Climate Change Continues to Harm Kashmir's Famed Saffron Fields

Medicine & Technology Dec 22, 2020

Dry conditions believed to be caused by climate change continue to threaten Kashmir's expansive crop fields and, with it, a 2,500-year-old livelihood to the Indian administrative region.

Atmosphere of Far-Flung Planets 'Spiced up' by Sulfur an Implication for Extraterrestrial Life

Apr 07, 2020

Researchers from Johns Hopkins suggests that sulfur is indeed a ‘spice’ that points toa sign of extraterrestrial life on far-flung planets.

One In Every Five New Yorkers Suffers From Mental Health Problems

Nov 16, 2015

A new study by the NYC Health Department and Mental Hygiene revealed that in every five New Yorkers, one will likely suffer from mental health problems such as depression, substance abuse and suicidal thoughts.

Not So Sweet—‘Spice’ Use Skyrockets and Poison Control Points to Many Recent Deaths

Apr 25, 2015

A potent new drug has hit the city streets nationwide and medical officials are finding that the backlash is anything but sugary sweet. The new street drug, popularly known as “Spice”, are synthetic substances mimicking the effects of marijuana but with far more lethal consequences. As police officers nationwide are cracking down and finding more of the synthetic “Spice” on the streets, medical officials and health agencies are also seeing an increase in life-threatening cases involving the drug, and they think that this Spring could be the apex of the killer drug.