Medical munchies
THC, the active ingredient of cannabis, significantly increased the appetite and sense of taste in a small group of people being treated for advanced cancer. The drug might therefore help prevent damaging weight loss in patients who no longer enjoy their food (Annals of Oncology, DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdq72).
Autonomous voyage
First there was Jules Verne, then Johannes Kepler. These are the two robotic supply ships that the European Space Agency has so far sent to the International Space Station. Verne arrived in 2008; Kepler, lugging cargo, propellant and oxygen, is scheduled to dock with the ISS on 24…
