Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Nearly nine months’ worth of joint replacement surgery has been missed in the UK—around 160,000 operations—since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study led…
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Cannabigerol (CBG) Reduces Anxiety and Improves Memory
Summary: A new study shows that Cannabigerol (CBG) significantly reduces anxiety without the intoxicating effects of THC. The clinical trial found that 20 mg of CBG reduced anxiety and stress…
After debris concerns, SpaceX to shift Dragon capsule landings from Florida to California
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Evidence of debris stemming from return trips of SpaceX Dragon spacecraft has prompted the company to shift future landing operations from Florida to California. The move…
Layered superconductor coaxed to show unusual properties with potential for quantum computing
Conceptual illustration showing a pair of electrons spinning in opposite directions. Credit: Duan Research Group/UCLA A team led by researchers from the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA has designed a…
Co-pilot’s dog tag found at wreck site of WWII B-17 Flying Fortress
Archaeologists excavating the crash site of the B-17 “Little Boy Blue” have recovered a dog tag belonging to USAAF Co-Pilot Aaron Brinkoeter. During WWII, the United States Army Air Force…
Ransomware attack disables computers at blood center serving 250 hospitals in southeast US
A health care worker walks by the Big Red Bus from OneBlood outside at Cano Health in Hialeah, Fla., July 29, 2020. Oneblood, which serves much of the southeast United…
Quantum information theorists shed light on entanglement, one of the spooky mysteries of quantum mechanics
Two magnets oriented vertically can measure an electron’s vertical spin. After moving through the magnets, the electron is deflected either up or down. Similarly, two magnets oriented horizontally can measure…
I feel sick. How do I know if I have the flu, COVID, RSV or something else?
Credit: Andrea Piacquadio from Pexels You wake with a sore throat and realize you are sick. Is this going to be a two-day or a two-week illness? Should you go…
Undersea internet cables connecting Australia to the world threatened by boats, spies, natural disasters
International submarine cables connecting Australia. Credit: ACMA The Australian government this week announced it would spend A$18 million over four years on a new center aimed at keeping safe the…
Static electricity may help butterflies and moths gather pollen on the fly
Birds do it. Bees do it. Even butterflies and moths do it. As lepidopterans flutter their wings, friction with the air causes them to accumulate static electricity — enough to…
