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Huachuma, the Andean psychedelic cactus, is drawing Western seekers and raising ethical questions
Huachuma, the Andean cactus better known as San Pedro, contains mescaline, a psychoactive compound that alters perception and mood.
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Could you survive The Oregon Trail? An emergency medicine doctor offers tips on how to not die in the great outdoors
Medicine and technology may have advanced, but the dangers of the wilderness remain unchanged. The Oregon Trail game provides timeless tips on how to…
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AI is helping ease competition for scarce space on the airwaves
Radio spectrum is a critical but limited resource, but advances in technology are making it possible to share.
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‘Star Trek’ and NASA have intertwined legacies – the show championed diversity and inspired generations of real space scientists
60 years of ‘Star Trek’: A cultural anthropologist on how the show’s “infinite diversity in infinite combinations” conception helped shape NASA’s vision of the…
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Tiny backpacks reveal the secret, sometimes circuitous migrations of small songbirds
Tiny geolocators measure light levels and atmospheric pressure to reveal the migrations of small songbirds – including the yellow-rumped warbler, also known as a butter-butt – in unprecedented…
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When the tap runs dry: Women carry more than water in Kazakhstan
When a woman learns to calculate the value of her time and says, “This is evidence, and they must answer,” a permanent shift takes…
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Reforms on Malaysia’s ‘draconian’ Peaceful Assembly Act encounter further delays
“Announcements of reform alone are not enough, as people are still being arrested, investigated, and intimidated for speaking out.”
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North Macedonia’s independence should not be commemorated by glorifying war criminals
Ahead of North Macedonia’s 35th independence anniversary, an examination of how government-linked praise for Ratko Mladić affects victims, interethnic trust, the rule of law…
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The people who live in cities must have a say in how they are shaped: Notes from the Common City Conference
Urban growth in Africa comes with falls on the poorest residents: forced evictions, informal settlements razed for redevelopment projects, with no consultation of the…