The future of pain management beyond painkillers: new lines of research to keep an eye on
With the current opioid crisis, we need new avenues for pain management.
Here’s Everything You Need to Know About CBD
Use this comprehensive review to find out if CBD can be right for you.
What causes dementia and how to keep it at bay
If you were to travel 40 years into the past, you'd rarely see people talk about dementia. It was often...
How CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing is set to change the world
Gene editing sounds super scary but its potential to improve our lives is immense. Is it worth the leap, though?
The pros of solar energy (beyond just being ‘green’)
Solar isn't just good for the environment -- it's good for business and for communities.
How Volcanic Mountains Cool the Climate
Though coastal plutons spew greenhouse gases into the atmosphere as they form, they also pull some of those gases back...
How scientists detected water on an alien planet for the first time
K2-18 b is probably the most Earth-like planet we've discovered so far.
Climate change in the Arctic is destroying Viking artifacts
Ancient Arctic artifacts are disappearing as warming unfurls.
Taking birth control pills as a teenager may increase risk of depression
Teenage women who used birth control pills were at a higher risk of clinical depression years later.
Some interesting facts about Komodo dragons
Dragons are make-believe but this lizard is every bit as epic.
Is AI in danger of becoming too male?
Only 13.83% of AI authors in arXiv are women and, in relative terms, the proportion of AI papers co-authored by...
Turtle embryos can choose their own sex – but why?
Turtles can control their own development and choose for themselves whether to become a boy or a girl.
How to pet a cat, according to science
The question we all need an answer to.
Contrails’ warming effect on the climate could triple by 2050
Contrail cirrus clouds have warmed the atmosphere more than all the carbon dioxide from planes since the dawn of aviation...
How the world’s most famous codebreaker unlocked the secrets of nature’s beauty
The beauty that surrounds us has order – and one of the world’s best codebreakers was the key to unlocking...
Is Human Psychology Driven by Gut Microbes?
When research turns to shit: a science-based personal narrative on the gut-brain-axis.
How science can help you sleep better at home
Sleep is a weird thing, but science is trying to help us make sense of it.
How much is a clean beach worth to you?
Putting a price on the environment isn't easy, but it helps in order to save it.
Cat muzzles: cruel or useful?
A popular accessory among cat owners that might do more harm than good.
Monitoring Volcanic Craters with Infrasound “Music”
Volcanic craters act as giant horns that emit intense low-frequency sounds.
