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"Men and Women Misperceive What the Opposite Sex Finds Attractive. Women overestimated men's preference for thinness in female partners. At the same time, men overestimated women's preference for muscularity in male partners." | science |
"Like humans, crows are more optimistic after making tools to solve a problem" | science |
"Men die of suicide much more often than women. This is commonly blamed on men's unwillingness to seek help and talk about their problems. This paper disputes the conventional view, emphasizing instead socio-economic issues and obstacles to health care access" | science |
"A blind man can perceive objects after a gene from algae was added to his eye: MIT Technology Review" | science |
"Americans are happier in states where governments spend more on public goods, among them libraries, parks, highways, natural resources and police protection, a Baylor University study has found." | science |
"Competition is not helping keep insulin prices low - Drug companies raised the price of insulin about 10% each time a new type of insulin cleared the third and the final stages toward FDA approval, according to new research that sheds light on a flawed health system." | science |
"Intramuscular injections can accidentally hit a vein, causing injection into the bloodstream. This could explain rare adverse reactions to Covid-19 vaccine. Study shows solid link between intravenous mRNA vaccine and myocarditis (in mice). Needle aspiration is one way to avoid this from happening." | science |
"The average rooster crow is about 130 dB, about the same volume as standing 15m from a jet taking off. To prevent deafness from their own calls, roosters have evolved soft tissue that covers half of the eardrum while crowing." | science |
"Microdosing psychedelic drugs is associated with increases in conscientiousness and reductions in neuroticism, finds a new Australian study, which may explain the positive effects on performance and psychological well-being respectively." | science |
"Nuclear war would cause global famine with more than five billion people killed, new study finds" | science |
"Scientists present new evidence that great apes possess the “theory of mind,” which means they can attribute mental states to themselves and others, and also understand that others may believe different information than they do." | science |
"Deforestation dropped by 18 percent in two years in African countries where organizations subscribed to receive warnings from a new service using satellites to detect decreases in forest cover in the tropics. The carbon emissions avoided were worth between $149 million and $696 million" | science |
"A discovery that microbes in Antarctica can scavenge hydrogen, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide from the air to stay alive in such extreme conditions has implications for the search for life on other planets." | science |
"Breakup-induced confusion about one’s self-identity helps explain the desire to get back together with an ex-partner. Romantic breakups can shake our sense of identity. After the dissolution of a relationship, people can feel as if a part of themselves has gone missing." | science |
"Cuba’s rivers run clean after decades of sustainable farming. Despite the island’s history of large-scale agriculture, the rivers studied had much lower levels of dissolved nitrogen — an indicator of fertilizer use — than did the Mississippi River Basin in the United States." | science |
"A theory that Parkinson's disease can arise in the intestinal system and from there migrate to the brain has now gained support from new research, after seeing the disease migrate from the gut to the brain and heart of laboratory rats via the peripheral nerves." | science |
"Legal cannabis stores linked to fewer opioid deaths in the United States. Findings may have implications for tackling opioid misuse. An increase from one to two dispensaries in a county was associated with an estimated 17% reduction in all opioid related mortality rates." | science |
"Individuals who post a lot of selfies are almost uniformly viewed as less likeable, less successful, more insecure and less open to new experiences than individuals who share a greater number of posed photos taken by someone else, suggests a new study that compared selfies to posies." | science |
"New research provides evidence that psychedelic drugs can improve mental health by making individuals more accepting of distressing experiences. The study adds to a growing body of literature that indicates using substances like psilocybin can result in sustain improvements in depressive symptoms." | science |
"Doing lots of exercise in older age can prevent the immune system from declining and protect people against infections. Scientists followed 125 long-distance cyclists, some now in their 80s, and found they had the immune systems of 20-year-olds. The research was published in the journal Aging Cell." | science |
"First Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 Reinfections in US" | science |
"Vaccination by inhalation: MIT researchers delivered vaccines directly to the lungs boosting immune responses to viral infections or lung cancer. Vaccinated mice were able to eliminate metastatic melanoma, and the vaccine helped to shrink existing lung tumors. (Science Immunology, 19 Mar 2021)" | science |
"Doctors have identified previously unrecognized characteristic of the vaping-related respiratory illness that has been emerging in clusters across the U.S. in recent months. Within the lungs of these patients are large immune cells containing numerous oily droplets, called lipid-laden macrophages." | science |
"Plastic Bag Found at the Bottom of World's Deepest Ocean Trench - It is now the deepest known piece of plastic trash, found at a depth of 36,000 feet inside the Mariana Trench." | science |
""We find that 37% of jobs in the United States can be performed entirely at home, with significant variation across cities and industries. These jobs typically pay more than jobs that cannot be done at home and account for 46% of all US wages."" | science |
