Microdoses of psilocybin – the psychoactive compound in magic mushrooms – have been found to normalize certain elements of cognitive performance in young rats with autism. And while it’s far too early to say if the drug produces the same benefits in humans with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), the fact that larger doses of psilocybin […]
Are Real Or Plastic Christmas Trees More Environmentally Friendly?
While getting ready to deck the halls and put up the Christmas tree this year, you may have been wondering what’s better for the planet: slashing down a natural tree or buying a synthetic reusable one made out of plastic. It’s a bit of a fiddly question, but real trees are marginally better for the […]
Man’s Problems Caused By Worms Dancing Inside His Scrotum
A man who showed up to the doctors with fevers and swelling discovered that his problems were caused by worms dancing around in his scrotum. The 26-year-old man had been suffering from low-level fever, and pain and swelling of his scrotum for around a month before he was seen at an outpatient clinic at a […]
Deal of the Day on Microsoft Office Professional for PC — Only 24 Hours!
You know what we love about the holiday season? The savings! And our love of savings means you get to score even more throughout December, with new deals dropping all the time — like this 24-hour Green Monday flash sale that’ll help you upgrade your PC’s productivity software. Today only, you can get the entire […]
How To Watch Orion Splash Down Back To Earth
In just a few hours, the Orion spacecraft will come back to Earth. It will be performing a maneuver that no other craft designed to carry humans has done before, a skip entry. This will allow for greater control over where the capsule will re-enter. As NASA announced on December 8, Orion will splash down […]
New Multiple Myeloma Therapy Sees Success In Over 70 Percent Of Patients
Multiple myeloma is an incurable type of bone marrow cancer; however, a new therapy has seen success in as many as 73 percent of patients across two clinical trials. The novel therapy works by turning the immune system on the body’s diseased bone marrow, killing the cancer cells. It’s called bispecific antibody therapy (shelf name […]
How To Stay Warm When You’re Working From Home (Without Turning The Heating On)
If you’re working from home all or part of the time, the chances are that your home working space is getting chillier as winter sets in. But with heating so expensive right now, having it on all day isn’t really an affordable option. So what can we do to stay warm? In evolutionary terms, we […]
Spice Up Your Home Decor With These All-Natural Nightlights
If you’ve been on the lookout for a really interesting and unique gift this holiday season, then you need to listen up. It’s hard to buy the perfect gift, particularly for the person on your list who either has everything or simply buys what they need in the moment. Finding a clever gift can be […]
Pandoravirus: The Melting Arctic Is Releasing Ancient Germs – How Worried Should We Be?
Pandoravirus: the melting Arctic is releasing ancient germs – how worried should we be? Paul Hunter, University of East Anglia Scientists have recently revived several large viruses that had been buried in the frozen Siberian ground (permafrost) for tens of thousands of years. Advertisement The youngest virus to be revived was a sprightly 27,000 years […]
China Could Face A Catastrophic COVID Surge As It Lifts Restrictions – Here’s How It Might Play Out
China is the only major country which, until now, has continued to enforce a zero-COVID strategy. Other countries, including Australia, New Zealand and Singapore, also sought to eliminate COVID entirely earlier in the pandemic. But all eventually abandoned this approach because of the mounting social and economic costs and the realisation that local elimination of […]
TWIS: Contagious Diseases Resurface In The Wake Of COVID-19, World’s Oldest DNA Reveals A Bizarre 2-Million-Year-Old Ecosystem, And Much More This Week
This week, we reveal the cruellest torture method you’ve probably never heard of, the most Googled words of 2022 are released and they say a lot about this strange year, and we take a journey through the brain to learn how memory actually works. Advertisement One Of The World’s Most Contagious Diseases Is Resurfacing And […]
Male Jaguars Have Best Friends And Are Less Solitary Than We Thought
Male jaguars have been observed buddying up to increase their chances of mating and securing prey, calling into question their classification as a solitary species. Until now, lions and cheetahs were generally assumed to be the only big cats exhibiting social behaviors, yet new research suggests that the famously introverted jaguar may be a friendlier […]
Veggie Meat Substitutes Might Not Be As Nutritious As They Claim
The popularity of plant-based food has skyrocketed in recent years, as has the number of studies investigating its impact on our planet. Unfortunately, there are still massive gaps in our knowledge when it comes to the health implications of these products, particularly surrounding the nutritional value of plant-based meat substitutes. A study, from Chalmers University […]
Your Sex Drive And Loss Of Libido May Be Influenced By Gut Bacteria
If you’re experiencing a low sex drive, there’s a chance it may have a link to the bacteria that are living inside your gut. Recent times have seen an explosion of research that’s investigated how the gut microbiome has a profound influence on health and happiness. As part of this field, a small handful of […]
Read The CIA 1983 Report About Transcending Spacetime With Your Mind
Back in 1983, the CIA wrote an obscure report looking into the “Gateway Experience,” claiming that an altered state of human consciousness may be able to transcend space and time. Decades on, the document has since been declassified and is now experiencing a resurgence on social media. However, despite what you saw on TikTok and […]
Study Shows When You’re Most Likely To Be Cheated On In A Relationship
You may have heard about married couples getting the “seven-year itch”. The term suggests that around the seven-year mark of marriage, individuals become more distant from each other as their happiness and satisfaction with the relationship begin to decline, and the urge to stray gets stronger. According to research, there may be some truth to […]
A Household Invader May Be Setting Up Camp In Your Sink
Cost of living crises in areas currently plunging into winter have people worried about mold. This household invader loves dark, damp environments and as fewer people can afford to open windows and crank up the heating, it’s expected that fungi will have a prosperous winter. While most of us think about window panes and bathrooms […]
JWST Confirms One Of The Furthest Galaxies Ever Discovered
Astronomers using JWST have confirmed the distance of some of the furthest galaxies yet. One of them was in place just 330 million years after the Big Bang – one of the very first galaxies that ever shone in our universe. The galaxy is called JADES-GS-z13-0 and is now located 33 billion light-years from us […]
South Koreans Are About To Become Younger Thanks To New Aging System
South Korea’s government announced this week that it has scrapped Korea’s traditional aging system in a push to avoid confusion. From June 2023, the “Korean Age” system will no longer be allowed on any official paperwork and all documents in the country will follow the same aging system most of the world uses. Using the […]
Vagina On A Chip: A Breakthrough For Bacterial Vaginosis Research
The vagina microbiome: not something that you regularly hear about, but something that plays a vital role in vaginal health and disease. Now, researchers have developed a new technology called the Vagina Chip that will help scientists develop new therapeutic tools. If you possess a vagina, you may have encountered the uncomfortable condition known as […]
