WEIRD SCIENCE
Rich Haridy – Granting of Breakthrough Therapy status allows the FDA to expedite research and review of psilocybin-based treatments to move them into clinical use sooner (Credit: Vox19/Depositphotos). In an extraordinary step forward for the psychedelic drug research community, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has …
Rich Haridy – A study has found most gut microbe populations returned to normal within around 1.5 months after taking antibiotics, however several common, and beneficial, bacteria were still missing up to six months later (Credit: abrakadabra/Depositphotos). As we rapidly discover the importance …
By Lisa Drayer, CNN – Vegan soy bratwurst has become a popular choice in Germany, allowing meat-lovers to cut meat from their diets without necessarily changing them too much. Meat-free diets have come a long way, with a variety of alternative options. (CNN) …
Nick Lavars – Skysource/Skywater Alliance develops deployable machines that can harvest freshwater from the air (Credit: Skysource/Skywater Alliance). Two years ago, XPrize extended its list of pioneering technology competitions with a new contest aimed at the problem of global water security. After …
Michael Irving – The incredibly-rare mineral reidite has been found in an impact crater in Western Australia (Credit: sdecoret/Depositphotos). It’s said that time heals all wounds, and apparently that even applies to wounds on the Earth itself. Woodleigh Crater in Western Australia …
David Szondy – The new catalyst combines an outer shell of platinum atoms (gray spheres) with ordered layers of platinum and cobalt atoms (blue spheres) in its core (Credit: Sun lab/Brown University). A team of Brown University scientists has developed a new …
Michael Irving – An artist’s rendition of fast radio bursts, being detected by the ASKAP telescope in Western Australia (Credit: OzGrav, Swinburne University of Technology). Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are one of the most intriguing celestial mysteries out there at the moment. …
Ben Coxworth – Egyptian blue is considered to be the world’s first synthetic pigment (Credit: Maugli/Depositphotos). Thousands of years ago, the ancient Egyptians created a blue pigment which they used in their depictions of gods and royalty. Derived from calcium copper silicate, the …
We’ve started searching for rare earth elements in some unlikely places Laura Mast, Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology. U.S. National Archives on Flickr. Rare earth elements — elements like scandium, neodymium, and dysprosium — have found their way into every aspect of our …
“The impacts on human well being, including mental health, may be catastrophic.” By Sarah Sloat – A landmark United Nations report revealed that catastrophic events induced by climate change could become regular occurrences as soon as 2040. In the report, published recently, the …
