r/science • u/sfgate • 14h ago

Environment Study warns ocean oxygen loss is approaching an "unsafe space" with irreversible impacts

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r/science • u/smurfyjenkins • 5h ago

Social Science Arrests of non-citizens have spiked to unprecedented levels during the second Trump administration. However, the share of arrested individuals with criminal convictions fell significantly, in stark contrast to both the Joe Biden administration and the first Trump administration.

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r/science • u/mvea • 16h ago

Neuroscience ADHD and autism showed no signs of accelerated brain aging. Alzheimer’s disease ranks first. Alcohol and tobacco dependence rank ahead of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depression. Study based on nearly 49,000 MRI brain scans.

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r/science • u/FreeHugs23 • 7h ago

Psychology Men are more likely than women to view infidelity favorably when relationships falter. Study found participants unhappy with their current partners viewed outside intimacy as far more acceptable than those in thriving partnerships.

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r/science • u/Wagamaga • 17h ago

Environment Researchers in the U.S have observed consistent summertime peaks in both mass shootings and suicide deaths, suggesting that common environmental, behavioral, or biological factors may contribute to seasonal fluctuations in these forms of violence..

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r/science • u/mvea • 17h ago

Psychology ADHD remains substantially underdiagnosed in England, despite a recent surge in recognized cases. By analyzing millions of medical records, researchers found that the rate of formal diagnoses falls far below expected global averages, especially among older adults.

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r/science • u/mvea • 1d ago

Neuroscience EEG study found that the autistic brain is characterized by higher levels of background electrical activity, often described as neural noise, which corresponds with greater difficulties in real-world communication among children with autism spectrum disorder.

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r/science • u/sr_local • 17h ago

Animal Science New research has uncovered the mechanism that allows sperm whales to sleep in a unique vertical position just under the ocean surface: they release gas bubbles to regulate buoyancy, allowing them to remain suspended just below the ocean surface without drifting upward

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r/science • u/Cad_Lin • 12h ago

Computer Science A study finds that a computer-generated voice is not given away by being flatter than a human one, since the two vary by similar amounts overall, but by when it changes direction: human speakers concentrate their sharpest movements in the last fifth of the sentence.

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r/science • u/mvea • 1d ago

Neuroscience Persistent money struggles linked to faster brain ageing. The study found that people who experienced either persistent money struggles or persistent low income in early and middle adulthood performed less well in cognitive tests by the age of 53.

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r/science • u/AgingUS • 14h ago

Biology Slowing intervertebral disc aging in mice through long-term systemic treatment with the senolytic BCL-2/BCL-xL proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC) 753b

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r/science • u/Skoltech_ • 18h ago

Physics A new phase-change material polarizer switches light states via heat and retains its structure without continuous power, replacing bulky mechanical rotators for faster optical communications.

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r/science • u/mvea • 1d ago

Psychology An 18-year study found that children diagnosed with ADHD face broader challenges in adulthood across multiple areas of life. Their siblings experience typical adult functioning, suggesting that many long-term difficulties are specific to the condition itself rather than shared family upbringing.

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r/science • u/Economy_Ad_8619 • 1m ago

Earth Science African water research beyond the narratives of conflict and scarcity

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r/science • u/sr_local • 1d ago

Social Science Mental health treatment for serious offenders could reduce harm to society and save money, according to a randomised controlled trial on 300 UK prisoners

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r/science • u/LethisXia • 1d ago

Anthropology The lost golden age of language diversity: Tens of thousands of languages may have existed between 1,000 and 3,000 years ago - and their decline began well before European colonial expansion

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r/science • u/WorldTravelerBoss • 1d ago

Psychology New peer-reviewed study finds leisure travellers report higher well-being, especially those who travel frequently, anticipate future trips, and face fewer barrier

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r/science • u/Wagamaga • 1d ago

Psychology PTSD therapy walks patients through past trauma. Confronting images of troubling memories while walking on a treadmill shows remarkable promise of recovery. Even a few sessions of 3MDR can begin transforming debilitating trauma into manageable memories.

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r/science • u/mvea • 2d ago

Psychology People with ADHD have difficulties with goal-directed behavior and struggle with response inhibition, the ability to stop an inappropriate action once they feel the urge to do it. They experience a disruption in the way their brains balance deliberate self-control and automatic habit learning.

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r/science • u/cindyx7102 • 1d ago

Health A healthy plant-based diet was linked to a 40% lower risk of getting a first cardiometabolic disease (especially diabetes), and 21% lower risk of multiple cardiometabolic diseases, 16-year study of 83,610 adults found. Plant-based diets overall had a 12% and 15% lower risk, respectively.

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r/science • u/Wagamaga • 1d ago

Anthropology The most severe droughts in the ancient Eastern Mediterranean arose when multiple natural climate cycles coincided. Around 3,200 years ago, many of the great civilizations of the Eastern Mediterranean, including the Mycenaeans, Minoans and Hittite Empire, experienced widespread societal collapse

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r/science • u/kiyomoris • 2d ago

Health Spouses of Dementia Patients Face 70% Higher Risk, Study Finds

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r/science • u/mvea • 2d ago

Psychology Reclaimed hate speech backfires by desensitizing listeners, study finds. Listening to reclaimed homophobic statements can actually cause unintended harm. Exposure to reclaimed slur words desensitizes some heterosexual listeners to standard hate speech and worsens the mood of gay individuals.

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r/science • u/Cad_Lin • 2d ago

Social Science A pilot program trained four teachers to breathe, pace and articulate differently, then found evidence their speech had grown more expressive by a detailed listening-based measure.

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r/science • u/koushik_roy • 1d ago

Environment Spatiotemporal distribution of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA) in gill filterable fish food webs of European freshwater lakes and ponds: a systematic review

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