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Undark is a non-profit, editorially independent digital magazine exploring the intersection of science and society.

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In COVID's Wake book cover

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Authors of ‘In Covid’s Wake’ Detail How Pandemic Politics Failed Public

corn and words "carbon capture"

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‘Slow Disaster’: The Problem With Carbon Capture Schemes

pregnant belly and water with letters "PFAS" on top of water

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What Happens to Babies When Pregnant Moms Are Exposed to PFAS?

united states map with water faucet and a clipboard with the word "fluoride" on it

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‘They Deserve to Know’: 3 Million Americans Exposed to High Fluoride Levels, Study Finds

video doorbell technology crime feature

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Cities Giving Away Video Doorbells to Keep Neighborhoods Safe — But No Evidence the Technology Prevents Crime

dupont 3m pfas toxic profits feature

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Chemical Giants Knew PFAS Were ‘Highly Toxic’ — But Promoted Them to Public as ‘Miracle of Science’

antibiotic resistance artificial intelligence feature

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Humans Created the Antibiotic Resistance Crisis — And Humans Will Have to Fix It

toxic lead bangladesh turmeric feature

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Researchers Stop Use of Toxic Lead in Bangladesh Turmeric

infant formula milk allergy feature

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Is $55 Billion Global Infant Formula Industry Behind Rise in Milk Allergy Diagnoses?

biodiversity healthy ecosystem feature

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Biodiversity Is Critical for a Healthy Ecosystem — But Saving One Species at a Time Is the Wrong Strategy

lead exposure human health risk feature

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Industry Promotes Lead as ‘Safe and Effective’ Despite Known Health Risks as Heavy Metal Production Grows

genetic engineering as gods matthew cobb feature

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Genetic Engineering Gives Scientists ‘God-Like Power’ — But Is It Ethical?

alaskan salmon mining projects feature

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A Slew of New Mining Projects Could Wipe Out Alaskan Salmon

google maps monopolize power feature

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Google Maps’ Colossal Influence on Our Experience of the World

annie proulx fen bog swamp feature

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Book Review: The Magic of Wetlands

corn syrup infant formula feature

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Corn Syrup in Infant Formula?

reporting youth suicide journalists feature

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Reporting on Youth Suicide — What Happens When Journalists Get It Wrong?

drought deluge water always wins erica gies feature

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How to Thrive in an Age of Drought and Deluge

polluted hudson river environmental human problems

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Environmental Problems Are Human Problems: What Scientists Can Learn From Polluted Hudson River

pathogens lab leaks feature

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Dangerous Pathogens and Lab Leaks: What Are the Odds?

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Space Ecosystem in Peril as Thousands of Satellites Orbit Earth, Scientists Say