News Desk

Why is the American right suddenly so interested in psychedelic drugs?
19th October 2022 | theguardian.com | Humans, Misc.

Magic mushrooms are no magic cure for society’s ills, and a substance as powerful as psychedelics can be dangerous if it falls into the wrong hands.

Astronomers Have A New Theory Why Uranus Spins On Its Side
19th October 2022 discovermagazine.com | Ancient, Space, Weird

One of the most bizarre phenomena in our Solar System is the strange way that Uranus spins on its side. That’s a puzzle because all the other planets spin upright. What could have happened to make Uranus so different, particularly from its neighbor Neptune, which formed at the same time in similar circumstances?

The Oldest Surviving Book in the Americas
19th October 2022 | nytimes.com | Ancient, Humans

Dating from 1100, the fourth known Maya codex reveals this ancient civilization’s staggering understandings of — and reverence for — time, the cosmos and the role of the human scribe.

This Unusual Asteroid Keeps Spinning Faster, And We Don’t Know Why
19th October 2022 | sciencealert.com | Humans, Space

The near-Earth asteroid responsible for the spectacular annual Geminids meteor shower has been caught doing something really unexpected.

New analysis of obsidian blades reveals dynamic Neolithic social networks
18th October 2022 phys.org | Ancient, Humans

An analysis of obsidian artifacts excavated during the 1960s at two prominent archaeological sites in southwestern Iran suggests that the networks Neolithic people formed in the region as they developed agriculture are larger and more complex than previously believed, according to a new study by Yale researchers.

Proposal to grant the ocean rights calls for a sea change in legal framework
18th October 2022 news.mongabay.com | Animal Life, Earth, Humans

The idea is simple but ambitious: protect the ocean by giving it the same kind of rights a person might have. No such legal mechanism is currently in place, but support for this concept is growing as experts increasingly recognize that the ocean is in dire need of defense.

Half-a-Million Year Old Signs of Extinct Human Species Found in Poland Cave
18th October 2022 | sciencealert.com | Ancient, Humans

The tools from the Tunel Wielki cave in Małopolska are between 450,000 and 550,000 years old. This dating may allow scientists to learn more about the humans who made them and their migration and habitation in Central Europe across prehistory.

How do mushrooms become magic?
17th October 2022 | eurekalert.org | Earth, Humans

Scientists from the University of Plymouth are conducting a first-of-its-kind study using advanced genetic methods and behavioural experiments to address previously untested hypotheses into the origin of psychedelic compounds in fungi.

How fluctuating oxygen levels may have accelerated animal evolution
17th October 2022 | eurekalert.org | Ancient, Animal Life, Earth

Oxygen levels in the Earth’s atmosphere are likely to have “fluctuated wildly” one billion years ago, creating conditions that could have accelerated the development of early animal life, according to new research.

Why technologically advanced aliens would have to be social creatures
17th October 2022 bigthink.com | Animal Life, Earth, Humans

Humans are creatures of paradox. Sometimes we overflow with compassion and empathy, while at other times, we are violent and cruel. We preserve nature by creating natural parks and wilderness areas, then ravage the same natural resources without any thought of how to sustain them.

‘This can be done right’: how Colorado sparked a decade of marijuana reform
16th October 2022 | theguardian.com | Humans, Misc.

Not only did it create a booming avenue of tourism for Denver, but it caused a domino effect, leading to 19 states and DC legalizing recreational marijuana.

Astronomers baffled by black hole burping out spaghettified star years after eating it
14th October 2022 | livescience.com | Space, Weird

Astronomers don’t have an explanation for a black hole burping out a shredded star, but they suspect it could be more common than once thought.

MDMA-assisted psychotherapy shows promise in the treatment of eating disorder symptoms
14th October 2022 | psypost.org | Humans, Misc.

MDMA-assisted therapy reduces eating disorder symptoms in adults with severe posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to a new study published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research.

Stone projectile skills helped foragers occupy rainforests during southern Asia migration
14th October 2022 phys.org | Ancient, Humans

Griffith University has played a key role in new research that shows hunter-gatherers used miniaturized stone tools and bone projectile points to consistently hunt a range of animals in the Sri Lankan rainforests over the past 45,000 years.

Neanderthals and modern humans may have copied each other’s tools
14th October 2022 | theguardian.com | Ancient, Humans

Modern humans lived alongside Neanderthals for more than 1,000 years in Europe, according to research that suggests the two species may have imitated each other’s jewellery and stone tools.

James Webb telescope captures ‘cosmic fingerprint’ formed by two giant stars
13th October 2022 | theguardian.com | Ancient, Space

Astronomers have captured a striking image of 17 concentric dust rings resembling a cosmic fingerprint in the latest observations from the James Webb space telescope.

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