The best way to compost your food scraps

Composting was a big — and daily — part of my life for five years when I lived off-grid. Granted, we were composting more than just food, but I learned a lot about what goes into making a healthy [...]

Court orders the CDC and FDA to restore deleted web pages related to gender identity

US District Judge John D. Bates has ordered (PDF) the Center for Disease Control and Food and Drug Administration to restore the web pages and resources they had previously removed to comply with Pres [...]

Trump's defunding of NASA would be catastrophic

"This is probably the most uncertain future NASA has faced, maybe since the end of Apollo," Casey Dreier tells me over the phone. Dreier is the chief of space policy at The Planetary Society [...]

After RFK Jr. overhauls CDC panel, measles and flu vaccines are up for debate

The new ACIP agenda includes MMRV and thimerosal-containing flu vaccines. [...]

Trump administration adds note rejecting 'gender ideology' to government websites

Newly restored pages on the websites of government agencies like the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) now include a disclaimer [...]

RFK Jr.’s new CDC deputy director prefers “natural immunity” over vaccines

Ralph Abraham is "dangerous," but somehow not the worst among those considered. [...]

RFK Jr’s anti-vaccine delusions—not science—steer CDC now, ex-director testifies

Ex-CDC director warns senators about RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine agenda. [...]

The CDC Opposes RFK Jr.'s COVID Vaccine Guidance, Saying Children 'May Receive' Their Shots

Contradicting what RFK Jr. said earlier this week, the CDC now states that children may receive COVID vaccines with "shared clinical decision-making." [...]

RFK Jr. posted fishing pics as CDC reeled from shooting linked to vaccine disinfo

Anti-vaccine activist RFK Jr. has vilified COVID-19 vaccines and the CDC. [...]