Cocaine found in mummified brains reveal that New World drug came to Italy 200 years earlier than thought
Researchers unexpectedly found traces of cocaine in the mummified brain tissue of 17th-century people buried in a crypt in Milan.
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Homeopathic company refuses to recall life-threatening nasal spray, FDA says
Enlarge (credit: Getty | Florian Gaertner) The maker of a homeopathic nasal spray with a history of contamination is refusing to recall its product after the Food and Drug Administration once again found evidence of dangerous microbial contamination. In a…
Anti-cheat update leaves GTA Online’s Steam Deck players out in the cold
Enlarge / Artist’s conception of what used to be possible, before BattlEye ruined things. Last week, Rockstar added BattlEye support to Grand Theft Auto V, offering some much-needed anti-cheat protection for the game’s highly successful GTA Online multiplayer mode. That…
A handy guide to the universal language for the mathematically perplexed
Enlarge / Math for English Majors talks about numbers as nouns, verbs as calculations, and algebra as grammar. (credit: Ben Orlin) Galileo once famously described the universe as a great book “written in mathematical language and its characters are triangles,…
What’s your mathematical style?
Enlarge (credit: Ben Orlin) Math teacher Ben Orlin writes and draws the (aptly named) blog Math With Drawings and is the author of a new book, Math for English Majors: A Human Take on the Universal Language. To mark its…
30th-anniversary limited-run PS5 and PS5 Pro bring back mid-’90s gray plastic
The PS5 Pro version of the 30th anniversary bundle comes with both varieties of DualSense controller, a plate for an (optional) optical drive, and other accessories. [credit: Sony ] Sony launched the original PlayStation console in Japan on December 3,…
Real-time Linux is officially part of the kernel, after decades of debate
Enlarge / Cutting metal with lasers is hard, but even harder when you don’t know the worst-case timings of your code. (credit: Getty Images) As is so often the case, a notable change in an upcoming Linux kernel is both…
Earth’s ancient ‘greenhouse’ conditions were hotter than thought
A timeline of 485 million years of Earth’s surface temperatures shows ancient greenhouse conditions were hotter than scientists thought.
Big Five traits shape self-esteem development in adolescence
A new study published in Journal of Personality & Social Psychology suggests that personality traits often drive changes in self-esteem during adolescence. Adolescence is pivotal for the development of personality traits and self-esteem, both linked to outcomes such as academic…
EEG scans reveal early signs of PTSD development in sexual assault survivors
A new study published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research has uncovered differences in brain activity patterns that could predict which women may develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following sexual assault. By analyzing brain function soon after the trauma using…
