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4 years agoAnalysis cobrajuicy
Cities Around the World Are Looking for Clues About Covid-19 In Human Poop
A global effort of sewage sleuths could change the way health officials battle coronavirus
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4 years agoCurrent Event cobrajuicy
Fight to protect Joshua trees faces stiff local opposition in California
Campaigners who say the striking desert plant is endangered hope the state will act but officials complain of ‘red tape’
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4 years agoAnalysis cobrajuicy
US rivers and lakes are shrinking for a surprising reason: cows
Cattle-feed crops, which end up as beef and dairy products, account for 23% of water consumption in the US
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4 years agoCurrent Event cobrajuicy
Prescribed Ketamine Turned These Men Violent, Allege Lawsuits
One set himself on fire, the other had a fight with the cops. But experts say ketamine is an unlikely culprit.
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4 years agoAnalysis cobrajuicy
Are More Clubbers Taking Ketamine Without Knowing It?
Researchers in New York found that many clubbers who weren't aware of taking ketamine had in fact used it. More drug checking services are needed.
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5 years agoAnalysis cobrajuicy
Looking to Have a Lucid Dream? There's a Pill for That - The Crux
If you want to wake up in your dreams, there are chemical options — though little science to back many of them up.
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5 years agoAnalysis cobrajuicy
To Save the Internet, Silicon Valley is Sending it to Space - The Crux
The 'Father of the Internet' is on board — and so are a number of companies, from industry heavyweights to startups.
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5 years agoComment cobrajuicy
We can't have socialized medicine because that's communist! In my day, we took antibiotics purchased from Petsmart and we liked it!
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5 years agoAnalysis cobrajuicy
Silicon Valley Is Spending Millions Trying to Synthesize THC From Yeast
Startups are growing THC, CBD, and "unnatural cannabinoids" from yeast. But some scientists say yeast-grown compounds will never compete with the real plant.
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5 years agoAnalysis cobrajuicy
Made in Space: Why Earth's Industries Might One Day Leave Our Planet - The Crux
Taking our productive capabilities, and the search for the resources that powers them, to space might one day be an inevitability.
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5 years agoAnalysis cobrajuicy
Light Pollution From Satellites Will Get Worse. But How Much? - The Crux
Tens of thousands of small communications satellites are heading for low-Earth orbit. Experts aren’t sure how that will impact our views of the heavens.
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5 years agoAnalysis cobrajuicy
To Combat Binge Drinking, a Search for Chemical Solutions
Several researchers are exploring innovative ways to combat alcohol abuse and the health impacts associated with it. Regulators are paying attention.
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5 years agoAnalysis cobrajuicy
Here’s What a Legal Market for Cocaine Could Look Like
Legal cocaine may sound absurd to some, but a number of countries have already moved in this direction—and the evidence is clear that it would reduce harms.
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5 years agoAnalysis cobrajuicy
From Popular Anesthetic to Antidepressant, Ketamine Isn't the Drug You Think It Is - The Crux
Known to most as a party drug, ketamine has actually been used clinically for years — and may have a future as a depression treatment.
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5 years agoAnalysis cobrajuicy
CBD Is In Jelly Beans, Pet Food and Shampoo. But Many Benefits Are Untested - The Crux
A recent surge of products with CBD in them is hitting shelves. Should you try them?
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5 years agoAnalysis cobrajuicy
Are Insects Going Extinct? The Debate Obscures the Real Dangers They Face - The Crux
Insects likely won't ever disappear. But they are in trouble in a changing world.
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5 years agoVideo/Audio cobrajuicy
This Podcast Gives You the Straight Dope About Drugs
Listen up for the good, the bad and the ugly story of opiates - with some insight you've likely never heard before.
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5 years agoAnalysis cobrajuicy
Most Strains of Weed Are More Alike Than People Think
Most marijuana strains have been bred and crossbred and hybridized so much that they’ve been “broken."