More from Sara Chodosh

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Diseases

We’re finally figuring out how to forecast the flu—and this season isn’t looking good

By Sara Chodosh

packing a suitcase
Gear

The best basic gadgets for frequent travelers

By Sara Chodosh

weight lifting bro
Health

Most people who dope aren’t Russian Olympic athletes. Here’s how the drugs work.

By Sara Chodosh

birth control pill packs
Health

This once-a-month birth control pill unfurls like a star in your stomach

By Sara Chodosh

person lifting weights
Gear

A Crossfit gift guide for the WOD-obsessed athlete in your life

By Sara Chodosh

sugar-covered jelly candiies
Science

Why don’t fake flavors taste like real fruit?

By Sara Chodosh

How to eat less this Thanksgiving
Health

How to eat less this Thanksgiving

By Sara Chodosh

Carving up the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line’s most common questions
Science

Carving up the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line’s most common questions

By Sara Chodosh

person holding tissue to nose
Health

The best Thanksgiving side is actually a flu vaccine

By Sara Chodosh

Jacques Kleynhans illustration
Health

Why you’re powerless to ignore a crying baby

By Sara Chodosh

Caster Semenya on track with south african flag around her
Fitness & Exercise

The complicated truth about testosterone’s effect on athletic performance

By Sara Chodosh

Gram stain showing gonorrhea-causing bacteria
Health

The CDC has some surprisingly good news about antibiotic resistance

By Sara Chodosh

high risk buildings in Jakarta, Indonesia in front of golden sun
Climate Change

These maps show how many people will lose their homes to rising seas—and it’s worse than we thought

By Sara Chodosh

a lineup of vape pens and e-cigarettes
Health

Juul is pulling teens’ favorite flavor off shelves

By Sara Chodosh

The CDC knows why U.S. life expectancy keeps dropping—but no one knows how to stop it
Health

The CDC knows why U.S. life expectancy keeps dropping—but no one knows how to stop it

By Sara Chodosh

Here’s what would happen if you worked out like a strongman
Fitness & Exercise

Here’s what would happen if you worked out like a strongman

By Sara Chodosh

The Nobel Prize for Chemistry just honored something you actually care about—your phone’s battery
Technology

The Nobel Prize for Chemistry just honored something you actually care about—your phone’s battery

By Sara Chodosh

Here’s the actual impact of cutting down on red meat (and everything else)
Environment

Here’s the actual impact of cutting down on red meat (and everything else)

By Sara Chodosh

measles prevention poster complications
Health

The U.S. came within a needle’s width of losing its measles elimination status

By Sara Chodosh

three plus-size women take a selfie
Health

Fat-shaming only makes the obesity epidemic worse

By Sara Chodosh

Trying to eat eco-friendly? These charts show how different diets could change the planet.
Climate Change

Trying to eat eco-friendly? These charts show how different diets could change the planet.

By Sara Chodosh

Scientists are investigating the secrets of smelly cat butts
Animals

Scientists are investigating the secrets of smelly cat butts

By Sara Chodosh

Male honeybees might blind queens to keep them hive-bound
Animals

Male honeybees might blind queens to keep them hive-bound

By Sara Chodosh

How many planets can support life like Earth?
Deep Space

How many planets can support life like Earth?

By Sara Chodosh

Shiny tongues, leaky bladders, and the other strange symptoms of vitamin deficiencies
Diseases

Shiny tongues, leaky bladders, and the other strange symptoms of vitamin deficiencies

By Sara Chodosh

The environmental impact of watching a movie might surprise you
Environment

The environmental impact of watching a movie might surprise you

By Sara Chodosh

This new Salmonella ‘superbug’ is probably no scarier than the flu
Food Safety

This new Salmonella ‘superbug’ is probably no scarier than the flu

By Sara Chodosh

Extreme weather is making these spiders extra feisty
Animals

Extreme weather is making these spiders extra feisty

By Sara Chodosh

New graphic FDA warnings aim to scare smokers with the consequences of their habit
Health

New graphic FDA warnings aim to scare smokers with the consequences of their habit

By Sara Chodosh

Eating less gluten could lower a child’s risk of celiac, but at what cost?
Food Safety

Eating less gluten could lower a child’s risk of celiac, but at what cost?

