Science, Discovery And Uses

Cows Fed Hemp Act Stoned & Produce Milk Containing THC

Cows that were fed hemp plants, which is not yet an approved animal feed, behave strangely and produced milk with delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the primary high-inducing compound in marijuana, and cannabidiol (CBD), which exerts some effects on the body but is not psychoactive. The cannabis-derived product also decreased their overall food intake. The research cited in Nature Food, found that cannabinoids can slip into the milk of hemp-fed cows, but the risk this could pose to consumers remains unclear.

New Artificial Photosynthesis is 10x More Efficient Than Previous Attempts

A new method of artificial photosynthesis could get humans one step closer to using the machinery of plants to make fuels. This new system is ten times more efficient than the previous synthetic photosynthesis methods. According to chemist, Wenbin Lin, Natural photosynthesis may be sufficient for plants to feed themselves but nature has no solution for the amount of energy human beings require and use to fuel their homes, cities and nations. Artificial method of photosynthesis can turn carbon dioxide and water into energy-dense fuels like menthane and ethanol. This could provide an alternative to fossil fuels drilled out of ancient rock.

Logic-Defying ‘Bottom Blooms’ Could Sustain Hidden Ecosystems In Arctic and Antarctica

Two unrelated studies have revealed logicdefying phytoplankton blooms lurking beneath the ocean’s surface in both of earth’s polar regions. The highly unlikely ‘bottom blooms’ which grow near the seafloor in the Arctic and below sea ice in Antarctica could support hidden ecosystems that scientists know nothing about. Phytoplankton are tiny photosynthetic algae that account for around half of the primary production, the conversion of sunlight to organically available energy, in earth’s oceans and help to prop up the marine food web. Culled from https://www.livescience.com/