SOUTHERN SIBERIA. Scientists have found the earliest direct evidence that people used cannabis for its mind-altering effects, and it comes from drug testing the dead. An international team recovered more than 1,400 cannabis seeds and chemical traces of psychoactive compounds in preserved human hair inside Tunnug 1, a monumental royal tomb in southern Siberia's Uyuk Valley, pushing the timeline of intentional cannabis use back...
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It was a sweltering summer afternoon in suburban Georgia. 36-year-old Amanda Greer knelt in her backyard garden, cutting lavender sprigs for a bouquet. The...
In 1979, Sony introduced the TPS-L2 Walkman, a device that turned a simple request into a global sensation. Born from co-founder Masaru Ibuka’s desire...