Revisiting Use of Psychedelics in Psychiatry
A resurgence of testing of psychedelics, which fell from grace in the mid-twentieth century, sheds new light on their therapeutic benefits.
Category: Physical Sciences
Lithology: Public and Geologists Collaborate
During the COVID-19 lockdown, a participatory lithology project brings people together online by helping them rediscover forgotten rock collections.
To Sea Turtles, Ocean Plastic Smells Like Food
Sea turtles may eat plastic found in the ocean because it builds up a layer of microorganisms and smells the same as their food, a new study finds.
Are We Beating COVID-19?
Around the world, people are working to keep each other safe and slow the spread of the virus. We are…
Kitchen Science: Observations!
Some things we can observe, some things we can’t, and some things we just…don’t. Try it at home!
Our Diverse Scientific Superstars
From Computer Science to Engineering, women continue making waves with their accomplishments. meet more diverse scientific superstars.
Wash Your Hands, Fight Covid-19
When you wash your hands with soap and water, the process doesn’t just wash away germs, it breaks them open. It actually explodes the germ cells. Boom!
Diverse Scientific Superstars
Diverse scientific superstars: Chemistry and computer science have historically excluded women and minority groups from their sphere of privilege.
Photographing Starlink Satellites For Science
SpaceX and others plan to launch thousands of new satellites into low-Earth orbit, creating streaks that cut through astronomers’ images. Now educators at NASA are asking citizen scientists to help document the problem.
Earth’s Changing Surface: It Takes Time!
By Alyssa L. Abbeyn (@ifDiscswereRock) for The Biota Project (@thebiotaproject) It’s a pretty regular night, my partner and I are…