Life On Earth Blooms Every 36 Million Years Because of Shifting Tectonic Plates

by Rhodilee Jean Dolor Biodiversity is crucial for the health and survival of life on Earth. A balanced ecosystem requires different species with different roles and the loss of organisms can have a ripple...

Colliding neutron stars provide a new way to measure the expansion of the universe

In recent years, astronomy has seen itself in a bit of crisis: Although we know that the universe expands, and although we know approximately how fast, the two primary ways to measure this expansion do not...

Phase II Study Finds That Psilocybin Plus Therapy Can Help Treat Depression Symptoms

New research out this week is the latest to show that psilocybin—the active ingredient in magic mushrooms—can be a viable treatment for depression. The randomized Phase II trial found that a single dose of...