Drug potency and the risk of psychosis
Frequent use of skunk risks developing psychotic disorders.
A study, published in The Lancet, suggests that frequent use of skunk – high-potency cannabis – significantly raises ...
Core Sciences
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The problem with dark matter
The evidence that dark matter is real is all but irrefutable.
Let me begin by telling you that dark matter is real. The evidence is overwhelming. Without dark matter stars would e...
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Seduced by calculus
2010 Fields Medal was won by a French mathematician.
The French mathematician Cédric Villaniis no ordinary looking university professor. Handsome and slender, with a boyi...
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Lego to help handle delicate insects
New contraptions made entirely of Lego building blocks.
Some scientists have all the fun. A small team of entomologists have conjured up some new contraptions – devices made...
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The awesome octopus
10 reasons octopuses are awesome.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoCzZHcwKxI&feature=emb_title Bang! Oxford University students' wonderful science...
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Why animals like taking drugs
Are animals secret stoners?
For years scientists believed that humans were the only species that sought out intoxicating substances, but that did...
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How the kidney develops
The development of kidney revealed from a lab study.
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have captured incredible time-lapse images of mouse kidneys growing in a l...
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Dark matter exists in the inner parts of our galaxy
Evidence has been compelling, but hard to pin down.
A study published in Nature Physics has found for the first time direct observational proof of dark matter at the hea...
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Book: The Lagoon
A new book re-examines Aristotle’s contribution.
NON FICTION The Lagoon: How Aristotle Invented Science by Armand Marie Leroi Bloomsbury Circus (2014) RRP $29.95 Cha...
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An immune system that grows with experience
Fighting infections is not gene-related.
Ebola kills up to 90% of its untreated victims. Can the 10% who do fight it off thank their genes? Research published...
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Why sodium explodes in water
A discovery after revisiting a basic chemistry experiment.
There’s nothing like an explosion to help you learn chemistry. Remember when your high school teacher dropped a lump ...
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In brief: birds, drones and chewing gum
Drones can be used to spy on birds…
Drones can be used to spy on birds Oh, to have the eyes of an eagle. As drones become cheaper to build and buy, bird ...