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Analytical Chemistry Apr 24, 2024

Some cannabis rolling papers may contain unhealthy levels of heavy metals

A team of chemists at Lake Superior State University, working with colleagues from Wayne State University, both in Michigan, and two representatives from JEOL U.S., a lab equipment maker, has found that some cannabis rolling ...

Plants & Animals Apr 22, 2024

Mojave desert tortoise officially joins California's endangered list

The California Fish and Game Commission has formally recognized the Mojave desert tortoise as endangered.

Social Sciences Feb 20, 2024

College students appear resistant to using 988 crisis phone line

The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline launched across the U.S. nearly 2 years ago. But college students—who are particularly vulnerable to substance use problems and related mental health crises—appear disinclined to use ...

Social Sciences Feb 13, 2024

Research analyzes energy poverty in La Cañada Real, Spain

About 4,000 people in Madrid, almost half of the inhabitants of La Cañada Real, have experienced extreme energy poverty. That is one of the conclusions of a study by researchers at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) ...

Economics & Business Jan 9, 2024

College applications rose in states that legalized recreational marijuana

Colleges in states where recreational marijuana became legal over the past decade saw a significant but short-term boost in applications from top-notch students. They also got more applications overall. Those were the key ...

Other Jan 6, 2024

Saturday Citations: Honey yields, exercising under the influence, unexpected benefits of hearing aids

It's the futuristic year 2024! Where is the power loom that natural philosophers have been promising me? What's that? Edmund Cartwright already made one? In 1785? And it revolutionized industrial weaving? Sorry, it's been ...

Molecular & Computational biology Nov 15, 2023

Hemp cannabinoids may have evolved to deter insect pests

Cannabinoids, naturally occurring compounds found in hemp plants, may have evolved to deter pests from chewing on them, according to experiments that showed higher cannabinoid concentrations in hemp leaves led to proportionately ...

Bio & Medicine Nov 2, 2023

'Bliss' compound may hold out hope for autoimmune skin disease

A marijuana-like compound holds out promise as a new treatment for a severe autoimmune skin disease called skin lupus, according to a study published recently by a multicenter team including researchers at the George Washington ...

Biochemistry Nov 2, 2023

A closer look at the compounds and molecules involved in giving cannabis its unique scent

A team of chemists at terpene distributor Abstrax Tech has conducted an extensive study of the molecules that are likely involved in giving cannabis its unique smell. In their study, published in ACS Omega, the group used ...

Political science Oct 12, 2023

A constitutional right to hunt and fish? Florida voters will decide in 2024

Florida voters will decide next year whether to establish a state constitutional right to hunt and fish.

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