Marina Bolotnikova

1 week ago | vox.com | Marina Bolotnikova

If there’s anything the Trump administration has gotten unequivocally right (besides inadvertently helping Mark Carney become prime minister of Canada), it’s this: Modern science, for all its remarkable capabilities, still remains far too dependent on one of the most primitive research methods there is — harming and killing animals.

1 month ago | kjzz.org | Marina Bolotnikova

Last year saw an increase in the sale of cow's milk for the first time in more than a decade. Sales had been declining for several years, but there was a slight tick up in 2024. These numbers, by the way, do not include other dairy products like cheese, yogurt and butter. Marina Bolotnikova, deputy editor at Vox's Future Perfect section, has written about this and joined The Show to discuss what exactly we're seeing in terms of people drinking more cow's milk vs. plant-based milks.

1 month ago | vox.com | Marina Bolotnikova

If you’ve spent any time on the internet over the last several years, you may have noticed the profusion of two closely linked trends — one very positive, the other its warped refraction. Lots of Americans have taken up weightlifting, and partly as a result, protein maximalism has become the macronutrient fad du jour, like the low-fat diets of the 1980s and low-carb in the early 2000s.

2 months ago | vox.com | Marina Bolotnikova

Don’t buy the hype about “de-extinction.”Marina Bolotnikova is a deputy editor for Vox’s Future Perfect section. Before joining Vox, she reported on factory farming for national outlets including the Guardian, the Intercept, and elsewhere. Let’s start with what should be obvious: The wolf pups are not dire wolves, and they haven’t been “de-extincted.”The fluffy white canines — Romulus, Remus, and Khaleesi — unveiled this week by Colossal Biosciences are closer to something like designer dogs.

2 months ago | vox.com | Marina Bolotnikova

Don’t buy the hype about “de-extinction.”Marina Bolotnikova is a deputy editor for Vox’s Future Perfect section. Before joining Vox, she reported on factory farming for national outlets including the Guardian, the Intercept, and elsewhere. Let’s start with what should be obvious: The wolf pups are not dire wolves, and they haven’t been “de-extincted.”The fluffy white canines — Romulus, Remus, and Khaleesi — unveiled this week by Colossal Biosciences are closer to something like designer dogs.