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…
Why climate adaptation matters as heat and wildfire smoke worsen
In 2019, the AI researcher Rich Sutton published a short essay called “The Bitter Lesson.“ Seventy years of…
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 lanternflies are here. Is it okay to stomp them?
Last summer, I was standing on a block near my house when I saw a very distinctive bug…
US life expectancy set for a record high: why Americans live longer
America is a uniquely sick, unhealthy country — just ask Americans. We’re addicted to ultraprocessed food and succumb…
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…
Inside the massive mouse factory farms that feed America’s pet snakes
You might have particular feelings about snakes, but for millions of Americans they’re a member of the household.…
Dementia is rising, but your personal risk is falling
I turned 48 this week, which meant it was time for my annual physical. After the usual battery…
Meat companies say they’ll change after investigations but almost never do.
In 2019, Animal Outlook — an animal protection nonprofit — exposed cruelty at a salmon hatchery in Maine.…