New studies are being published that detail high levels of dangerous microplastics had been detected in some of the most remote regions of the world. Another study
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Cocaine and Modern Medicine: A Twist You Didn’t See Coming
By now, you have probably heard many stories of how cocaine was used in the late 1800s and early 1900s. It was used in quack medicines,
‘We Don’t Know How Well Antidepressants Work’: Danish Study Blows Lid Off Flawed Medical Research
Researchers from the Nordic Cochrane Centre have expressed alarm at research into the effectiveness of antidepressant medication, citing such degrees of widespread bias and systematic
Bipolar Disorder: America Magnetized by Despair
Looking at America today, you swing back and forth between two poles, both of them magnetized by despair. At one pole, you find yourself saying
2019 Science Award Retracted Amid Controversy Over Glyphosate’s Danger
Since 1980, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) — the world’s largest scientific society and publisher of several journals, including Science —
Of Insects and Men
Invisible denizens — everywhere Insects are all over the world – in and over the waters at the edge of the seas, in and over
China Is Terraforming the Gobi Desert
The Great Green Wall is the biggest tree planting project in human history by far and has already reversed the net growth of deserts in
China Lands a Probe on the Dark Side of the Moon
On the evening of January 2, a Chinese lander named for an ancient moon goddess touched down on the lunar far side, where no human
