrifies” former MIT president Susan Hockfield

By Eric Johnson May 31

Sperm counts are falling. This isn’t the reproductive apocalypse — yet.

By Julia Belluz May 30

More than 200 tornadoes devastated the Midwest over 13 days. Why?

By Umair Irfan May 30

Colorectal cancer is killing more 20- to 30-year-olds. We have some clues about why.

By Julia Belluz May 30

More natural gas isn’t a “middle ground” — it’s a climate disaster

By David Roberts May 30

The incredibly frustrating reason there’s no Lyme disease vaccine

By Brian Resnick May 30

Vaping may be more dangerous than we realized

By Julia Belluz May 29

A major US utility is moving toward 100% clean energy faster than expected

By David Roberts May 29

More pregnant women are using marijuana. We don’t know if that’s safe.

By Julia Belluz May 28

Why a ketamine-like drug is being used to treat depression

By Julia Belluz May 28

Democratic hopes for climate policy may come down to this one weird Senate trick

By David Roberts May 28

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