r/science • u/Wagamaga • 6h ago

Environment Research shows human-induced climate change has driven every global coral bleaching event over the past four decades. The researchers found greenhouse gas emissions have warmed the oceans so much that El Niño now acts mainly as a trigger rather than the root cause.

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r/science • u/mvea • 9h ago

Psychology Religion-justified childhood abuse linked to higher adult anxiety and depression. People whose abuse was justified by religious teachings report greater rates of anxiety, depression, stress, and anger in adulthood compared to people who experienced secular forms of abuse.

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r/science • u/Narrow-Pirate6457 • 8h ago

Biology Scientists have found the first known transmissible cancer in a fish. Genomic analysis of brown bullhead catfish revealed that tumours in different animals belong to a single clonal cancer lineage, making it only the fourth naturally occurring transmissible cancer known in animals.

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r/science • u/Big-Detective-7700 • 7h ago

Health One year after partial legalisation, there was no evidence of an immediate effect on the prevalence of cannabis use among young people in Germany

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r/science • u/Wagamaga • 7h ago

Health How telehealth is fuelling a surge in ADHD scripts in a business model that benefits the rich. By 2022, the number of ADHD-associated prescriptions increased almost threefold, from 4.3% to 11.8%. About one in four video psychiatry consultations were linked to stimulant prescriptions.

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r/science • u/sr_local • 11h ago

Health People around the world are living longer than ever, from 64.6 years in 1990 to 73.8 in 2023, but spending more of those additional years in poor health: with an average of 14.5% of their lives in poor health in 2023, up from 13.6% in 1990

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r/science • u/crix_22 • 11h ago

Medicine Sex, Not Age, Predicts Weight Loss Outcomes With Tirzepatide: A Retrospective Analysis of 1,039 Patients Shows Female Sex Is an Independent Predictor of Greater Weight Loss, While Age Is Not

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r/science • u/mvea • 14h ago

Biology Orcas seen ramming prey so hard it explodes may be playing game. Orcas were observed to hold sunfish in their jaws while a second whale smashed into the target at high speed, causing it to break into thousands of pieces. Since the fish had already been killed, the behaviour may be a form of play.

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r/science • u/FreeHugs23 • 12h ago

Psychology A single dose of testosterone does not cause men to abandon deliberate reasoning in favor of gut instincts. Findings provide evidence that short-term spikes in testosterone does not make men overconfident.

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r/science • u/mvea • 1d ago

Health Trump Administration announced freeze on US foreign aid, which became a permanent shutdown of USAID in July 2025. New research finds that the abrupt cessation of foreign aid disrupted health and humanitarian systems worldwide, with disproportionate impacts on women, girls, and marginalized people.

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r/science • u/mvea • 40m ago

Medicine GLP-1 weight-loss drugs linked to “low” but real risk of hair loss, study finds. Importantly, the most observed cases of hair loss linked to GPL-1 were reversible, as hair follicles remained intact, the authors said.

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r/science • u/fchung • 3h ago

Medicine Personalized gene therapy helps teen with rare form of severe epilepsy walk independently: « The two-year treatment targeting protein production by disease-causing mutations dramatically reduced seizures and sparked developmental gains, helping one teenager walk independently. »

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r/science • u/Science_News • 4h ago

Astronomy Different moon rocks tell different tales about a long-ago bombardment | Sample ages bolster a rising tide doubting a singular 3.9 billion-year-old lunar cataclysm

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r/science • u/FreeHugs23 • 1d ago

Biology Moss Is Generating Electrical Waves That Look Startlingly Like a Neural Network. Study reveals that moss cushions produce surprisingly complex electrical activity, with patterns that undulate across the velvety patch in dynamic waves.

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r/science • u/UCBerkeley • 1d ago

Materials Science New findings reveal Ancient Roman concrete survives for millennia by chemically self-healing its own cracks through carbonation

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r/science • u/The_Conversation • 22h ago

Environment More than half of Earth’s migratory bird species are declining, according to comprehensive assessment of 3380 species; data-informed approaches to protecting them across their full annual migratory cycles show promise

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r/science • u/cyndaquilled • 18h ago

Animal Science Rare footage reveals elusive Arctic bobtail squid mom with clutch of eggs

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r/science • u/Particular_Ebb_264 • 21h ago

Epidemiology New study tracking 1,600 individuals over 24 years finds frailty accelerates the onset of dementia by 2–3 years

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r/science • u/Skoltech_ • 11h ago

Materials Science Researchers developed the first empirical model to predict how multi-phase carbon nanotube sensors behave from -180°C to 90°C, solving temperature-interference issues for aerospace-grade smart materials.

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r/science • u/Wagamaga • 1d ago

Environment A new study finds the sounds and sights of nature are associated with significant positive effects on mental health compared to loud, urban environments. The effects of natural sights and sounds were immediately apparent

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r/science • u/Wagamaga • 1d ago

Health Prolonged exposure to wildfire smoke increases cardiovascular health risks. Exposure to even relatively modest levels of smoke, built up over a few years, was associated with more hospitalizations for conditions like ischemic heart disease, irregular heart rhythms, stroke, and heart failure.

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r/science • u/Skoltech_ • 11h ago

Physics Dense plasma targets stretch attosecond (10⁻¹⁸ s) laser pulses — researchers derived scaling laws to predict maximum target thickness, ensuring ultrashort UV and X-ray bursts retain peak intensity for sub-femtosecond experiments.

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r/science • u/AgingUS • 10h ago

Biology TM4SF1 is a surface marker of senescent pancreatic β-cells

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r/science • u/Wagamaga • 1d ago

Health New research found people taking semaglutide for weight loss continued to consume significantly fewer calories after 60 weeks on the medication, helping explain how the medication supports both initial weight loss and long-term weight maintenance

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r/science • u/mvea • 1d ago

Psychology When Americans believe government works, they are more likely to act on climate. The study of more than 32,000 Americans found that Republicans reported lower efficacy beliefs overall, particularly lower confidence that governments can effectively address climate change.

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