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The ‘Iron Man’ body armour many of us may soon be wearing
13th April 2021 | bbc.co.uk | Humans, Tech

Imagine wearing high-tech body armour that makes you super strong and tireless.

Ketamine normalizes hyperactivity in key brain region of depressed patients
12th April 2021 | psypost.org | Humans, Misc.

There is no shortage of psychological and pharmacological therapies to combat the world’s most widespread mental health issue, major depressive disorder (MDD). However, a significant portion of the affected population fail to respond to many of these traditional therapies

Stone slab found in France thought to be Europe’s oldest 3D map
12th April 2021 | theguardian.com | Ancient, Humans

Archaeologists believe 4,000-year-old engravings on Saint-Bélec Slab resemble topological features.

‘Lost golden city’ found in Egypt reveals lives of ancient pharaohs
12th April 2021 | bbc.co.uk | Ancient, Humans

The discovery of a 3,000-year-old city that was lost to the sands of Egypt has been hailed as one of the most important archaeological finds since Tutankhamun’s tomb.

How to Survive a Killer Asteroid
12th April 2021 | wired.com | Ancient, Animal Life, Earth, Humans

The impact that wiped out the dinosaurs would probably have killed you too—unless you were in the exact right place and had made the exact right plans.

Ancient Cave Artists May Have Knowingly Deprived Themselves of Oxygen to Paint
12th April 2021 | sciencealert.com | Ancient, Humans

Some of the oldest human art in Europe is entirely hidden from sight, tucked away in the narrow crawl spaces of deep, dark, and winding caves.

Asteroid, Volcano or Both? Scientists Can’t Agree on the True Dinosaur Killer
9th April 2021 | discovermagazine.com | Ancient, Animal Life, Earth

A 6-mile-wide space rock and colossal eruptions racked Earth at the same fateful moment. Scientists have tried for decades to determine the primary suspect behind the Cretaceous Extinction.

‘Irreplaceable’ 1,000-year-old Native American rock carvings vandalized in Georgia’s Chattahoochee National Forest
9th April 2021 eu.usatoday.com | Ancient, Humans

The series of more than 100 rock carvings, or petroglyphs, in the forest’s Track Rock Gap were created by Creek and Cherokee people beginning more than 1,000 years ago.

Europe’s oldest known humans mated with Neandertals surprisingly often
9th April 2021 | sciencenews.org | Ancient, Humans

The two species regularly interbred by about 45,000 years ago.

Is it Possible to Create an Ethical Psychedelics Company?
9th April 2021 | vice.com | Humans, Misc.

The debate around psychedelic patents reflects a deeper question about how to create a business model that puts values before profits.

Humans Were Actually Apex Predators For 2 Million Years, New Study Finds
9th April 2021 | sciencealert.com | Ancient, Humans

Paleolithic cuisine was anything but lean and green, according to a recent study on the diets of our Pleistocene ancestors. For a good 2 million years, Homo sapiens ditched the salad and dined heavily on meat, putting them at the top of the food chain.

How baked bat guano helped archaeologists understand our ancient past
6th April 2021 phys.org | Ancient, Humans

In an experiment to understand better how ancient artifacts are altered by the sediment in which they are buried for thousands of years, Australian archaeological scientists buried bones, stones, charcoal and other items in bat guano, cooked it, and analyzed how this affected the different items.

There Could Be a Beautiful Reason Why Constellations Are The Same in Many Cultures
6th April 2021 | sciencealert.com | Ancient, Humans, Space

Human cultures can see the world through very different lenses, but the way we sort stars in the night sky is surprisingly universal.

String theorist Michio Kaku: A ‘theory of everything’ is within our grasp
6th April 2021 | theguardian.com | Earth, Humans, Space, Tech

The physicist on Newton finding inspiration amid the great plague, how the multiverse can unite religions, ‘reaching out to aliens is a terrible idea’ and why a ‘theory of everything’ is within our grasp.

After New York legalizes marijuana, Schumer eyes federal reform
6th April 2021 | vox.com | Humans, Misc.

In the wake of New York’s decision to legalize marijuana earlier this week, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) says he’s ready to move on federal marijuana reform.

Microdosing psychedelic drugs associated with increases in conscientiousness and reductions in neuroticism
6th April 2021 | psypost.org | Humans, Misc.

A new study has been published following on from two earlier studies on microdosing. Our body of research tells us some benefits of microdosing may be comparable to other wellness activities such as yoga.

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