Dealing With Coca — Both Traditional Beverage and Illicit Drug Precursor
In South America, countries struggle to protect traditional uses of coca while decreasing its currency in the cocaine trade. ...read more
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Physicists Discover Why This Bubble Solution Makes Monster Bubbles
Additives, like the main ingredient in a certain laxative, help thin soap films stretch into floating orbs. ...read more
A New Eruption Might Be in the Works in Southern Iceland
Signs of an eruption are brewing under the Reykjanes Peninsula in southern Iceland. ...read more
The Experiments Revealing How Marijuana Could Treat Dementia
Slightly stoned mice show marijuana may fight age-related memory loss. ...read more
What Science Knows About Marijuana’s Health Benefits
What marijuana research in humans tells us so far about the drug’s benefits and drawbacks. ...read more
This Huge, Distant Galaxy Formed All Its Stars Super Fast
A massive galaxy in the early universe had already finished making stars by about 1.8 billion years after the Big Bang, challenging astronomers' current models. ...read more
Our Resting Heart Rates Vary Wildly, FitBit Data Reveals
The data might lead to better ways to track our health over time. ...read more
Learning How to Speak ‘Parentese’ Can Boost Your Baby’s Language Skills
The exaggerated speaking style, not baby talk, can help your child learn to speak. ...read more
From Animals to Human Society: What We Learn When Women Lead
In some mammal species, females lead the pack. What can they teach humans? ...read more
In Search of Exoplanets With Binary Sunsets
How common are planets with multiple suns — and what does that mean for life in the universe? ...read more