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How long have humans used plants as drugs? A Moroccan cave holds clues

4 mn readThe earliest evidence for the use of plants as drugs—possibly for medication or a pick-me-up—may have been found amid human remains in a 15,000-year-old cave burial in North Africa. According to a study published this month in Scientific Reports, researchers discovered berry-like seed cones from the shrub genus Ephedra in an ancient burial pit at […]

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The surprising strategies animals use to survive the winter

4 mn readWhile we can simply throw on a sweater or turn up the heat, wild animals must have strategies to make it through the winter months. Take spiders. Many ground-dwelling North American species, such as wolf spiders, get through the winter by burrowing in the soil, under leaf litter, or inside logs.  “The difference in temperature between a frozen […]

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New Windows Cyber Attack Warning As 0-Click Russian Backdoor Confirmed

3 mn readA cyber attack chaining two zero-day security vulnerabilities together, one with a severity rating of 9.8 and the other 8.8, has been confirmed by security researchers as being by a known Russian state-sponsored threat group called RomCom after the malware family it exploits. The cyber attack, using these previously unknown security vulnerabilities, exploited both the […]

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Michigan topples Ohio State for fourth year in row and knocks Buckeyes from Big Ten title game

2 mn readMichigan put itself in position to pull the stunner against rival No. 2 Ohio State. And, with plenty of help from the self-wounding Buckeyes, the Wolverines got it done. Dominic Zvada converted a 21-yard field goal with 45 seconds left to break the tie, and the Wolverines defense held up to give Michigan a 13-10 […]

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10 Christmas train rides guaranteed to get you in the holiday spirit

4 mn readVisiting Christmas markets, seeing your favorite theme park all decked out in holiday style, and baking cookies are all time-honored ways to ring in the holiday season. And if taking a Christmas train ride isn’t one of your family’s holiday traditions, it should be.  Decked out with twinkling lights and sparkling ornaments, Christmas-themed train rides […]

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Native artists are breaking boundaries beyond ‘Indian’ art labels, making their own paths

6 mn readFlat-roofed homes with exterior walls hand-stacked from western New Mexico’s signature buff, mud-plastered limestone cluster around the central plaza in this Laguna Pueblo town.  One is more than 300 years old, a structure that has been repaired and added to with modern concrete blocks. An electric line snakes in from a nearby pole, and a […]

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