Trolling Is Taking a Toll on Science Journalism

The Chinchillas and the Gold Mine (2020)

Down on the body farm: Unlocking the forensic secrets of decaying corpses

In underground waterways, an endangered ecosystem

The Root from Issyk-Kul Revisited

From the File of Bad Ideas: Banning unknown drugs with "Machine Learning"

'Epic'–-How a Largely Untested AI Algorithm Crept into Hundreds of Hospitals

Nutrition Science Is Broken. This New Egg Study Shows Why. (2019)

Wikipedia Has a Language Problem. Here’s How to Fix It

Are we screening too much for skin cancer? It's complicated

First GMO Mosquitoes to Be Released in the Florida Keys

When Sick Cows Can't Be Culled

Could a Rating System Help Weigh Claims Made in Popular Science Books? (2019)

In Appalachia, a Plan to Save Wild Ginseng

It's time to get serious about research fraud

In the Future, Lab Mice Will Live in Computer Chips, Not Cages

Government’s Use of Algorithm Serves Up False Fraud Charges

For Experts Who Study Coronaviruses, a Grim Vindication

How the Anti-Vaccine Community Is Responding to Covid-19

Federal Toxmap Shutters, Raising the Ire of Pollution Researchers

The Methane Detectives: On the Trail of a Global Warming Mystery

Are Bioplastics Better for the Environment? It’s Complicated

Is the Psychology of Deadly Force Ready for the Courts?

Don’t Worry About Deepfakes. Worry About Why People Fall for Them

The Ethical Quandary of Human Infection Studies

Paper Trails: Living and Dying with Fragmented Medical Records

Advice from a Geographer: Put Away the Map

The Weight of Numbers: Air Pollution and PM2.5

A Major Industry-Funded Alcohol Study Was Compromised. Are Others Out There?

A Mansion Filled with Hidden Worlds: When the Internet Was Young

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