science (general)

Psychedelic therapies have the potential to treat mental illness but there’s still a long way to go.

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Psychedelics could potentially improve mother-infant bonding during postpartum depression. But studies have not looked into it.

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Taking small quantities of psychedelics over time might improve your mood but there’s a lot we don’t understand.

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Sixty healthy volunteers took magic mushrooms in a lab, and scientists recorded their brains during their experience.

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Therapy is turning to drugs previously known for being illicit party substances. But there’s no reason to abandon proper trials.

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Brain-machine interfaces can decipher thoughts and help give some coma survivors a voice. But first we must ensure they’re responsive.

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Together, satellite data, atmospheric-chemistry modelling and ground-based monitoring could help mitigate the South Asian air-pollution crisis.

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Indonesia’s growth as a medical research hub will only go as far as its capacity to power its public health facilities. AI could speed up the process.

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Fraudulent and substandard antimalarials drive up case numbers, suffering and death. They are the main obstacle as India pursues malaria eradication by 2030.

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New Solid Carbon technology might be able to lock climate-warming carbon dioxide below ocean bedrock.

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