Summary: Cocaine use and related fatalities are on the rise in the U.S. Researchers are aiming to understand and combat this trend through a study centered on the theory of…
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13 dead from Congo haemorrhagic fever in Iraq this year
At least 13 people have died in Iraq since the start of the year from a viral tick-borne disease transmitted to humans from livestock, the health ministry said on Saturday.…
Audio book narrators say AI is already taking away business
A woman poses at an installation showing headphones at the booth of JVC at the IFA (Internationale Funkausstellung) electronics trade fair in Berlin on September 1, 2016. As people brace…
Bolivian EV startup hopes tiny car will make it big in lithium-rich country
Dr. Carlos Ortuno drives a Bolivian-made, Quantum electric car to a house call, in La Paz, Bolivia, Wednesday, May 3, 2023. Launched in 2019, Quantum Motors has only sold 350…
How fast is the universe really expanding? Multiple views of an exploding star raise new questions
Each of the four yellow dots is a separate image of Supernova Refsdal, which lies behind the bright blob of a galaxy cluster in the centre of the picture. Credit:…
DNA project gives scientists diverse genome for comparison
Credit: CC0 Public Domain For two decades, scientists have been comparing every person’s full set of DNA they study to a template that relies mostly on genetic material from one…
The Sonoran Desert toad can alter your mind — it’s not the only animal
The adage “all attention is good attention” may be true for marketers — not so for the Sonoran Desert toad. Last fall, the U.S. National Park Service sent out a…
Laboratory solar flares reveal clues to bursts of high-energy particles from space
Simulating solar flares on a scale the size of a banana, U.S. National Science Foundation-supported researchers at Caltech have parsed out how these massive explosions blast potentially harmful energetic particles and X-rays into…
Both metabolically healthy and unhealthy forms of obesity found to increase risk of obesity-related cancers
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain New research to be presented at this coming week’s European Congress on Obesity in Dublin, Ireland (May 17–20) and published in the Journal of the National…
Symphony of Synapses: The Brain’s Intricate Dance with Music
Summary: Music engages a multitude of brain areas, showcasing a complex interplay between auditory processing, emotion, and memory centers. It elicits emotions through the release of dopamine, our brain’s pleasure…
