"Why Swedish Scientists Gave Salmon Cocaine"
"A recent study caught our eye: salmon on cocaine. Or really, researchers giving salmon cocaine…for science."
Source: NPR, 05/14/2026
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"Something Startling Is Happening In The Gulf Of Mexico"
"Climate change is causing oceans worldwide to warm. But that year, summertime sea surface temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico began heating up at about twice the rate seen in the global oceans."
Source: Yale Climate Connections, 05/14/2026
"Can MAHA Change the Way Medical Schools Teach Nutrition?"
"In early March, in the lobby of the Department of Health and Human Services, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stood alongside medical leaders and other cabinet members to make an announcement. The administration had secured agreements with over 50 medical schools to provide at least 40 hours of nutrition education as part of a medical-school degree, Kennedy said—nearly a third of the roughly 160 accredited medical schools in the United States.
Source: Civil Eats, 05/13/2026
"Marty Makary Out as FDA Commissioner"
"While running the FDA, Makary led efforts to get companies to ditch food dyes and was popular among followers of the MAHA movement."
Source: Civil Eats, 05/13/2026
Graphic Content — Journalistic Lessons From Crossing Genres
Today’s teens are growing up in a world of conspicuous climate change, often directly affected by its consequences. Despite their youth, some are at the forefront of the fight against this threat. Freelance journalist and author Meera Subramanian — co-creator of a new nonfiction graphic novel about young climate campaigners — on teens as sources, activism as a topic and the pleasures of collaboration. See a sample of the book.
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Deadly Vibrio Is Creeping Up The US East Coast. How Worried Should We Be?
"Warming ocean waters are priming beaches and raw shellfish for Vibrio even as scientists are trying to stay one step ahead"
Source: Grist, 05/11/2026
"FDA Halts Publication Of Studies On Covid, Shingles Vaccines"
"The Food and Drug Administration stopped publication of studies about the safety of vaccines to protect against covid-19 and shingles in recent months, a spokesman for the Health and Human Services Department said."
Source: Washington Post, 05/06/2026
Scouring the Skies for Methane Data
Emissions of the global warming gas methane are widely tracked through satellite sensors, despite some unexpected bumps in the data-gathering effort. But a big challenge is how to interpret and use the resulting insights in your coverage. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox points out several important methane datasets and offers useful insights into how to turn them into stories.
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