public health Got contamination? FDA skips milk safety tests after Elon fires 20,000 Health and Human Services employees Ellsworth Toohey

gadgets Ninja Creami, the PacoJet for the rest of us Rob Beschizza

rare animals The solenodon is a rare venomous mammal with a glorious snout Jennifer Sandlin

Protein supplements full of lead Rob Beschizza

Inside a job scam: Reporter spends $96 to expose fraudster tactics Ellsworth Toohey

politics RFK Jr's MAHA project funnels millions from public health to private wellness industry Jennifer Sandlin

uber Live and dead animals, a DNA test, and 175 hamburgers among odd items left in Ubers Allan Rose Hill

public health As avian flu spreads, backyard chicken groups share conspiracy theories Jennifer Sandlin

weird history Iowa's weirdest uprising: The great Cow War of 1931 Ellsworth Toohey

cats Two more cats die from bird flu after drinking tainted raw milk Jennifer Sandlin

milk Bird flu in raw milk Rob Beschizza

Food Here's a guide to picking the best potato variety for mashing, baking, or frying Mark Frauenfelder

pandemics Four more cats die from H5N1 as new report calls evidence for efficient mammal-to-mammal transmission "unprecedented" Jennifer Sandlin

conspiracy theories Raw milk lovers are spinning the government's H5N1 warnings into a conspiracy theory Jennifer Sandlin

avian flu Here's the latest on H5N1—avian flu—and some resources tracking the virus Jennifer Sandlin

texas Cow gives man bird flu Rob Beschizza

adorable animals Newborn gorilla miracle: Fort Worth Zoo's tiny survivor beats the odds Jennifer Sandlin

milk What is "thick water" and what does it taste like? Mark Frauenfelder

Science 23andMe to sell DNA records to drug company Rob Beschizza

pigs George Orwell on the real meaning of Animal Farm: get rid of the pigs Thom Dunn