"A large, longitudinal study in Canada has unequivocally refuted the idea that epidural anesthesia increases the risk of autism in children. Among more than 120,000 vaginal births, researchers found no evidence for any genuine link between this type of pain medication and autism spectrum disorder." | science |
"Raising the minimum wage by $1 reduces the teen birth rate by 3%, according to a new study examining U.S. state-level data." | science |
"Ancient proteins confirm that first Australians, around 50,000, ate giant melon-sized eggs of around 1.5 kg of huge extincted flightless birds" | science |
"Houses in flood zones in the US are currently overvalued by a total of $43.8 billion based on information in publicly available flood hazard maps, raising concerns about the stability of real estate markets as climate risks become more severe." | science |
"Hospital Visits Declined After Sulfur Dioxide Reductions from Louisville-Area Coal Plants. A new study found a 55 percent reduction in lung-irritating pollutants and 400 fewer hospital admissions after one coal plant closed and others added scrubbers." | science |
"Experiencing the illusion of having an opposite-sex body in virtual reality can shift aspects of gender identity. An experiment involving the illusion of owning an opposite-sex body led people to embrace a more equal identification with both genders." | science |
"The pandemic has shown a new way to reduce climate change: scrap in-person meetings & conventions. Moving a professional conference completely online reduces its carbon footprint by 94%, and shifting it to a hybrid model, with no more than half of conventioneers online, curtails the footprint to 67%" | science |
"Women are perceived differently from men — even when they're robots. Female bots are perceived to have more positive human qualities, such as warmth, experience and emotion, than male bots, and this greater humanness leads consumers to prefer female artificial intelligence, a new study has found." | science |
"We Now Have Proof a Supernova Exploded Perilously Close to Earth 2.5 Million Years Ago" | science |
"In Alzheimer’s disease, tau, an abnormal protein, spreads in a prion-like manner from neuron to neuron within the brain, similar to the spread of an infection, to cause nerve cell death, finds a new study using advance brain imaging. Blocking its spread may prevent the disease from taking hold." | science |
"Working-age Americans dying at higher rates, especially in economically hard-hit states: A new VCU study identifies “a distinctly American phenomenon” as mortality among 25 to 64 year-olds increases and U.S. life expectancy continues to fall." | science |
"Scientists develop a universal vaccine platform that’s cheaper and shelf stable, cutting the cost of vaccine production and storage by 80% without decreasing safety or effectiveness - the vaccine will not expire at warm temperatures and could be stockpiled at room temperature for years." | science |
"An increase in cocoa price of up to 47% may be necessary to eliminate all child labor from cocoa production in Ghana" | science |
"Self-employed people are happier and more engaged at work despite working longer hours and having less job security, according to a study of 5,000 workers" | science |
"People who base their self-worth on their financial success feel pressure to focus most of their efforts on making more money rather than on building their relationships with family and friends, and, as a result, often end up feeling isolated and lonely" | science |
"Eating while standing reduces a person’s enjoyment of food, leading them to eat less than seated eaters, because of their focus on the physical discomfort of standing, suggests a new study. However, standing people enjoyed unpleasant food more, because they weren’t paying as much attention to it." | science |
"Feeling like leisure is wasteful and unproductive may lead to less happiness and higher levels of stress and depression, new research suggests (Four studies, n = 1310)" | science |
"New cervical cancer test has 100 percent detection rate, detecting all of the cancers in a randomised clinical screening trial of 15,744 women, outperforming both the current Pap smear and human papillomavirus (HPV) test at a reduced cost, according to a new study." | science |
"People with extremist views less able to do complex mental tasks, research suggests" | science |
"Plain packets help smokers quit by killing brand identities - Making all cigarette packets look the same reduces the positive feelings smokers associate with specific brands and encourages quitting, Australian research shows." | science |
"Study suggests ‘sugar coma’ is real — glucose ingestion leads to worse cognitive performance. A new double-blind, placebo-controlled study found that glucose-containing sweeteners were linked to reduced attention and response times." | science |
"Cost analysis shows it'd take $1.4B to protect one Louisiana coastal town of 4,700 people from climate change-induced flooding" | science |
"Coca-Cola pours millions of dollars into university science research. But if the beverage giant doesn’t like what scientists find, the company's contracts give it the power to stop that research from seeing the light of day, finds a study using FOIA'd records in the Journal of Public Health Policy." | science |
"Flying insects in hospitals carry 'superbug' germs, finds a new study that trapped nearly 20,000 flies, aphids, wasps and moths at 7 hospitals in England. Almost 9 in 10 insects had potentially harmful bacteria, of which 53% were resistant to at least one class of antibiotics, and 19% to multiple." | science |
"In 2009, Colorado started a program to offer long-acting reversible contraceptives (e.g. IUDs) to low-income women. The initiative reduced births by approximately 20% among 15–19 year olds who lived near the clinics that were funded to offer IUDs." | science |
