Matthew Rozsa
Salon.com
Bethlehem, PA, United States
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What dogs do when humans are not around, according to experts
Salon spoke to animal behavior experts and scientists about what dogs think about (and do) when we're away → Read More
Plastic pollution is filtering up into the fish that we eat
"Current law allows plastics producers to discharge trillions of small pre-production plastic pellets directly into waters with little to no repercussions" → Read More
Did the South assassinate this president to preserve slavery? Forensic scientists say it's possible
Zachary Taylor died in 1850, supposedly of food poisoning. Some experts think the culprit was arsenic — here's why → Read More
This ghost town is too dangerous for humans because an endless fire burns beneath it
The once-idyllic Pennsylvania town of Centralia is abandoned today because of the fires burning underneath it → Read More
Do people with autism feel pain more acutely? Study sheds light on a little-discussed phenomenon
A new study sheds light on how people with autism appear to experience pain more acutely than others → Read More
Big Ag doesn't want you to know about the connection between lymphoma and this common herbicide
Dr. Chadi Nabhan spent years treating patients exposed to Roundup who developed non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Now, he's sounding the alarm on glyphosate → Read More
The Webb telescope may have discovered six galaxies that shouldn't exist
Six fuzzy dots in a new photograph appear to be massive galaxies created so soon after the Big Bang that they defy everything we know about cosmology → Read More
An overlooked argument for the four day workweek: apparently it's good for your health, too
A Cambridge study has surprising findings for what a four-day workweek does for employees → Read More
How to read a dog like a book
Though they don't speak our language, dogs are constantly giving us small signs as to what's going on in their heads. Here's how to recognize them → Read More
The true story of the U.S. president who kept his disability a secret
Despite living with chronic pain in his bowels and back, JFK kept his disabilities hidden from the public eye → Read More
When Hitchcockian horror came true: The 1960s killer bird swarm that inspired "The Birds"
In 1961, birds dive-bombed, tumbled through the air as if drunk, and drenched the town of Capitola in vomit → Read More
Being a stray is no laughing matter: Experts say abandoned dogs experience genuine PTSD
A dog who loses their family experiences a deep psychological trauma, from which recovery may not be possible → Read More
Why heart attacks are rising for young people, according to experts
Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin isn't a lone case; people 25-44 are increasingly suffering heart attacks → Read More
Trial by impotence: When men had to copulate publicly or be served divorce papers
From the late 1400s to the 1700s, French women who wanted a divorce could send their husband to a humiliating public trial → Read More
Which planets – and planetary moons – could actually have life?
How close could aliens be? These are the prospects that meet the specific conditions for life to be possible → Read More
The difference between relapsing and "lapsing," according to addiction experts
A relapse isn't the end of the world, experts say. Here's why, and what you can do to pick yourself up → Read More
The 8 traits that can help you identify a psychopath, according to experts
"People who associate with sociopaths are likely to become their victims, or to victimize other people," one expert told Salon → Read More
Six foods that climate change is going to ruin
Some of the most common crops, like corn and coffee, are already suffering as the Earth is warming → Read More
How this laughable sci-fi flick embarrassed Hollywood into doing better science
"This is the worst example of what Hollywood does to science," says one expert about this notoriously absurd movie → Read More
Why some dogs love to sing along with humans
Evolution? Marking their territory? Solo career aspirations? Experts explain why some dogs want to jam with you → Read More