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Psilocybin May Prevent Nerve Damage Caused by Chemotherapy, Study Finds
The preliminary research was conducted in mice, but scientists were optimistic the results would apply to humans. Clinic...
Cleaner Air, Smarter Toddlers
New research links climate policies to improved early-childhood development.
2 spacecraft will soon reach Mercury after 8 years in space. Here's what BepiColombo can do
After an 8-year trek to Mercury, BepiColombo will finally split into two spacecraft ready to track down the secrets of t...
‘So scary’: massive hail and torrential rain causes chaos in Toronto
‘So scary’: massive hail and torrential rain causes chaos in TorontoTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in ...
'Strange New Worlds'' latest episode is a soap opera spoof, but hasn't 'Star Trek' always been a soap opera in space?
The latest 'Strange New Worlds' takes the silliness to warp factor nine, but soap opera plots have long been part of the...
'A new mission starting today': 8 years after launch, BepiColombo begins Mercury arrival
After nearly eight years traveling through the inner solar system, the trailblazing BepiColombo spacecraft has finally b...
Comet McNaught put on a surprise show this summer: Here's how to spot it before it fades
Comet McNaught brightened dramatically during two outbursts around perihelion as it made a close approach to the sun.
'The apple you eat isn't the apple your granddaughter will eat': What's on the menu in a warming world?
Almost every aspect of our food system will be transformed by climate change.
How the brain of a fly may help explain human behaviour
Image source, MRCImage caption, As beautiful as it is complex - a male fly's brainByPallab Ghosh, Science Correspon...
New map of a male fly central nervous system includes all 166,000 neurons — and enables direct comparisons to female fly brain
A new map of the adult male fruit fly brain and nerve cord includes over 166,000 neurons and the millions of connections...
Scientists Find More Than 1,000 DNA Variants Linked to Personality Traits
More than one million genomes helped identify DNA variants linked to extroversion, agreeableness, neuroticism and more. ...