Techno Man
Focus on opioids and cannabis in chronic pain media coverage
New Zealand media reports on chronic pain are focusing on treatments involving opioids and cannabis at the expense of best practice non-drug treatments, researchers...
Microplastics affect sand crabs’ mortality and reproduction
Sand crabs, a key species in beach ecosystems, were found to have increased adult mortality and decreased reproductive success when exposed to plastic microfibers,...
Self-assembled artificial microtubules developed
Simple LEGO bricks can be assembled to more complicated structures, which can be further associated into a wide variety of complex architectures, from automobiles,...
Here and gone: Outbound comets are likely of alien origin
Astronomers at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) have analyzed the paths of two objects heading out of the Solar System forever and...
What’s the Best Way to Sleep on a Flight?
Over for the Washington Post, writer Natalie B. Compton described, in detail, why exactly sleeping on flights is so damn difficult. Perhaps it’s being...
Climate may play a bigger role than deforestation in rainforest biodiversity
In a study on small mammal biodiversity in the Atlantic Forest, researchers found that climate may affect biodiversity in rainforests even more than deforestation...
11 Picks for the Best Gaming Mouse, Tested and Reviewed (2024)
Whether you’re into esports or casual fragging, these are the greatest gaming mice we’ve tested.
The Disturbing Case of the Disappearing Sci-Fi Story
A young writer wrote a controversial bit of military science fiction about sexual politics. The fallout was nuclear.
