After we've overcome all of the obstacles to traveling to Mars, we'll have to find out how to make life there viable - and producing and nurturing food will be a big part of that. If you've watched Matt Damon's hardships in the film The Martian, you'll know that the red planet's terrain could theoretically grow food, a possibility supported by NASA research. However, it … [Read more...] about A New Study Discovers That This Is the First Plant We Should Grow on Mars
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According To a New Study, Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday Glacier’ Is Becoming More Unstable As It Melts
The Thwaites glacier in western Antarctica, dubbed the "doomsday glacier," has the capacity to ruin the entire planet. NASA believes that if it melted, it would raise sea levels by 0.5 meters, around the size of the United Kingdom (1.6 feet). More concerning is the likely cascade of ice melt, since the glaciers currently shielded from the rising ocean by Thwaites' presence … [Read more...] about According To a New Study, Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday Glacier’ Is Becoming More Unstable As It Melts
Study: Insects Probably Experience Pain, Which Has Serious Effects On How We Treat Them
A new study combines behavioral, neuroscientific and molecular evidence to support the case that insects experience pain in a manner similar to vertebrates. More data than anybody has been ready to accept points to the fact that insects' central nervous systems absorb pain in ways that are quite similar to how humans do. In the past, scientists used animals in what are … [Read more...] about Study: Insects Probably Experience Pain, Which Has Serious Effects On How We Treat Them
CBD Significantly Reduces Treatment-Resistant Anxiety in Young People, According to a New Study
CBD is a non-psychoactive cannabinoid that may have highly beneficial medicinal properties. According to the findings of a recent pilot research, the cannabis-derived component cannabidiol (CBD) may lower the intensity of treatment-resistant anxiety in young people by roughly 50%. The study, published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, included individuals aged 12 to 25, … [Read more...] about CBD Significantly Reduces Treatment-Resistant Anxiety in Young People, According to a New Study
A Study Suggests That Having More Dogs in a Neighborhood May Help Reduce Crime
Dogs make wonderful friends. Our canine buddies have long provided us with devotion, affection, and steadfast friendship, but there may now be even another advantage. Neighborhoods with more dogs have lower rates of violent crime, including homicide, robbery, and, to a lesser extent, aggravated assaults, according to Ohio State University researchers. The study, which was just … [Read more...] about A Study Suggests That Having More Dogs in a Neighborhood May Help Reduce Crime