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‘Mystical’ Psychedelic Compound Found in Normal Brains
In the past few years, thrill-seekers from Hollywood, Silicon Valley and beyond have been travelling to South America to take part in so-called Ayahuasca retreats.
Some Atlantic Beaches to Face Onslaught of Pesky Seaweed for the Foreseeable Future
Slimy, pungent seaweed is piling up along Atlantic beaches and two new reports find it’s likely going to stick around for a while.
How Trees Could Save the Climate
The Crowther Lab at ETH Zurich investigates nature-based solutions to climate change.
Can Mathematics Help Us Understand the Complexity of Our Microbiome?
How do the communities of microbes living in our gastrointestinal systems affect our health? Carnegie’s Will Ludington was part of a team that helped answer this question.
How the Weathering of Rocks Cooled the Earth
Fifteen million years ago, the Earth’s climate entered into a period of slow, continuous cooling, and simultaneously the Antarctic ice sheet grew steadily larger.