Ellen Ruppel Shell
Recent articles by Ellen Ruppel Shell
New World Syndrome
Spam and turkey tails have turned Micronesians into Macronesians. A case study of how fatty Western plenty is taking a disastrous toll on people in developing countries.
Could Mad-Cow Disease Happen Here?
Britain's horrifying experience taught us a few things, but perhaps not enough to preclude an outbreak of our own.
Malaria: Resurgence of a Deadly Disease
Malaria kills roughly twice as many people worldwide as AIDS, drugs no longer work against some strains, and mosquitoes in diverse parts of the United States now carry the disease.