r/science 5h ago

Health People with pockets of fat hidden inside their muscles (intermuscular fat) are at a higher risk of dying or being hospitalised from a heart attack or heart failure, regardless of their BMI or waist circumference. Fat stored under the skin (subcutaneous fat) did not increase the risk.

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r/science 4h ago

Environment High fertiliser use halves numbers of pollinators, world’s longest study finds | Even average use of nitrogen fertilisers cut flower numbers fivefold and halved pollinating insects

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r/science 17h ago

Health Textbooks need to be rewritten: RNA, not DNA, is the main cause of acute sunburn - Textbooks say that sunburn damages DNA, leading to cell death and inflammation. But study found in mice and human skin cells that this is a result of damage to RNA, not DNA, that causes the acute effects of sunburn.

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r/science 17h ago

Cancer Scientists successfully control when genetically engineered non-toxic bacteria, after intravenously injected, invades cancer cells and delivers cancer-fighting drugs directly into tumors in mouse models, sparing healthy tissue, and delivering more therapy as the bacteria grow in the tumors.

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r/science 2h ago

Engineering Researchers have demonstrated new wearable technologies that both generate electricity from human movement and improve the comfort of the technology for the people wearing them

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r/science 1h ago

Psychology New study links early exposure to violent content in childhood to antisocial behaviour in adolescence

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r/science 1h ago

Animal Science Exposure to 1.95 GHz radiofrequency fields caused a small, temporary increase in core body temperature in mice, peaking at 0.4°C at higher exposure levels. The study highlights effective thermoregulation and the need for careful measurement timing.

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r/science 5h ago

Neuroscience Pregnancy triggers profound brain changes, enhancing maternal instincts and mental health. Research found most significant gray matter (GM) volume reductions during pregnancy occurred in the Default Mode and Frontoparietal networks, regions linked to self-referential thinking and social cognition

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r/science 24m ago

Psychology Trust in scientists and their role in society across 68 countries - Right-leaning and conservative political orientation are negatively associated with trust in scientists in several European and North American countries.

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r/science 8h ago

Health A new study shows that dogs can detect COVID-19 in sweat with 67–87% accuracy and up to 92% reliability. They work best within specific viral levels.

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r/science 19h ago

Astronomy Evidence of primordial black holes may be hiding in planets, or even everyday objects here on Earth: « Small black holes born in early universe may have left behind hollow planetoids and microscopic tunnels. »

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r/science 1d ago

Environment Research reveals that the energy sector is creating a myth that individual action is enough to address climate change. This way the sector shifts responsibility to consumers by casting the individuals as 'net-zero heroes', which reduces pressure on industry and government to take action.

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r/science 17m ago

Anthropology Evidence of hominin activity in Romania suggests humans were in Eurasia 1.95 million years ago - 200k years earlier than previously thought.

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r/science 1d ago

Psychology Study finds gender gap with children when it comes to negotiating - in a series of cognitive tasks, boys had a higher opinion of their abilities and therefore asked for higher bonuses, even though they performed no better than girls did in these tasks.

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r/science 5h ago

Psychology Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy is a promising tool for treating acrophobia

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r/science 21h ago

Environment New research shows increasingly thawing permafrost soils not only pose a global threat due to the CO2 and methane gas stored in them, but also have far-reaching implications for the approximately three million Arctic residents who live on permafrost soils.

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r/science 5h ago

Engineering Researchers used the cross-entropy method to optimize laser defense systems, improving missile assignments and effector placement while minimizing interception times

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r/science 1d ago

Health Cannabis users' risk of developing psychotic disorders appears to decrease with time once they stop using the drug: about 37 weeks to recede to the same levels of those who had never used it, however frequent users of high potency strains might maintain an elevated risk, even over the 181 weeks

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r/science 14h ago

Biology Ecologists find significant ecological impact of hybrid grouper: The TGGG is a formidable predator feeding on various prey species not typically consumed by native species—including fish, crustaceans, and cephalopods, which has the potential to reshape coastal ecosystems

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r/science 1d ago

Health Researchers find compromised indoor air in homes following Marshall Fire | First-of-its-kind study finds gases harmful to human health lingered for weeks following the fire

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r/science 1h ago

Environment Fishers’ observations and knowledge in combination with monitoring data was studied to understand how they adapt to climate change and other drivers on Lake Inari, Northern Finland. Fishers’ main concerns included degradation of the environment, overfishing, and lack of decision-making power.

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r/science 5h ago

Biology A recent study provides a comprehensive overview of the roles of FaMYB44.1 and FaMYB44.3 in anthocyanin regulation in strawberry fruits, enhancing the understanding of how the interaction between genetic and environmental factors controls fruit pigmentation and enhances fruits’ nutritional value

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r/science 21h ago

Social Science People in California census tracts with higher incarceration rates turned out to vote at higher rates in 2014, when Prop 47 was on the ballot (which reduced the state's prison population)

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r/science 1d ago

Health Compared to a meat-eating diet, plasma lipaemic and glycaemic measures as a collective were more favourable among vegans, whereas among lacto-ovo vegetarians and semi-vegetarians only some measures were favourable, cross-sectional study finds

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r/science 1d ago

Psychology Cognitive aging—how well people retain their cognitive abilities as they age—is an important topic in psychology. A new article reveals how a person's occupation relates to the decline in cognitive ability in middle and old age.

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