By Sara Chodosh

How these foot-long, 7-pound frogs got so jacked
Animals

How these foot-long, 7-pound frogs got so jacked

By Sara Chodosh

This three-foot-tall parrot proves New Zealand is the mecca of giant weird birds
Animals

This three-foot-tall parrot proves New Zealand is the mecca of giant weird birds

By Sara Chodosh

When to start worrying that a dog bite (or lick) might kill you
Animals

When to start worrying that a dog bite (or lick) might kill you

By Sara Chodosh

We might run out of these elements
Science

We might run out of these elements

By Sara Chodosh

Greta Thunberg is a master of eco-friendly travel. Here’s how you can pitch in.
Climate Change

Greta Thunberg is a master of eco-friendly travel. Here’s how you can pitch in.

By Sara Chodosh

brain injuries children
Health

Beds, floors, and football: the most dangerous products for kids in three charts

By Sara Chodosh

Why experts now say daily aspirin could do more harm than good
Diseases

Why experts now say daily aspirin could do more harm than good

By Sara Chodosh

Baseball players outlive most of us, but some positions are better than others
Diseases

Baseball players outlive most of us, but some positions are better than others

By Sara Chodosh

moon trash
Moons

Money, shoes, poop, and other highlights from the 796 items we’ve left on the moon

By Sara Chodosh

Homemade dog food can actually deprive pets of essential nutrients
Animals

Homemade dog food can actually deprive pets of essential nutrients

By Sara Chodosh

Changing your diet and taking supplements may not do anything for your heart health
Diseases

Changing your diet and taking supplements may not do anything for your heart health

By Sara Chodosh

What avocados and clownfish have in common, sexually speaking
Animals

What avocados and clownfish have in common, sexually speaking

By Sara Chodosh

The FDA says grain-free food could be killing dogs. Here’s what pet owners should know.
Animals

The FDA says grain-free food could be killing dogs. Here’s what pet owners should know.

By Sara Chodosh

Two kids in a swimming pool full of bacteria
Health

Swimming pools are full of poop, but they probably won’t make you sick

By Sara Chodosh

Too many antioxidants can give you cancer, and other facts about the misunderstood molecules
Diseases

Too many antioxidants can give you cancer, and other facts about the misunderstood molecules

By Sara Chodosh

How to fact check suspicious science stories for yourself
DIY

How to fact check suspicious science stories for yourself

By Sara Chodosh

We finally have footage of a giant squid in U.S. waters
Animals

We finally have footage of a giant squid in U.S. waters

By Sara Chodosh

countries that think vaccines are effective
Health

The places in the world that still appreciate vaccines

By Sara Chodosh

These flesh-eating bacteria are finding new beaches to call home
Conservation

These flesh-eating bacteria are finding new beaches to call home

By Sara Chodosh

What to know about fecal transplants in the wake of the first death
Health

What to know about fecal transplants in the wake of the first death

By Sara Chodosh

Cutting back on beef can lengthen your lifespan, but by how much?
Health

Cutting back on beef can lengthen your lifespan, but by how much?

By Sara Chodosh

The chickenpox vaccine keeps kids safe from more than just itchy red spots
Diseases

The chickenpox vaccine keeps kids safe from more than just itchy red spots

By Sara Chodosh

The U.S. could lose its measles elimination status
Health

The U.S. could lose its measles elimination status

By Sara Chodosh

Anti-vaxxers are only part of the measles problem
Health

Anti-vaxxers are only part of the measles problem

By Sara Chodosh

highveld mole rat droptail ant
Animals

The naked mole rat’s furry cousin also feels no pain

By Sara Chodosh

Schools have more unvaccinated kids than they realize
Health

Schools have more unvaccinated kids than they realize

By Sara Chodosh

The World Health Organization knows ‘burnout’ is a problem—but is it a disease?
Health

The World Health Organization knows ‘burnout’ is a problem—but is it a disease?

By Sara Chodosh

The FDA knows expiration dates are confusing, so they’re changing them
Food Safety

The FDA knows expiration dates are confusing, so they’re changing them

By Sara Chodosh

We’re finally studying how to combat the anti-vax movement, but the methods may surprise you
Health

We’re finally studying how to combat the anti-vax movement, but the methods may surprise you

By Sara Chodosh

Processed food really does make you gain weight
Health

Processed food really does make you gain weight

By Sara Chodosh

measles cases may 14 2019
Diseases

We’re barreling toward a 25-year measles record

By Sara Chodosh

measles predictions
Health

Measles isn’t done, and these U.S. counties are at risk

By Sara Chodosh

The U.S. could prevent more than half of its pregnancy-related deaths
Health

The U.S. could prevent more than half of its pregnancy-related deaths

By Sara Chodosh

Only more measles cases will make people take vaccinations seriously
Diseases

Only more measles cases will make people take vaccinations seriously

By Sara Chodosh