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Psychedelic Medicine Is Coming. The Law Isn't Ready
A surprising resurgence of psychedelic research has produced its first FDA-approved treatment, with more likely on the way-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
To Fight Climate Change, We Should Actually Add Carbon Dioxide to the Atmosphere
We should convert methane, a more powerful greenhouse gas, into CO2-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Parrots Are Making U.S. Home
Released or escaped parrots are now living in most states and are breeding in at least 21 states. For some, it's a second chance at survival. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Alarming Surge in Drug-Resistant HIV Uncovered
The drug-resistant form of the virus has been detected at unacceptable levels across Africa, Asia and the Americas-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
World's Largest Nuclear Fusion Experiment Clears Milestone
The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor is set to launch operations in 2025-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Blue Origin gets in on three partnerships with NASA to boost missions to the moon
Jeff Bezos shows off a mockup of the Blue Moon lunar lander in May. (GeekWire Photo / Alan Boyle)
Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ space venture, , has been selected to participate in three partnerships with NASA to advance technologies that could come...
Bristol academic cracks Voynich code, solving century-old mystery of medieval text
(University of Bristol) A University of Bristol academic has succeeded where countless cryptographers, linguistics scholars and computer programs have failed - by cracking the code of the 'world's most mysterious text', the Voynich man...
White House proposal to tap Pell Grant fund casts a pall over NASA’s moon plans
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, at left, discusses the plan to send astronauts to the moon by 2024 as three of his associate administrators — William Gerstenmaier, Jim Reuter and Thomas Zurbuchen — look on during a town hall at NASA headquarters....
China unlikely to curb fentanyl exports in short-term
(RAND Corporation) China has pledged to crack down on the illicit export of the synthetic opioid fentanyl to the US, but a new analysis finds that may be difficult given the way that China regulates its larger drug and chemical industries. The findin...
New material could unlock potential for hydrogen powered vehicle revolution
(Lancaster University) An international team of researchers has discovered a new material made from manganese hydride that would be used to make molecular sieves within fuel tanks - which store the hydrogen and work alongside fuel cells in a hydrogen...