Blood on the Shirt, Knees in the Dirt

Covid-19 exposed holes in the safety net for caretakers and first responders. One group in Colorado is trying to change all that, starting with peer support.

This Floor Can Kill You

A self-styled floor safety crusader’s fight for mandatory standards reveals a much larger friction within the slippery world of slip, trip, and fall experts.

The Sniff Test

Dogs turn up evidence, detecting odors where investigators find nothing. But are these unbelievable stories about crime-solving canines leading jurors astray?

In Search of Sponges

A dive to the bottom of Lake Superior to find antibiotic compounds raises another question: It is necessary to physically explore new places to turn up new drugs?

Invisible Enemies at Odds

The race to sterilize medical garb reopened shuttered ethylene oxide plants, potentially exposing vulnerable communities to toxic air pollution.

The Standard Bearers

The story of the Daubert standard, the 1993 Supreme Court ruling, and the family that sparked a scientific revolution in the courts.

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