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The Ancient Origins Of Cannabis, According To Science
Saturday, January 9, 2021 - 11:33am | 1438This article was originally published on The Bluntness, and appears here with permission. Trying to tell the story of ancient cannabis is like trying to guess the picture on a puzzle with the majority of the pieces missing. Most of what we know about the historic uses of cannabis come from...
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Charlotte's Web Joins Buffalo's CIGBS To Work On Therapeutic Cannabinoids
Thursday, November 19, 2020 - 1:53pm | 348Charlotte's Web Holdings, Inc. (TSX: CWEB) (OTCQX: CWBHF) announced Thursday a partnership between its CW Labs science division and the University at Buffalo's Center for Integrated Global Biomedical Sciences. The goal is to have a "better understanding" of the use of...
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Why Every Cannabis Company Needs A Scientific Advisory Board
Wednesday, November 18, 2020 - 9:30am | 823This article was originally published on Cannabis & Tech Today, and appears here with permission. The cannabis industry has reached a point in its evolution where science and research are no longer an added bonus, rather a necessity. As we continue to tout the benefits of...
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Cannabis Doesn't Cause Cognitive Decline, Twin Study Finds
Sunday, October 4, 2020 - 1:07pm | 1551This article was originally published on The Cannigma, and appears here with permission. Does cannabis use, medicinal or otherwise, have a long-term, negative impact on cognitive function? Years of studies have provided complex and often conflicting answers, particularly when it comes to teenage...
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This Black Hole Has More Than Twice The Mass That Scientists Thought Was Possible
Monday, December 2, 2019 - 3:15pm | 371A Chinese-led group of scientists has discovered a stellar black hole with a mass 70 times that of the sun, much denser than previously thought possible. The researchers announced their discovery of the black hole, named LB-1 and a little under 15,000 light-years from Earth, in the journal Nature...
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Bayer-Funded Study Blows Up In Its Face After Scientists Find Its Pesticide Is Killing Bees
Friday, June 30, 2017 - 11:20am | 509It seems so obvious, yet it took a pair of studies to prove it: Pesticides are the culprits responsible for the decimation of those vital pollinators, the bee population. In a new report published Friday in the journal Science, two coordinated studies on two continents showed that the use of...
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Gender Bias Remains Strong In Science Jobs Field, Study Suggests
Sunday, October 9, 2016 - 12:41pm | 777According to a recent podcast published on the Scientific American website, “Gender Influences Recommendations for Science Jobs.” Same as in many other fields, scientific jobs are gender biased. This means men are more likely to be hired, receive — on average — higher...
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Why Investors Should Closely Watch Celgene
Wednesday, August 6, 2014 - 3:53pm | 673We’re waist-deep into the earnings season, and many companies have already filed. The U.S. biotech firm Celgene Corp (NASDAQ: CELG) has filed as well, and its reported earnings beat Wall Street’s expectations. Here are some takeaways from the report. Earnings Overview Revenues...
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How Your Tax Money Is Spent
Monday, April 14, 2014 - 3:41pm | 127Who takes the biggest cut of our tax money? The military, according to an infographic from the National Priorities Project. The average tax payer in the United States paid $11,715 in taxes in 2013, the research organization says. Each person gave about $3,174.25 for the military, which includes $...
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Five Investments for Higgs Boson
Thursday, July 5, 2012 - 2:32pm | 486Earlier this week, scientists announced the discovery of the Higgs Boson particle, a sub-atomic particle which essentially explains why matter has its mass. Higgs Boson (also known as the God particle) does not currently have any commercial applications, but the process of discovering it has...
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Domino's Pizza Coming to Outer Space?
Friday, September 2, 2011 - 1:12pm | 281Domino's Pizza (NYSE: DPZ) hopes to grow beyond its international efforts. Waaaay beyond. In an announcement that Popular Science jokes will never come true, Domino's Japanese branch has announced that it is “driving forward” with its plans to open a store on the moon. The concept images (taken...