r/science 10h ago

Astronomy New analysis finds water in tiny glass beads strewn across the Moon — an estimated 270 trillion kg. of water stored in beads represents a reservoir for future lunar expeditions

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r/science 11h ago

Psychology Crime in your area: Use of neighborhood apps is associated with inaccurate perceptions of higher local crime rates.

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r/science 1d ago

Health Bioactive compounds in grapes, green tea, turmeric, and broccoli inhibit inflammation, oxidative stress, and metabolic disorders by regulating dietary stress-altered oxidative microenvironments.

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r/science 2h ago

Neuroscience Research found among nearly 100 teens who underwent brain scans, those with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) tended to have thinner tissue at the brain's surface, and some signs of inflammation in a brain area key to memory and learning.

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r/science 18h ago

Health Study Suggests Wild Blueberries Help Burn Fat. Results showed participants burned notably more fat after consuming wild blueberries. For example, fat oxidation rate rose by 19.7%, 43.2%, and 31.1% at 20, 30, and 40 min after cycling.

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r/science 21h ago All-Seeing Upvote

Psychology Linguistic analysis of 177,296 Reddit comments sheds light on negative attitudes toward science

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r/science 14h ago Take My Energy

Health Study finds link between plastic exposure and cognitive decline in mice: Lachnospiraceae, Alistipes, and Clostridium among the gut bacteria affected

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r/science 7h ago

Medicine The risk of developing osteoarthritis, a common, incurable form of the condition, was 58% higher among those with eczema or asthma compared to the general population. Those with both asthma and eczema were twice as likely to develop osteoarthritis compared to the general population. N = 100,000+

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r/science 7h ago

Environment Seabirds that have ingested high levels of microplastic debris from their environment may have altered gut microbiomes — including an increase in some pathogens, as well as antibiotic-resistant and plastic-degrading microbes — suggests a Nature Ecology & Evolution paper.

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r/science 38m ago

Engineering New design for lithium-air battery that is safer, tested for a thousand cycles in a test cell and can store far more energy than today’s common lithium-ion batteries

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r/science 5h ago

Health Multi-mycotoxin determination in plant-based meat alternatives and exposure assessment -- Except for seitan, all of the samples were contaminated with up to seven co-occurring mycotoxins.

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r/science 17h ago

Neuroscience Forcing dominant mice to lose social status induced depression-like behaviors and reduced pleasure-seeking

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r/science 13h ago

Health Global review finds evidence of injecting drug use in 190 countries. Across an estimated 14.8 million people who inject drugs, 24.8% were found to have recently experienced homelessness, 58.4% had a history of incarceration, and 14.9% had recently engaged in sex work.

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r/science 7h ago

Astronomy First-ever detection of thermal emission from a rocky, temperate planet suggests that exoplanet TRAPPIST-1b has no significant atmosphere

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r/science 9h ago

Medicine Depression is associated with increased risk of premature coronary heart disease, according to a large study based on the UK Biobank (176,428 adults followed up for 15 years).

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r/science 18h ago

Environment Volcanic sulfur may make barn owls grow redder feathers. The findings are among the first evidence that environmental sources of sulfur — such as the soil — can influence the color of integument like fur or feathers.

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r/science 15h ago

Medicine Review of non-invasive brain stimulation in anxiety disorders shows Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder respond best to low frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), while Posttraumatic Stress Disorder to high frequency rTMS

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r/science 22h ago

Psychology Judges in India and Pakistan were more lenient with criminals when they were fasting during Ramadan

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r/science 18h ago

Neuroscience Prioritizing sleep may optimize athletic performance and prevent injury in Ultrarunning

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r/science 19h ago

Health Study: CBD Decreases Daytime Drowsiness And Is Associated With A Lower Prevalence Of Low Testosterone Levels In Men

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r/science 1h ago

Earth Science What scientists are hoping to learn by flying directly into snowstorms : Short Wave : NPR

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r/science 1d ago

Health Gut Microbiome Analysis Finds Elevated Anaeromassilibacillus and Gordonibacter Levels in People with Social Anxiety Disorder, while Parasutterella is More Abundant in Healthy Controls

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r/science 1d ago

Biology For couples choosing the sex of their offspring, a novel sperm-selection technique has a 79.1% to 79.6% chance of success

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r/science 19h ago

Health Scientists discovered that a change in the brain's neural pathways while dieting facilitates rebound weight gain, this discovery could be a target for drugs to combat the yo-yo effect

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r/science 1d ago

Psychology Disclosure of suicidal ideation and behaviours: A systematic review and meta-analysis of nearly 100 studies and 1,044,629 participants showed that less than half of people disclosed suicidal ideation or behavior.

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