The US government is hunting for rare metals out West. That doesn’t fly with some locals.

The US government is hunting for rare metals out West. That doesn’t fly with some locals.

Post Views: 125 In September 2020, geologist Jay Temple began living part-time at an RV park just outside Westcliffe, Colorado, a small high-altitude town. Located between two sets of mountains—the craggy Sangre de Cristos and the Wet Mountains—it is a geologist’s heaven. In Custer County’s Wet Mountain Valley, Temple investigates old reports of mineral deposits…

This algorithm knows about recreational drugs that don’t even exist yet

Post Views: 125 Novel designer drugs, also called research chemicals or legal highs, still produce physiological and psychological effects, though experts say that they can come with a slew of risks. Synthetic opioids such as fentanyl, for instance, are increasingly cited among the number of opioid-related deaths in the United States, which reached more than…