Science Archive
Archives for May 2024
Dopamine detoxing, hacking, and fasting: Is any of it real?
It’s not there yet — but we should be concerned.
Runaway pets — and possibly some zoo escapees — have fueled the spread of invasive snakes across the island. It’s an environmental catastrophe in the making.
Decades of citizen science are finally translating into clinical trials for psychedelic pain treatments.
It’s not as complicated as it seems, but there’s one key hurdle.
New regulations are a win for safe synthetic DNA.
In forests across the United States, two “broods,” of these noisy insects will crawl out from their underground dwellings to sprout wings, mate, lay eggs, and die.
How to summon a cicada.
Lighter, less greasy, more effective sunscreen exists. So what’s the hold up stateside?
Mindfulness is one thing. Jhāna meditation is stranger, stronger, and going mainstream.
The debate over the Anthropocene epoch, explained.
Cicadas will hear the call of spring. And then you’ll hear their mating calls, too.