Health
Why Indigenous ‘Spirit medicine’ principles must be a priority in psychedelic research
Indigenous people have used psychedelics for centuries for spiritual and healing purposes.
May 18, 2023
Brain & Behavior
Who flirts to get ahead at work? Study finds it’s most often subordinate men
The stereotype of the female secretary who hikes up her skirt to get a promotion is as pervasive as the powerful male boss who makes passes at his underlings.
Sep 12, 2022
Physics
Brightest stars in the night sky can strip Neptune-sized planets to their rocky cores
Over the last 25 years, astronomers have found thousands of exoplanets around stars in our galaxy, but more than 99% of them orbit smaller stars — from red dwarfs to stars slightly more massive than our sun, which is considered an average-sized star.
Aug 12, 2022
Life
Monkeys routinely consume fruit containing alcohol, shedding light on our own taste for booze
For 25 years, UC Berkeley biologist Robert Dudley has been intrigued by humans' love of alcohol.
Apr 3, 2022
Life
Young T. rexes had a powerful bite, capable of exerting one-sixth the force of an adult
Jack Tseng measuring punctures produced in a cow bone by a metal cast of a tyrannosaur tooth.
Jun 2, 2021