Here's what MDMA does to your brain and body

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Illustration - A nonspecific human figure is shown in front of a psychedelic background, about to consume a pill. Part of their body is removed to show internal organs like the heart, liver, stomach, intestines and bloodstream.

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MDMA has been around for over a hundred years.

13 times solar storms caused freak events on Earth, from detonating mines to crashing financial markets

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A flare is shown on the surface of the sun.
This image captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory on June 20, 2013 shows the bright light of a solar flare on the left side of the sun.

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These 14 ocean species have already gone extinct. A dozen others will probably disappear in our lifetime.

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Hawksbill turtle
People look at a 16-year-old critically endangered Hawksbill turtle after releasing it into the sea at the Sea Turtle Conservation Center east of Bangkok August 10, 2010.

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A new email tool proves the AI revolution has already arrived

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A human hand holding a stack of paper work and a robot hand coming in and making the paperwork disappear

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I get more emails than I can handle. Every day, I watch as the unread messages in my inbox pile up despite my best efforts. It's not because I spend too much time responding to the emails that matter — I spend too much time reading the ones that don't. 

500-year-old spices, including saffron and peppercorns, discovered in the king of Denmark's shipwreck

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Researcher Mikael Larsson examines samples of saffron found after nearly 500 years on the seabed on the wreck of the Gribshunden, a ship that sank in 1495 off Sweden's Baltic coast, as he works in a laboratory in Lund University, Sweden, March 2, 2023.
Researcher Mikael Larsson examines samples of saffron found after nearly 500 years on the seabed on the wreck of the Gribshunden, a ship that sank in 1495 off Sweden's Baltic coast, as he works in a la

Chairman of the House panel probing Covid's origins says lawmakers haven't 'seen all that we want to see' but they're following 'the breadcrumbs'

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Rep. Brad Wenstrup
Rep. Brad Wenstrup

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'Truth serum' drugs do exist. Here's how medicines like sodium pentothal and scopolamine can manipulate the brain.

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A spiky seed from the Datura stramonium plant that contains poisonous compounds including scopolamine.
The Datura stramonium plant contains poisonous seeds that can be used to make scopolamine.

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The medical 'heroes' who help save the lives of kidney-dialysis patients when massive storms hit the US

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A woman receiving hemodialysis at a hospital.

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Science has found a simple way to free us from our addiction to social media

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Person using the app mentioned in the story is experiencing waves of calming emotions wash over them.
Most of us are helplessly addicted to our phones. I tried a new app that can help you reclaim your time.

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A simple trick can cure your addiction to social media

Archaeologists in Israel left red-faced after it transpired that a unique 'ancient' inscription was carved last summer

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The Darius inscription
The Darius inscription, which was announced as inauthentic on Friday

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