Black Men Are Pushed to Pursue Sports. Why Not Medicine?
Former NFL player Nate Hughes, shown here in 2009, recently became a physician.Gray Quetti/Cal Sport/ZUMA Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.This story was originally published by Undark and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Aaron Bolds didn’t consider becoming a physician until…
Ida’s Aftermath Show Just How Risky Petrochemical Production Is in a Hurricane Zone
Jake Bittle/Grist Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.This story was originally published by the Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. More than 72 hours after Hurricane Ida made landfall, plumes of dark black smoke were still rising from four towers…
Extinction Rebellion Protesters Paint London Red
Extinction Rebellion members bathe in fake blood Friday in London’s Paternoster Square.Kirsty O’Connor Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Extinction Rebellion protesters poured red paint over the entrances…
Denser Cities Could Help Curb Carbon Emissions, if the NIMBYs Allow It
Chuck Schug/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In San Francisco’s Sunset District, rows and rows of pastel-colored, two-story homes flow from the edge…
The Science of How Wildfires Got So Hellish
A helicopter drops water on a California wildfire.David Aughenbaugh/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.This story was originally published by Wired and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Wildfire are normally a critical component of a healthy landscape, but these blazes are now…
An Anti-Tobacco Hero’s Complicated Legacy
Stanton Glantz at home, clowning with a giant fake cigarette.John Storey/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.This article was originally published by Undark and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Not many scientists have fought harder against smoking than…