"The use of jargon kills people’s interest in science, politics. People exposed to jargon when reading about subjects like surgical robots later said they were less interested in science and were less likely to think they were good at science." | science |
"Psychedelic drugs (e.g. psilocybin, LSD, DMT) may reduce depression and anxiety by increasing psychological flexibility, which describes the ability to connect with the present moment and manage one’s feelings, according to a new survey of 2,120 individuals." | science |
"Children who nap midday are happier, excel academically, and have fewer behavioral problems, suggests a new study of nearly 3,000 kids in China, which revealed a connection between midday napping and greater happiness, self-control, and grit; fewer behavioral problems; and higher IQ." | science |
"Dutch woman dies after catching COVID-19 twice, the first reported reinfection death, raising serious questions about how long immunity and antibodies can last. Her immune system was compromised. The case was published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases." | science |
"The pursuit of basic life goals, such as avoiding diseases, maintaining romantic relationships, being accepted by others, achieving social status, and caring for family members, help foster a sense of purpose in life, as they are relevant to our evolutionary fitness, suggests a new study (n=1,993)." | science |
"A cave in a remote part of Mexico was visited by humans around 30,000 years ago – 15,000 years earlier than people were previously thought to have reached the Americas." | science |
"Study, published in the Journal of Sex Research, shows women in equal relationships (in terms of housework and the mental load) are more satisfied with their relationships and, in turn, feel more sexual desire than those in unequal relationships." | science |
"Being mistreated by a customer can negatively impact your sleep quality and morning recovery state, according to new research on call centre workers." | science |
"Scientists have discovered if they block PLpro (a viral protein), the SARS-CoV-2 virus production was inhibited and the innate immune response of the human cells was strengthened at the same time." | science |
"Critics say green policies stifle growth. The opposite may be true. Environmental regulation can in fact increase worker productivity and overall capital accumulation, according to new research, with green taxes having the largest potential effect on productivity." | science |
"A new study has shown that microplastics in soil can be harmful to worms, causing them to lose weight. Earthworms are an important part of farming as they help boost the nutrients found in the soil - so this latest form of plastic pollution is particularly bad news for farmers." | science |
"Double-blind placebo trial of psychedelic tea ayahuasca shows significant, rapid anti-depressant effect" | science |
"Researchers have identified a drinkable cocktail of designer molecules that interferes with a crucial first step of Alzheimer’s, and even restores memories in mice. The next step is to verify the compounds aren’t toxic in preparation for translation to clinical trials on humans." | science |
"Ignorance of history may partly explain why Republicans perceive less racism than Democrats" | science |
"Microplastics Found In Lungs of People Undergoing Surgery. A new study has found tiny plastic particles no bigger than sesame seeds buried throughout human lungs, indicating that people are inhaling microplastics lingering in the air." | science |
"People of higher status are more likely to think that those who disagree with them are stupid or biased — even when their high status is the result of a random process. The findings could help explain why wealthier individuals tend to be more politically engaged than the less wealthy." | science |
"Study found that who avoids the news do it in part because they anticipate news will make them anxious without being relevant to their lives, resulting in limited engagement with news, and by extension, civic and political affairs" | science |
"Some companies may hire unethical bosses on purpose: “Dark” personality traits – questionable ethical standards, narcissistic tendencies – that make a boss bad also make that person much more likely to go along with manipulating earnings, and may be the reason they got the job in the first place." | science |
"Fear of stricter regulations spurs gun sales after mass shootings. Researchers determined that the increase in firearm purchases after mass shootings is driven by a concern about regulations rather than a perceived need for protection." | science |
"On average, the number of excess COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents in US states reopening without masks is 10 times the number in states reopening with masks after 8 weeks. 50,000 excess deaths were prevented within 6 weeks in 13 states that implemented mask mandates prior to reopening." | science |
"Climate crisis: Scientists spot warning signs of Gulf Stream collapse" | science |
"Nursing homes with the highest profit margins have the lowest quality. The Covid-19 pandemic revealed that for-profit long-term care homes had worse patient outcomes than not-for-profit homes. Long-term care homes owned by private equity firms and large chains have the highest mortality rates." | science |
"Childhood neglect was associated with Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and narcissism, which in turn were related to greater levels of malevolent creativity as adults, who were more likely to think about ways to take revenge on others, fabricate lies to simplify a situation, and pull pranks." | science |
"Dragonfly wings naturally kill bacteria. At the molecular scale, they are composed of tiny "beds of nails" that use shear forces to physically rip bacteria apart." | science |
"Babies have air pollution in their lungs and brains before they take their first breath. Nanoparticles cross the placenta into the foetus in the womb as early as the first trimester of pregnancy and get into its developing organs, including its liver, lungs, and brain." | science |
