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Hallucinogen use hits record-high in adults, survey reveals
An annual survey started in 1975 suggests that more adults under 50 are using hallucinogens.
Lyme disease: Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Lyme disease is an infection that is spread to humans through the bites of ticks carrying specific bacteria.
Math's 'hairy ball theorem' shows why there's always at...
Here's what the hairiest problem in math can teach us about wind, antennas and nuclear fusion.
Is pee sterile?
Here's the science behind urine and whether it's sterile or swimming with bacteria.
Space photo of the week: Ring Nebula glistens like a jelly-filled...
The archetypal planetary nebula imaged by the James Webb Space Telescope now comes in two colorful versions, each showing spectacular...
Synagogue unearthed in Russia may be one of the oldest...
Archaeologists think the temple dates to the first century B.C., before the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem.
A black hole 'assassin' ripped a star to shreds and left...
Astronomers studied the remains of a massive star ripped apart by a black hole in an epic astro-forensic murder investigation.
Did the ancient Egyptians really marry their siblings and...
Ramesses II married his daughter and Cleopatra VII married her brother, but how common was marriage within royal and commoner families?