Spice (Synthetic Marijuana) Withdrawal Symptoms More Severe Than Cannabis
The new study looked at withdrawal symptoms people experienced from the drug ‘Spice,’ which contains synthetic drugs originally designed to…
Pandemic exposes gaps in social supports
Steacy Martin and a host of volunteers connected with the Crouch Neighbourhood Resource Centre helped during the pandemic. Credit: University…
Lipitor May Be Effective Treatment for Ulcerative Colitis
Statins may be effective treatment for patients with ulcerative colitis. There may be good news for the nearly 1 million…
Study points out evolution of peer review in academic publishing, problems and alternatives
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Ben Merriman has experienced all sides of academic publishing as an author, journal editor and reviewer.…
New Polymer Can Boost Solar Cell Performance
Variation on the cover art of the Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics issue featuring the study reported in this story, both…
Ways to minimize home damage before the fire comes
Burnt out cars and sheds on a property in New South Wales, Australia after the ‘Black Summer’ bushfires in 2019-2020.…
Microbial Molecule Turns Plants Into Zombies: The Curse That Might Contain a Cure
Phytoplasma effector SAP05 induces witches’ broom in Arabidopsis. Credit: John Innes Centre Zombie plants, witches’ brooms and the curse that…
Call to build resilient food systems on existing farmland
Increasing agricultural productivity on existing farmland could ensure sustainable and resilient food systems in Africa and boost biodiversity through preservation…
Astronomers Solve 900-Year-Old Cosmic Mystery Surrounding Famous Chinese Supernova of 1181AD
Figure 1. (a) WISE false color image of Pa 30 where blue and green stand for 11 μm emission, and…
The microbial molecule that turns plants into zombies
Phytoplasma effector SAP05 induces witches’ broom in Arabidopsis. Credit: John Innes Centre A newly discovered manipulation mechanism used by parasitic…
Subtle Cloud Shadows Cue Mini-Migrations
Measurements of light intensity (white lines) and zooplankton abundance (black line) with ocean depth (z, in meters) show that when…
Coral reef cover, biodiversity, fish catches have declined by half since the 1950s
Fish and coral. Credit: Tyler Eddy Coral reefs around the world are under threat because of climate change, overfishing, pollution,…
