Elizabeth Hlavinka (page 7)

Email: ehlavinka@salon.com

Elizabeth Hlavinka is a staff writer at Salon covering health and drugs. She specializes in exploring taboo topics and complex questions that help humans understand their place in the world.

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Scientists just solved the riddle of a dead star that burps ultra-hot "cosmic cannonballs" of matter Elizabeth Hlavinka

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The names for COVID variants are a confusing alphabet soup. Here's why it got so muddled Elizabeth Hlavinka

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Long COVID is debilitating children. Doctors worry there aren’t enough centers to treat them Elizabeth Hlavinka

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Billions are being invested in carbon removal strategies to fight global heating. Will they work? Elizabeth Hlavinka

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Emperor penguins may become "quasi-extinct" by end of century in Antarctica, study suggests Elizabeth Hlavinka

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Why planting trees to offset carbon emissions doesn't really work, according to experts Elizabeth Hlavinka

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Gender-affirming surgeries almost tripled between 2016 and 2019: study Elizabeth Hlavinka

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This fish changes its color like a chameleon. New research suggests it can "see" with its skin Elizabeth Hlavinka

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A new COVID variant nicknamed "Pirola" is raising global alarm but don't freak out yet Elizabeth Hlavinka

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From star to stars: Astrophysicist Aomawa Shields traces her journey from acting to astronomy Elizabeth Hlavinka

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Older LGBTQ adults fear going back “in the closet” upon entering assisted living Elizabeth Hlavinka

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Now classified as a hurricane, Hilary could touch down in southwestern U.S. this weekend Elizabeth Hlavinka

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Catastrophic fires 13,000 years ago drove mass extinctions — and humans may have lit the match Elizabeth Hlavinka

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"Problematic" use of opioid settlement money opposed by coalition of public health organizations Elizabeth Hlavinka

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“It looked like Armageddon”: Maui wildfire survivors describe their experience fleeing destruction Elizabeth Hlavinka

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