The Climate Crisis Is Threatening Spain’s Saffron Crop
While that small-scale, low-tech approach may have kept saffron production going over the past few decades, it has also left…
MDMA and Psilocybin Are Approved as Medicines for the First Time
In a world-first, Australia has announced it will officially recognize MDMA and psilocybin as medicines. On February 3, Australia’s Therapeutic…
What Would Earth’s Temperature Be Like Without an Atmosphere?
OK, a couple of quick points. This is just the surface temperature of the Earth. Since the light from the…
The Secret to Making Concrete That Lasts 1,000 Years
Masic’s paper is the latest in a string of investigations into Roman concrete. Last year, he published research with Marie…
Scientists Grew Mini Human Guts Inside Mice
Your gut has an obvious job: It processes the food you eat. But it has another important function: It protects…
The Last Drug That Can Fight Gonorrhea Is Starting to Falter
To an unfamiliar eye, the press release from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health two weeks ago looked pretty routine.…
Spotted a UFO? There’s an App for That
The tech startup Enigma Labs wants to turn UFO sightings into data science. Previously, people who had seen strange lights…
Did the Seeds of Life Ride to Earth Inside an Asteroid?
Nearly a hundred different types of amino acids have been observed in meteorites, but only a dozen of the 20…
Why Bother Bringing Back the Dodo?
This makes a lot of sense. De-extincting an entire species will require breakthroughs in all kinds of areas: gene editing…
The Spaceport at the Edge of the World
What about human safety? Gordon McEwan, whose home is near the proposed launch site, is anxious about falling rockets. In…