They could have been the “Adam and Eve of chemical evolution.” By Yasmin Tayag – Hydrogen cyanide is best known as a poison, historically deployed as a murder weapon in gas chambers and by federal executioners. But much further back in Earth’s past, …
FieldTrip is advancing the realm of clinical psychedelic testing. By Derek Beres – “u201cFun guy” and u201d harvesting Mazatec psilocybin mushrooms from their growing tubs May 19, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. Photo by Joe Amon/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images. FieldTrip Ventures …
“While not surprising, it was concerning.” By Peter Hess – Electric scooters have hit the streets of major cities across the United States and around the world. And unsurprisingly, people are getting hurt. These dockless mobility devices, which are part of a multi-million-dollar …
By Paul Ridden – Add-on accessories for the GoPro Hero8 Black include a Media Mod and Display Mod. GoPro. – After a short online teaser campaign, GoPro has pulled back the curtain on the successor to last year’s Hero7 Black. The Hero8 Black benefits …
That percentage of CO2 isn’t as small as you think. By Jason West – I heard that carbon dioxide makes up 0.04% of the world’s atmosphere. Not 0.4% or 4%, but 0.04%! How can it be so important in global warming if it’s …
US scientists say it may be possible to decipher words using new x-ray technique Nicola Davis @NicolaKSDavis – One of the Herculaneum scrolls scientists are hoping to read with x-ray technology. Photograph: Diamond Light Source/Digital Restoration Initiative, University of Kentucky. When Mount Vesuvius …
By Rich Haridy – In a 10-week-old embryo some of the highlighted muscles, found in some reptiles, disappear before birth. Rui Diogo, Natalia Siomava and Yorick Gitton. – A compelling new imaging study has looked at the development on human limb muscles in …
By Paul Ridden – The Ocean Cleanup’s prototype System 001/B has now started capturing plastic waste from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Ocean Cleanup. – After years in development, the Ocean Cleanup arrived at the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in October last year with …
The recent discovery highlights an alarming cybersecurity vulnerability in the health care industry. By Stephen Johnson – In July, the security firm Armis Security discovered network protocol bugs in a software component that supports many medical devices operating today. Now, the FDA and …
A new study casts doubt on historical lore. By Sarah Sloat – The saying goes that history is written by the victors. But sometimes that history is written inaccurately by the disease-bearing colonizers who defeated the original (and supposed) victors. Case in point: …
