Michael Pollan: “Psychedelics have a way of smudging the windshield of experience”Cayce Clifford/Guardian/eyevine Author Michael Pollan has tackled plants, food…
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Some of the thousands of trucks that transport soya beans down a road in the AmazonLalo de Almeida/Folhapress/Panos The myriad…
Dozens of people with glaucoma-like symptoms have tested positive for a virus that we thought affected only marine lifeVirginie Vaes/Getty…
Christopher Cokinos’s history of the moon Still As Bright is out this month. Pictured is a supermoon in January 2026,…
The history of North America’s Indigenous peoples is fraught with stereotypes – and often seen through a European lens. In…
Isaac Asimov’s three laws of robotics are not a practical guideEntertainment Pictures/Alamy Super-intelligent artificial intelligence rising up and wiping out…
Dying stars can emit a powerful jet of radiation, as seen in an artist’s impressionStocktrek Images, Inc./Alamy Astronomers think they…
Compost worms can make quick work of food scraps and other wasteRob Walls/Alamy Worms. I’ve got a few. I split…
Viral RNA relies on an enzyme to replicate, which offers up a target to protect against a range of pathogensJuan…
Tim Friede with a water cobraCentivax I know what it feels like to almost die from a snake bite. You…