Cuba has plenty of doctors. So why is its healthcare system collapsing?
Since January, many Cubans have lived a life of near-constant darkness. The Trump administration’s oil blockades have led…
Should you spend your money on retirement or give it to your kids?
Hi readers! Shayla Love here, science journalist and longtime fan of Your Mileage May Vary. I’m honored to…
The case for turning golf courses into affordable housing
Maybe it was never a great idea to build so many golf courses in the desert. But in…
A new cholesterol pill could change the fight against heart disease
Last week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a small pill called enlicitide. It is a tablet…
The Trump admin’s biofuels policy could be a disaster for the world’s rainforests
The modern soybean is one of the world’s miracle technologies, capable of cheaply, efficiently, and healthfully supplying protein…
The organ donation boom complicating the boundary between life and death
Emily Hoffman was walking home from lunch in the Pittsburgh neighborhood of Squirrel Hill in February 2023, when…
Gracie the giraffe: Why are exotic animals in Texas?
In mid-June, a giraffe named Gracie escaped from a ranch in Texas located about 100 miles west of…
This animal kills 100,000 people a year. Why can’t we stop it?
There are few animals humans fear more than sharks. This is understandable: Sharks are big, dramatic creatures that…
The Iran War Oil Shock Markets Are Still Ignoring, Like Covid in 2020?
In the early weeks of the Covid pandemic, in those days when public spaces emptied and hospitals filled…
Renewable energy just broke a 100-year-old streak
For more than a century, the world has run on coal. When Thomas Edison’s Pearl Street electrical station…
Why Gmail’s AI-generated email replies feel so creepy
I first noticed it when, a few months ago, I opened an email from Ian, my literary agent.…
AI is here. Should you become a plumber? Electrician? Stay in your job?
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