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Non-profit & editorially independent. Exploring science as a frequently wondrous, sometimes contentious, and occasionally troubling byproduct of human culture.
- Ibogaine is illegal in the U.S., risky even under close monitoring, and has no published large-scale clinical trials on its impact on substance use. In an Undark opinion essay, addiction medicine physician Zoe Adams writes that the MAHA movement’s embrace of the drug as an
- Should Americans have access to therapies that have not been fully vetted? In an interview with Undark, California legislator Joe Patterson discusses his bill to create a peptide-related working group, as researchers and regulators continue to debate access to certain unapproved
- As tick season picks up, the lone star tick is bringing more than bites. The arachnid has been expanding northward and has been linked to alpha-gal syndrome, ehrlichiosis, Heartland virus, and Bourbon virus. Revisit Rene Ebersole’s report on the tick’s spread and the disease
00:00 - Roughly two-thirds of pregnancy-related deaths occur between one day postpartum and the first year after birth. Yet, structured care during that period is often minimal or absent. OPINION: Casey Keen argues that the six-week postpartum checkup comes too late. Read the essay.
- Before “evidence-based” became a familiar phrase, some researchers were already asking why accepted practice did not match what they saw in the real world. In “Beyond Belief,” Helen Pearson traces the people who helped move medicine, policing, and other fields toward data-driven
- Embryo editing advocates say the technology could help parents avoid passing on severe genetic disorders. Patient advocacy groups are more divided. Some see future promise. Others point to existing reproductive options, ethical concerns, and the urgent needs of people living
- A single blood draw that could screen for many cancers has obvious appeal. The evidence is less settled. Some experts say multi-cancer early detection tests may not yet be sensitive enough for routine use in mostly healthy people. Joshua Cohen reports for Undark. 🔗:
- Inside the body, evolution is not only happening across generations. It is happening cell by cell. In our review of Roxanne Khamsi’s “Beyond Inheritance,” Lina Zeldovich considers how somatic mutations can contribute to disease, and how, in rare cases, the body may mutate “back
- More than 300,000 cars pass through Liberty Canyon each day. Soon, cougars and other animals may have a way across. An excerpt from Ryan Huling’s “The Hidden Nations of Animals” looks at the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing, a vegetated bridge over California’s 101 freeway.
- OPINION: C. Brandon Ogbunu argues that science can be defended from outside attacks while still confronting the internal flaws that have long shaped how research is funded, evaluated, and rewarded. Read the essay. 🔗: undark.org/2026/06/04/opi…
- Roughly two-thirds of pregnancy-related deaths occur between one day postpartum and the first year after birth, during a period when structured care is often minimal or absent. OPINION: Casey Keen argues that the standard six-week postpartum checkup does not match the real
- INTERVIEW: California legislator Joe Patterson has introduced a bill that would require the state health department to establish a working group on certain peptides. Undark speaks with Patterson about access, research, and the debate over unapproved peptides. Read the
