Sara Novak

All Stories by Sara Novak

  1. Environment

    Hawaii is turning ocean plastic into roads to fight pollution

    The ocean plastic that washes up on Hawaii’s beaches is recycled into asphalt to pave roads. The roads are then tested for microplastic pollution.

  2. Health & Medicine

    Some U.S. newborns still get HIV despite efforts to screen for it. Here’s why

    Routine tests in the third trimester may catch missed cases and flag the need for treatment that reduces a baby‘s risk of getting HIV to near zero.