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At last, a convincing explanation for America’s drug-death crisis There is a more plausible cause than despair It is hard to overstate the impact of America’s fentanyl epidemic. The synthetic opioid and its close chemical relatives were involved in about 70% … Continue reading →

Dimming the sun Solar geoengineering is becoming a respectable idea One way to fix an accidentally altered climate is to alter it again deliberately What a difference a decade makes. That, roughly, is how often the Open Science Conference, run by … Continue reading →

Carbon-dioxide removal needs more attention It is vital to climate stabilisation, remarkably challenging and systematically ignored The earth is isolated, ancient and the site of ceaseless change. This means that everything that happens on and below its surface is part of … Continue reading →

Why ‘Healthspan’ May Be More Important Than Lifespan Getty Images BY JAMIE DUCHARME NOVEMBER 30, 2023 10:31 AM EST TIME MAGAZIN  In 2014, then-57-year-old bioethicist Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel wrote an infamous essay titled, “Why I Hope to Die at 75” for The Atlantic. … Continue reading →

Tabby coats didn’t exist until the Middle Ages, according to a study of ancient cat genes. PHOTOGRAPH BY JOEL SARTORE, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PHOTO ARK Cats Domesticated Themselves, Ancient DNA Shows A comprehensive survey of cat genes suggests that even after … Continue reading →

How we should really be using castor oil Social media influencers swear by castor oil for curing blurry vision, busting belly fat, and even killing tumors. But what does it actually do for the body? BY NATALIA MESA PUBLISHED DECEMBER … Continue reading →

Australia Sept 27-Dec 8, 2023 General, TanamiTract Queensland North West South Victoria Tasmania Canberra New South Wales

PLASTICS The Dirty Secret of Alternative Plastics Alternative plastics are a start, but alone they will not be enough to solve the problem of plastic pollution.Jonas Gratzer—LightRocket/Getty Images BY ARYN BAKER NOVEMBER 28, 2023 2:05 PM EST TIME MAGAZINE  In the … Continue reading →

NOMAD MANIA Vanuatu – North – Malampa, Penama, Torba, Sanma (Espiritu Santo) Experiences: Sand drawing M@P: Torba province (Banks islands and Torres islands) Tentative WHS Lake Letas (01/10/2004) The Nowon and Votwos of Ureparapara (05/10/2005) The President Coolidge (01/10/2004) Vat … Continue reading →

SOLOMONS – SOUTH (Guadalcanal, Malaita, San Cristobal, Central) RENNELL East Rennell is an important site for the science of island biogeography, being a stepping stone between Papua New Guinea and the Pacific islands. It is one of the most remote, and … Continue reading →