Can Psychedelic Drugs Treat Physical Pain?
LSD and psilocybin increasingly show promise as mental health treatments. Now universities and compa…
Why We Need to Upgrade Our Face Masks--and Where to Get Them
High-quality respirators such as N95s and K95s are now widely available and provide the best protect…
How Rootworms Sniff Carbon Dioxide to Devastate Corn Crops
Scientists silenced CO2-sensing genes to determine how the destructive pests find their food -- Rea…
The Lab-Leak Theory of COVID's Origin Is Not Totally Irrational
Unfortunately, its strongest proponent was, which tainted its reception -- Read more on ScientificA…
New Ideas about the Way Autoimmune Diseases Start and How to Stop Them
Millions suffer from ailments such as type 1 diabetes and lupus, in which the body attacks itself -…
Even Rocket Launches Can't Escape COVID
Pandemic-spawned supply-chain disruptions are delaying launches and development of satellites, lunar…
Antibiotic-Producing Mold Announced as Official State Microbe
The penicillin-producing Penicillium rubens originated in a moldy Illinois cantaloupe -- Read more …
We can now bioengineer catnip instead of extracting it from plants
Catnip contains a chemical that makes a highly effective insect repellent, but extracting it from pl…
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