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What are nootropics? Science 

What are nootropics?

Vincent Diringer , , ,
When the term nootropics was coined as such by Romanian psychologist and chemist Corneliu E. Giurgea in 1972, it is doubtful that he realised the extent to which the drugs that fell under that umbrella would become a heavy hitter in the pharmaceutical market. Based off of the Greek words “nous” and “trepein”, which together loosely translate to “mind bender”,... Read More
“We must not be complacent” Scientists warn the GBR could be dead within the next 15 years News Science 

“We must not be complacent”: Scientists warn the GBR could be dead within the next 15 years

Gary Long , , ,
For the first time in 30 years, scientists have found a new species of coral. The discovery came as a scientific team from the Great Barrier Reef Legacy was monitoring the health of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, and how corals were responding to the major bleaching events that have befallen the world’s largest living structure. Fittingly, Dr Charlie Veron, known... Read More
Plight of Rhinos a reminder that conservation is a serious matter Science 

Plight of Rhinos a reminder that conservation is a serious matter

Vincent Diringer , , , ,
There are currently five remaining species of rhino (White, Black, Greater, Sumatran & Javan), three are critically endangered (Black, Javan & Sumatran), one is vulnerable (Greater), one is near threatened (White). Three are located in Asia (Greater, Sumatran, Javan), the remaining two in Africa. Of those critically endangered, Javan rhinos (population ~60) are all located in one natural park and... Read More
Germany’s war on coal has resulted in a historic win for renewables News Science Technology 

Germany’s war on coal has resulted in a historic win for renewables

Vincent Diringer , , ,
The Ruhr Valley in Germany carried the European nation’s economy for much of the 19th and 20th Centuries. Its steel works and large coal deposits made it one of the continent’s biggest industrial areas – next year, it will slip the key under the door and shut production for good. Bottrop, a city of 5.5 million that has long served... Read More
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Increases in sea turtle numbers show that global environmental policy can work

Gary Long ,
With doom and gloom continually splattered across headlines covering environmental matters, there are often many stories that never tend to see a larger mainstream distribution. Whilst that isn’t to say that current climate change issues and other policy matters aren’t important – they certainly are – it serves no purpose to continually discuss the negatives and not some of the... Read More
Hinduism withstands the test of time Other 

Hinduism withstands the test of time

Gary Long
Religion has been something that has pitted nations and empires against each other since the dawn of time, with religious practices found in the ruins of ancient civilizations dating back 10,000 years ago. The religions that defined prehistoric times and the early rise of man are mostly defunct, as different sets of beliefs often times collapsed with the early communities... Read More

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