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Single-dose psilocybin therapy shows promise for reducing alcohol consumption
16th June 2025 sp-ao.shortpixel.ai | Humans, Misc.

A new study published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology suggests that a single high dose of psilocybin, combined with psychological support, can lead to reductions in alcohol use among people with severe alcohol use disorder.

Did the Big Bang take place inside a black hole?
16th June 2025 cosmosmagazine.com | Ancient, Humans

A new paper, published in Physical Review D (full preprint here), proposes a striking alternative. Their calculations suggest the Big Bang was not the start of everything, but rather the outcome of a gravitational crunch or collapse that formed a very massive black hole—followed by a bounce inside it.

Mysterious boat burial practices on the desert’s edge: Study sheds light on ancient Xiaohe funerary rites
16th June 2025 phys.org | Ancient, Humans

A recent study by Dr. Gino Caspari revisits early interpretations of Xiaohe burial practices, highlighting the importance of considering them within the broader cultural and environmental contexts. “The funerary ritual is completely different from the surrounding cultures, and that is part of the fascination of this culture.”

Psychedelic experiences can both cause and resolve spiritual struggles, study suggests
12th June 2025 | psypost.org | Humans, Misc.

A new study published in Psychology of Religion and Spirituality explores how psychedelic experiences relate to people’s spiritual struggles. Some participants associated their experiences with a sense of spiritual growth, while others described feelings of disconnection or confusion. The findings suggest that psychedelics may be associated with both the intensification and resolution of spiritual conflict, depending on individual differences and the nature of the experience

Research shows how pigs were domesticated from wild boars in China
12th June 2025 cosmosmagazine.com | Ancient, Animal Life, Humans

Analysis of 8,000-year-old teeth has revealed how pigs were first domesticated from wild boars in what is today South China. The new study was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

‘City-Killer’ Asteroid Even More Likely to Hit The Moon in 2032
12th June 2025 | sciencealert.com | Humans, Space

An asteroid that burst onto the scene with an unusually high risk of striking Earth has just had its collision risk upgraded…Now its collision risk has risen to 4.3 percent – not with Earth, but the Moon.

Anthropologists map Neanderthals’ long and winding roads across Europe and Eurasia
10th June 2025 phys.org | Ancient, Humans

Recent scholarship has concluded that Neanderthals made a second major migration from Eastern Europe to Central and Eastern Eurasia between 120,000 and 60,000 years ago. But the routes they took have long been a mystery—primarily because there are few archaeological sites connecting the two regions. The research, which appears in the journal PLOS One.

Ayahuasca entity encounters linked to lasting religious belief changes, especially in men
10th June 2025 | psypost.org | Humans, Misc.

An online survey of ayahuasca users found that non-religious individuals tend to become more religious after experiencing entity encounters while under the influence of the substance. Although men were less likely to be religious before these experiences, gender differences in religious beliefs disappeared after the encounters. The research was published in the Journal of Psychoactive Drugs.

New evidence reveals advanced maritime technology in the philippines 35,000 years ago
9th June 2025 | sciencedaily.com | Ancient, Humans

In a bold reimagining of Southeast Asia s prehistory, scientists reveal that the Philippine island of Mindoro was a hub of human innovation and migration as far back as 35,000 years ago. Advanced tools, deep-sea fishing capabilities, and early burial customs show that early humans here weren t isolated they were maritime pioneers shaping a wide-reaching network across the region. See the paper here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352226725000261?via%3Dihub

Scientists Used Mushrooms To Invent a Plastic That’s Alive
9th June 2025 | vice.com | Ancient, Earth, Humans

Scientists are turning to something that’s been quietly fixing nature for billions of years: mushrooms.

Ancient DNA reveals Asian connection to Papua New Guinean people
9th June 2025 cosmosmagazine.com | Ancient, Humans

Despite their critical role in the human history of the Pacific region, this group’s genetic diversity is understudied, the researchers say. Their findings are in a paper published in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution.

Sadiq Khan is right: Britain must decriminalise cannabis – or remain in the dark ages
7th June 2025 | theguardian.com | Humans, Misc.

Yet another attempt to inject sanity into Britain’s archaic drug laws has failed. The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, last month accepted Lord Falconer’s modest proposal to decriminalise the possession of small amounts of cannabis. He was stamped on yet again by that citadel of reaction, the Home Office, and its boss, Yvette Cooper.

Tooth fossil analysis upends current theory of prehistoric human evolution
6th June 2025 | earth.com | Ancient, Humans

A new study, led by Palesa Madupe of the Globe Institute at the University of Copenhagen, has revealed protein-based evidence of hidden genetic variation within Paranthropus robustus. This suggests that the prehistoric humans may not have been a single, uniform species after all. The study is published in the journal Science.

Image by – José Braga;Didier Descouens (Wiki Commons)

‘Cone-headed’ skull from Iran was bashed in 6,200 years ago, but no one knows why
6th June 2025 | livescience.com | Ancient, Humans, Weird

Archaeologists in Iran have unearthed the unusual skull of a young woman who died in a traumatic incident over 6,000 years ago. The study was published May 22 in the International Journal of Osteoarchaeology.

Archaeologists uncover massive 1,000-year-old Native American fields in Northern Michigan that defy limits of farming
6th June 2025 phys.org | Ancient, Earth, Humans

With its cold climate, short growing season, and dense forests, Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is known as a challenging place for farming. But a new Dartmouth-led study provides evidence of intensive farming by ancestral Native Americans at the Sixty Islands archaeological site along the Menominee River, making it the most complete ancient agricultural site in the eastern half of the United States. The findings are published in Science.

Elusive LSD Fungus Finally Discovered on Flower
6th June 2025 | sciencealert.com | Earth, Humans, Misc.

An elusive fungus capable of generating quantities of a compound used to synthesize the hallucinogen LSD has finally been discovered on the morning glory vine after decades of searching. The research is published in Mycologia.

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