r/science • u/theslipguy • 17h ago

Health Maintaining 9 Inches of Wood Chips Reduces Playground Fall Impact Forces by 44%. Only 4.7% of playgrounds maintain 9-inches likely placing children at higher risk of playground injuries.

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r/science • u/MistWeaver80 • 10h ago

Health A switch of just two weeks from a traditional African diet to a Western diet causes inflammation, reduces the immune response to pathogens, and activates processes associated with lifestyle diseases. Conversely, an African diet rich in vegetables, fiber, and fermented foods has positive effects.

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r/science • u/mvea • 20h ago

Psychology Study found that people who were not married were less at risk (at least 50% lower risk) than married people for dementia. One contributing factor may be that single people are better at maintaining social ties. Single people may also have a greater variety of interesting and unique experiences.

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r/science • u/RhiannaSmithSci • 19h ago

Neuroscience A study shows how food poisoning leads to lasting food aversions by activating specific neural pathways in the brain.

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r/science • u/nohup_me • 13h ago

Health Scientists have shown that a sequence of just three amino acids may reduce the severity of psoriasis, when applied topically in an emollient cream

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r/science • u/mvea • 13h ago

Health Deporting immigrants may further shrink the health care workforce. More than 1 million noncitizen immigrants (one-third of them undocumented) work in health care in the US. Many health care workers may be removed if President Trump implements plans to deport undocumented immigrants.

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r/science • u/GeoGeoGeoGeo • 11h ago

Geology This Is the Most Detailed Map of Antarctica Ever Made - Scientists compiled decades of data to reveal the continent hiding beneath millions of miles of ice.

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r/science • u/flacao9 • 15h ago

Animal Science Meat-eating dinosaurs shared watering holes with their prey

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r/science • u/mvea • 4h ago

Economics New study finds that over 95% of sponsored influencer posts on Twitter (now X) were not disclosed. A large number of consumers can’t detect the sponsorship arrangement without disclosure. The consumer-protection regulatory environment around undisclosed sponsorships has lagged behind.

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r/science • u/chrisdh79 • 17h ago

Materials Science All-natural elephant skin-inspired fungi tiles offer up to 70% more cooling for buildings | The bumpy surface of these tiles improves cooling by 70% in wet conditions compared to flat mycelium tiles.

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r/science • u/Wagamaga • 13h ago

Environment Drone experiment reveals how Greenland ice sheet is changing. Greenland lost about 55 gigatons of ice and snow between fall 2023 and fall 2024. The island is shedding ice for the 28th year in a row, and scientists estimate that it has lost more than 5 trillion tons of ice since 1992.

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r/science • u/nohup_me • 12h ago

Neuroscience A study has identified specific brain networks that regulate the intensity of political engagement, irrespective of ideology: damage to the prefrontal cortex increases political fervor, while damage to the amygdala reduces it

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r/science • u/Skoltech_ • 23h ago

Materials Science Scientists found many new molecules, some with over 75% of TNT's explosive power

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r/science • u/chrisdh79 • 19h ago

Engineering Tiny Pacemaker Dissolves When No Longer Needed | The new device is smaller than a grain of rice and can be injected by syringe

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r/science • u/FalconEducational260 • 5h ago

Animal Science In the Calls of Bonobos, Scientists Hear Hints of Language - The New York Times

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r/science • u/Wagamaga • 20h ago

Health Dutch dietary guidelines could dramatically cut chronic disease rates by 2050. Removing processed meat from diet was similarly predicted to reduce the risk of diabetes and colorectal cancer cases by 18.6 and 8.7% in women, respectively, as well as 24.5% and 10.4% in men.

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r/science • u/calliope_kekule • 2h ago

Environment China’s reforestation has turned land-use from a carbon source into a huge carbon sink, absorbing one-third of national land carbon emissions since 2001.

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r/science • u/-Mystica- • 18h ago

Neuroscience Metacognitive function in young adults is impacted by physical activity, diet, and sleep patterns - The findings suggest that these everyday behaviors may not only influence how we think but also how we think about our thinking.

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r/science • u/sciencealert • 12h ago

Biology The Great Oxidation Event (GOE) some 2.4 billion years ago established the oxygen-rich atmosphere that many living things depend on today. Curiously, when it came to evolving ways to actively use the element for respiration, some strains of bacteria had a head start.

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r/science • u/umichnews • 15h ago

Environment New model published in Nature and developed by the University of Michigan and the University of Colorado shows extreme weather events—like wildfires, windstorms, and heatwaves—can cause major economic losses by disrupting ecosystem services, such as pollination, timber, and recreation

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r/science • u/StudyNo2866 • 17h ago

Cancer PFAS, Fluoropolymers and nanomaterials, the invisible hazards of cell phone and computer touchscreens

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r/science • u/chrisdh79 • 19h ago

Health Children exposed to higher ozone levels early in life are more likely to develop asthma | Children exposed to higher levels of ozone in their first two years of life were significantly more likely to be diagnosed with asthma or wheezing at ages 4-6

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r/science • u/universityofga • 18h ago

Biology Museum collections reveal worldwide spread of butterfly disease

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r/science • u/MarzipanBackground91 • 2h ago

Neuroscience Study found chronic alcohol impaired decision-making in male rats more than females. Males struggled to adapt to reward changes, while females were less affected. Alcohol altered brain reward processing differently by sex, suggesting why addiction impacts genders differently.

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r/science • u/Wagamaga • 19h ago

Health Misuse of nitrous oxide linked to rising deaths and hospitalizations. The number of deaths in the U.S attributed to nitrous oxide poisonings rose by more than 110% between 2019 and 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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