- Microbes deep beneath seafloor survive on byproducts of radioactive process. Researchers found that microbes living in ancient sediment below the seafloor are sustained primarily by chemicals created by the natural irradiation of water molecules. This may have implications for life on Mars. https://today.uri.edu/news/uri-researchers-microbes-deep-beneath-seafloor-survive-on-byproducts-of-radioactive-process/ 4 comments science
- Contrary to popular belief across college campuses, ADHD medications may fail to improve cognition in healthy students and can impair functioning. Research has estimated that 5 to 35 percent of college students in the U.S and EU countries without ADHD illegally use these controlled substances https://today.uri.edu/news/study-adhd-drugs-do-not-improve-cognition-in-healthy-college-students/ 29 comments science
- Researchers discover volcanic heat source under major Antarctic glacier https://today.uri.edu/news/researchers-discover-volcanic-heat-source-under-major-antarctic-glacier/ 9 comments science