"Scientists found a caterpillar that thrives when eating plastic. As one of more than 50 known species of "plastivores" — or plastic-eating organisms — researchers hope the greater wax moth caterpillar will help provide us "with a great starting point to model how to effectively biodegrade plastic."" | science |
"Scientists Discover 120,000-Year-Old Human Footprints In Saudi Arabia" | science |
"Using data collected from around the world on illicit drugs, researchers trained AI to come up with new drugs that hadn't been created yet, but that would fit the parameters. It came up with 8.9 million different chemical designs" | science |
"Dads engaged in their kid’s lives can help to improve their mental health and behavior - teens in low-income families whose fathers are more frequently engaged in reading, playing and providing necessities such as clothes and food during childhood have fewer behavioral and emotional problems." | science |
"Flu vaccination in the U.S. substantially reduces mortality and lost work hours. A one-percent increase in the vaccination rate results in 800 fewer deaths per year approximately and 14.5 million fewer work hours lost due to illness annually." | science |
"Parents’ socioeconomic status and children’s inherited DNA differences are powerful predictors of educational achievement. However, new research (n=5,000) suggests that having the genes for school success is not as beneficial as having parents who are highly educated and wealthy." | science |
"Humans can't endure temperatures and humidities as high as previously thought." | science |
"The presence of strong labor unions substantially reduces poverty for both unionized households and non-unionized households." | science |
"Promising anti-obesity drug that shrinks fat without suppressing appetite - Researchers discover a drug that has been shown to selectively shrink excess fat by increasing fat cell metabolism, to significantly reduce body weight and blood cholesterol levels without lowering food intake in obese mice." | science |
"Study on 11,196 couples shows that it's not the person you choose but the relationship you build. The variables related to the couple's dynamic predicted success in relationships more reliably than individual personality traits." | science |
""Many hand dryers operate at levels far louder than their manufacturers claim and at levels that are clearly dangerous to children's hearing" when measured at their height, according to the work of 13-year old Nora L. Keegan." | science |
"Biomarkers in mother’s plasma predict a type of autism in offspring with 100% accuracy. It’s the first time that machine learning has been used to identify with 100% accuracy maternal autoantibody-related autism spectrum disorder-specific patterns as potential biomarkers of ASD risk." | science |
"With child discipline, physical punishment or verbal reasoning when parent is loud and abrupt, may lead to aggression, finds global study (n=215,885). Long-term actions by parents (letting children know they are loved, spending time and listening to them) are better than nonviolent discipline." | science |
"Girls with highly critical mothers are more likely to have engaged in non-suicidal self-injury, including cutting and burning, according to a new study of 204 children (ages 7-11) published in Psychiatry Research." | science |
"Scientists studied six patients who had half of their brain removed during childhood to treat severe epilepsy. Brain scans showed how the mind rewired itself to adapt, with the remaining hemisphere forming even stronger connections that let the patients develop language and motor skills." | science |
"Legalizing weed leads to increased sales of ice cream, cookies and chips, according to a first-of-its-kind study establishing a causal relationship between legal cannabis and junk food consumption." | science |
"Gratitude motivates people to meet the sexual needs of their romantic partners. The study suggests those who feel appreciated by their partner and appreciative towards their partner tend to have a stronger sexual bond." | science |
"Medical cannabis provides immediate symptom relief across dozens of health symptoms with relatively minimal negative side effects, finds a new study based on patient-reported data (n=2,830)." | science |
"Marital satisfaction is linked to women’s sexual desire, suggests a new study, which found that women’s levels of sexual desire were not only lower than men’s at the beginning of their marriages, but much more variable than men’s. Men’s levels of sexual desire stayed higher and more constant." | science |
"Researchers pin point single toxic chemical in tires as cause of mass salmon mortality" | science |
"Researchers examined the guts of freshwater fish preserved in museum collections; they found that fish have been swallowing microplastics since the 1950s and that the concentration of microplastics in their guts has increased over time." | science |
"Injecting minute amounts of two immune-stimulating agents directly into solid tumors in mice can eliminate all traces of cancer." | science |
"Dogs may never learn that every sound of a word matters. Despite their great hearing, dogs cannot tell the difference between words which differ in only one speech sound (dog vs dig), finds a new brain wave study. This may explain why the number of words dogs learn to recognize remains low." | science |
"Exposure to “rags-to-riches” TV programs make Americans more likely to believe in upward mobility and the narrative of the American Dream. The prevalence of these TV shows may explain why so many Americans remain convinced of the prospects for upward mobility." | science |
"Doctors don’t just “get over” rude treatment from patients, research suggests. In simulations with an angry parent, the performance of pediatricians suffered dramatically. The findings reinforce past research that rudeness has negative effects on medical performance." | science |
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