It’s no secret that a night of drinking can rattle your head. But what does science say about how it affects your brain? Research suggests alcohol can negatively affect mental health conditions or hike the risk of cognitive issues and dementia — and cutting back could give your brain a boost.
Month: January 2023
Endangered plant found only in N.W.T. ‘doing nicely’ according to recent survey
A field survey in 2022 shows that the hairy braya, an endangered plant only known to grow in the N.W.T., has a bigger range than previously thought. A botanist says the population estimate has doubled to between 25,000 and 50,000 plants on a remote northern coast.
Birders in a flap after rare gray-crowned rosy finch spotted in Nova Scotia
Birders from across the region have been flocking to Green Bay in Lunenburg County to see the rare gray-crowned rosy finch.
UBC lab develops new, portable drug-checking device ahead of limited decriminalization
The Hein Lab is working on new technology they say can identify drug concentrations under five per cent, which is often the case for opioids. The device comes as the province is set to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of illicit drugs.
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- Over 50 SNOLAB employees in Sudbury on strike after turning down latest offer
- Drought signs raise fears of another fish die-off in B.C. rivers
- Waters off Scotian Shelf are cooling, but scientists can't say for how long
- Ticks could spread throughout Quebec in coming decades, says public health institute
- In budding battle over lab-grown meat, Florida takes opening stab
- Canadian military should turn to private sector for space surveillance tech, MPs told
- This voracious U.S. catfish species is now in Ontario, possibly due to climate change
- Why deathbed dreams and visions can be a comfort for the dying — and those left behind
- Astronauts are ready to test out Boeing's new spacecraft — and a Canadian will be talking them through it
- When this orangutan got roughed up, he treated his wound with a medicinal plant
- Running horizontally could help future lunar settlers stay in shape on the Moon
- China blasts off on mission that could provide 1st samples of far side of the moon
- How mapping tree genomes can help plant forests resilient to climate change
- Honeybees invaded a reporter's home, and upended everything she thought she knew about them
- Location, location location: Why real estate's golden rule also applies to morel mushrooms