Loneliness increases men’s risk of drinking. (Andrew Patrick Photo/Pexels/Canva) – By Mike McRae 2026 Aug 27 – It’s Friday night. The weekend is here. Yet once again, nobody has called to ask you out. You have no plans. It’s just you, Netflix, and a …
Does your choice of vegetable depend on your sex? (Antonio_Díaz/Getty Images/Canva) – By Paul McClure 2026 Aug 23 – A new study has found that eating more legumes was associated with better cardiometabolic health in young men, while cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli and …
The MOF (ZIF-67) pigment in all of its purple glory. (Yang et al., Small, 2026) – By Mike McRae 2026 Aug 24 – As the kind of person who wears black in the height of an Aussie summer, I’m not one to give fashion …
New biomarker test is based on technology developed by scientists at WashU Medicine. WashU Medicine – By Bronwyn Thompson 2026 Aug 23 – In a move that could help drastically slow the advancement of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) …
The scientists were able to produce mycelium sheets about 20 cm (8 in) wide and 8 meters (26 ft) long. Adapted from ACS Applied Bio Materials 2026, DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.6c00471 – By Maryna Holovnova 2026 Aug 22 – Scientists have been searching for ethical, high-quality …
A sign on a dirt hiking trail in the Tongass National Forest in southeast Alaska points to naturalist John Muir’s cabin. Wanderluster/iStock/Getty Images – By Mariah Meek, Associate Professor of Integrative Biology, Michigan State University And by Travis Belote, Assistant Professor of Landscape Ecology, …
The engineered E. coli responds to elevated glucose levels by releasing GLP-1. (Science Photo Library/Canva) – By Mike McRae 2026 Aug 19 – Bacteria engineered to sense and reduce glucose levels could be the future of type 2 diabetes treatments, following pre-clinical trials on …
Order from psychedelic chaos depends on the setting. (agsandrew/Getty Images) – By Mike McRae 2026 Aug 19 – Psychedelics are inherently chaotic drugs, dissolving the boundary between self and surrounds by sowing discord in the brain. – Many describe the results as profoundly life-changing. …
An image of pregnant women seen among the Huashan rock art. Wen et al., J. Archaeol. Sci, 2026 – By Mike McRae 2026 Aug 17 – An extensive gallery of ancient rock art paintings in Southern China has long intrigued archaeologists by somehow surviving …
The prototype device warns wearers of gaseous, aerosolized, and aqueous environmental toxins by vibrating against their skin. Baha Erim Uzunoğlu – By Malcolm Azania 2026 Aug 17 – An alcoholic drink will give you a buzz, but if someone laced it with something dangerous, …
