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A recent study reveals a potential vulnerability of pregnant and postpartum women with mental health disorders towards self-medicating with cannabis. Prior research had been vague, generalizing mental health issues witho...

Archaeologists announced that some individuals buried at a Maya pyramid more than 1,000 years ago had deformed skulls and had been killed in ritual beheadings.

After participating in a recent Tough Mudder obstacle course challenge, at least 22 people have reported developing odd rashes and fevers.

Rates of cannabis and psychedelic use among adults in the US reached record highs in 2022, part of a decade-long upswing in the use of mind-altering drugs

The discovery represents the first evidence that low-mass T.Tauri stars, which are less than 10 million years old, can emit gamma radiation.

Dancing offers Parkinson's patients more than physical rehabilitation; it provides a transformative avenue for personal identity and self-expression. Researchers discovered that participating in a dance company can profo...

Researchers examined the evolving use of ketamine as a treatment for depression in New Zealand. While acknowledging its potential benefits for treatment-resistant depression, they advise against a rapid large-scale incre...

Researchers estimated that as few as 22 people would be needed to sustain a colony on Mars. But there are lots of caveats, and the new study largely misses the point of colonizing the Red Planet in the first place, exper...

The predatory Atlantic blue crab has invaded Italian waters and is killing off young clams, which could undermine the global supply for years to come

Researchers studied the relationship between mindfulness and people's reactions to injustice. They aimed to understand whether mindfulness might make people less responsive to perceived unfair treatment of others.

New research posits that particular gastrointestinal issues may be precursors to Parkinson's disease. Utilizing a vast US medical record network, the study contrasted people diagnosed with Parkinson's against those with ...

To discover how light interacts with molecules, the first step is to follow electron dynamics, which evolve at the attosecond timescale. The dynamics of this first step have been called charge migration (CM). CM plays a ...

Bacteria most commonly associated with acne may not be all bad for skin health.

Researchers spotlighted a brain region, typically overlooked in addiction research, that may be pivotal in predicting drug relapse. While past research has honed in on the medial prefrontal cortex, these scientists turne...

It can be time consuming to test food and drink for potentially harmful bacteria, but viruses that naturally attack the bacteria can be gene edited to speed up the process

The behavior of electrons' mass within a solid has a significant impact on the flow of electronic and heat energy. Weyl semimetals have emerged as a fascinating class of materials with unique properties. Physical and che...

Filmmakers retraced the deadly journey of two British exploration ships that set off in 1845 and never came back, in a quest to find their captain's tomb.

After the Chandrayaan-3 mission's historic landing on the moon, the Indian Space Research Organisation's rover has begun researching the composition of the surface and investigating water ice near the lunar south pole

Fusion reactors, fast breeder reactors, and solar thermal power plants are being developed as power plants with low environmental impact and no resource constraints. Since these power plants operate at high temperature w...

ChatGPT, DALL-E, Stable Diffusion, and other generative AIs have taken the world by storm. They create fabulous poetry and images. They're seeping into every nook of our world, from marketing to writing legal briefs and ...

Satellite images show an increase in greenery at dog sledding locations in the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, thanks to the fertilising effect of dog droppings

Previous studies have overestimated the impact of early environment on how long people stay in education by neglecting key factors, according to a new analysis