We Got COVID Shots in One Year. Why Did a Malaria Vaccine Take 35?

The long, maddening wait reveals much about the world's vaccine priorities.

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The World Is Not Prepared for Another Cholera Wave

More than forty countries reported cholera outbreaks in 2022. Researchers say that public health officials have all the tools necessary to stop cholera. So why has it been so hard to prepare for outbreaks?

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Tracking Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

With a flurry of vaccines and other therapeutics coming to the market, the need to understand the virus and its burden is more imminent than ever.

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India aims to invigorate science with hefty new funding agency

Proposed National Research Foundation would spend $6 billion over 5 years, but is drawing mixed reactions.

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Strict biodiversity laws prevent Indian scientists from sharing new microbes with the world

Dozens of species remain unreported because India's biopiracy law clashes with international taxonomy rules.

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How China is capturing attention with landmark research

From ancient sea species to clues on comets, papers coming out of the country are regularly making headlines.

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'Deeply troubling.' Indian scientists slam teaching materials on Moon mission

Educational guides promoting India's Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission have drawn criticism for containing pseudoscience and errors, prompting a national debate on science education standards.

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Evolutionary virologist Daniel Blanco-Melo seeks out ancient pathogens

Blanco-Melo is investigating centuries-old diseases that devastated Indigenous communities across the Americas, hoping to reconstruct their genomic fingerprints.

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I study depression in the lab and advocate for mental health in academia

Neuroscientist Annapoorna PK uses mouse models to study epigenetics of mental illness—while pushing Indian institutions to better support scientists' mental health.

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Climate change may be leading to overcounts of endangered bonobos

A changing climate in Congo is affecting how scientists count bonobos' nests, possibly skewing estimates of the great ape population.

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A new lizard parasite is the first known to move from mom to baby

The worm turns up in the mom's ovaries and the embryo's braincase of a common wall lizard — a rare form of vertical transmission in reptiles.

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Barn owlets share food with younger siblings in exchange for grooming

This unusual trade-off among barn owl chicks shows how early cooperative behavior may develop through reciprocal altruism.

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Animals Sense Earthquakes Before They Happen. Can They Help Us Predict Disasters?

There are many documented cases of strange animal behavior before earthquakes. Scientists finally put some farm animals to the test.

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How to Find and Publish Stories about Global Disease Outbreaks

How to discover overlooked stories, develop local sources, and report with sensitivity while highlighting crafting narratives that resonate with international audiences.

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Writing Opinion Pieces as a Journalist

How to craft compelling, evidence-based arguments that build on journalistic expertise while maintaining professional credibility.

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Reporting on Scientific Retractions

How to track retractions, cultivate whistleblower sources, and document evidence to strengthen accountability in scientific research.

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Acts and Impacts: Visualizing Redlining’s Legacy on Boston Housing

This scroll-driven D3.js and Mapbox visualization explores how redlining and housing policy shaped affordability across Boston. I reported and built the Mattapan section, tracing one of the city’s most dramatic demographic shifts using census data, archival maps, and narrative design.

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When You're Sick in Mattapan, Where Do You Go?

After the Carney Hospital ER shut down, Mattapan residents have struggled to access basic and emergency care. This investigation explores how a majority-Black Boston neighborhood was left behind by the city’s healthcare system — and what efforts are underway to fill the gaps.

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