Ketamine ‘epidemic’ among UK youth raises alarm

One 10 ml vial of 1000 mg ketamine. Credit: Psychonaught/Wikipedia The first time Barney Casserly used ketamine at a UK music festival he thought he had found “nirvana”. Five years…

How should we regulate human-created stem-cell embryos

The stem cell-based embryo model (SCBEM) takes advantage of the flexibility of pluripotent stem cells (non-reproductive cells that can give rise to many different types of cells) to resemble that…

Supreme Court rules that states may deny people covered by Medicaid the freedom to choose Planned Parenthood as their health care provider

Having the freedom to choose your own health care provider is something many Americans take for granted. But the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority ruled on June 25, 2025, in…

Discovery of ‘Mini Halo’ Points to How the Early Universe Was Formed

Newswise — Astronomers have uncovered a vast cloud of energetic particles — a ‘mini halo’ —  surrounding one of the most distant galaxy clusters ever observed, marking a major step…

Discovery of ‘mini halo’ points to how the early universe was formed

This stunning image reveals a distant galaxy cluster teeming with energy: galaxies shine in visible light (white), ghostly red clouds unveil a newly discovered radio mini-halo—the most distant ever detected—and…

Many older people embrace vaccines. Research is proving them right

Credit: Kampus Production from Pexels Kim Beckham, an insurance agent in Victoria, Texas, had seen friends suffer so badly from shingles that she wanted to receive the first approved shingles…

Brazil’s environment minister suggests roadmap to end fossil fuels at COP30

As divisions held back emissions-cutting talks in Bonn, where countries gathered for the mid-year UN climate negotiations, Brazil’s environment minister Marina Silva put on the table an idea for a…

Toxic algae blooms are lasting longer in Lake Erie − why that’s a worry for people and pets

Federal scientists released their annual forecast for Lake Erie’s harmful algal blooms on June 26, 2025, and they expect a mild to moderate season. However, anyone who comes in contact…

Charge-spin coupling in room-temperature 2D ferromagnetic material

New method can teach AI to admit uncertainty