Articles by

Maryn McKenna

The Foods the World Will Lose to Climate Change

There’s no denying it: Farming had a rough year. Extreme weather spun up storms and floods, unseasonal...

A Surge in Babies Born With Syphilis Is a Warning Sign

The US is enduring a sharp spike in cases of babies born with syphilis, an illness that...

The Long Quest for a Universal Flu Vaccine Finally Takes Its First Steps

It’s flu season. At state health departments and academic medical centers, and at the US Centers for...

As Extreme Heat Increases, Heart Attacks Will Rise

A deadly wave of heart attacks and strokes is headed for the US, borne by extreme heat...

History Says the 1918 Flu Killed the Young and Healthy. These Bones Say Otherwise

In the last hard days of World War I, just two weeks before world powers agreed to...

New Malaria Vaccines Offer a Real Shot at Fighting the Disease

The world at last has a public health tool it has been seeking for more than a...

Why It’s Too Soon to Call It Covid Season

Fall has arrived, flu shots are rolling out in pharmacies, and pediatricians are watching for an uptick...

A Medieval French Skeleton Is Rewriting the History of Syphilis

In the last days of the 1400s, a terrible epidemic swept through Europe. Men and women spiked...