Cannabis can relieve pain short-term, but we still don't know how There is some evidence that cannabis is an effective short-term pain-reliever but long-term users may experience more pain
https://www.newscientist.com/a....rticle/2402442-canna

Scientists have invented virtual reality goggles for mice Studying the brain activity of a mouse while it scurries around different virtual reality scenarios typically requires cumbersome equipment, but the invention of miniature goggles may have solved that problem
https://www.newscientist.com/a....rticle/2406986-scien

Great Wall of China protected from erosion by coat of lichen and moss Much of the Great Wall of China is covered in a biocrust of lichen, moss and cyanobacteria – it turns out this isn’t slowly destroying the wall, as was previously thought, but is slowing its degradation
https://www.newscientist.com/a....rticle/2407602-great

Having children earlier in life is genetically linked to dying younger An analysis of over 270,000 people's genomes has found that people with genes linked to having children earlier in life are also more likely to die before the age of 76
https://www.newscientist.com/a....rticle/2406998-havin

The moon may enter a new geological period thanks to human activity Humans have been altering the lunar surface since the first Soviet probe in 1959. With moon missions set to ramp up, researchers say humanity is now the dominant geological force and the moon is entering its equivalent of the Anthropocene
https://www.newscientist.com/a....rticle/2407185-the-m