Articles by

Maryn McKenna

The $6 Billion Shot at Making New Antibiotics

Dustin Brown, a slight, dark-haired guy who lives in southwest Indiana, is 36, married, and a stay-at-home...

Where Did Omicron Come From? Maybe Its First Host Was Mice

It’s one of the perplexing mysteries of the Covid pandemic: Where did Omicron emerge from, almost one...

The US Is Finally Considering Protections Against Salmonella

The autumn of 2013 was a stressful time for the Craten family, who live outside Phoenix, Arizona....

Wildfire Smoke May Carry Deadly Fungi Long Distances

Glowing red skies and bitter ash-laden air are increasingly common across much of the US as the...