Undark is a non-profit, editorially independent digital magazine exploring the intersection of science and society. It is published with generous funding from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, through its Knight Science Journalism Fellowship Program in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

• Fewer Health Screenings Raise Questions; Are They Needed at All? Healthcare facilities are urging patients back for routine screening tests. Critics say COVID-19 begs a recalibration.
  Undark, August 2020
• When a Contagion Comes, Women Bear a Heavy Burden Although contagions like COVID-19 might kill more men, the impact of a pandemic on women's lives is vast and understudied.
  Undark, August 2020
• The Dangers of an Unwitnessed Pandemic This, Dr. Weiss wrote in his day four entry, is the reality of the disease: 'You really can't understand till you see it…and that's the problem. Nobody is seeing it.'
  Undark, July 2020
• It's Time to Get Serious About Research Fraud What's true is that scientists guilty of research misconduct often get away with nothing more than a slap on the wrist -- that is, if they're even caught in the first place.
  Undark, July 2020
• Evidence and Orthodontics: Does Your Child Need Braces? The more time Dr. Vig spent entrenched in orthodontic research, the more he questioned what he had been taught in dental school: that orthodontic treatment was necessary for health.
  Undark, July 2020
• At Last, the Medical Profession Speaks Out for Black Lives Dozens of medical organizations have released statements denouncing racism and police brutality. They can’t stop there.
  Undark, July 2020
• CDC Revises COVID-19 Risks During Pregnancy as Research Lags Experts say a new CDC study on COVID-19 in pregnancy has startling data gaps that endanger pregnant women and babies.
  Undark, July 2020
• Covid-19 and Medicine's Misguided Romance With Machines The history of a controversial syndrome linked to Covid-19 shows the risks of letting technology dictate treatment.
  Undark, July 2020
• In the Future, Lab Mice Will Live in Computer Chips, Not Cages As a rodent surgeon in an animal research lab, I’ve become convinced that there are better ways to model human disease.
  Undark, July 2020
• Bringing Andrology -- and Male Infertility -- Out of the Shadows Infertility can have a profound emotional impact on men. Why aren't more medical and mental health treatments available?
  Undark, July 2020

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