Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have used measurements of skin conductance over time to tell emotions apart, reading emotions without the need for a camera.
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10718281
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Japan's priceless asteroid Ryugu sample got 'rapidly colonized' by Earth bacteria
https://www.space.com/ryugu-asteroid-sample-earth-life-colonization?utm_source=perplexity
https://redd.it/1h36416
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Cambridge researchers studying a forest in northern India have found that the wildlife monitoring technologies are being deliberately misused by local government & male villagers to spy on women & stop them collecting natural resources despite it being their legal right to do so.
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/wildlife-monitoring-technologies-used-to-intimidate-and-spy-on-women-study-finds
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Women with a history of nonconsensual sexual experiences are more likely to engage in sex out of feelings of obligation, according to a new study. These women reported more frequent “Duty Sex,” lower sexual satisfaction, and higher levels of sexual pain compared to women without such histories.
https://www.psypost.org/women-with-sexual-trauma-histories-more-likely-to-engage-in-duty-sex/
https://redd.it/1h2ucyy
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Air pollution may play a role in adverse birth outcomes: Exposure to PM2.5 was associated with higher levels of inflammation among pregnant women relating to birth complications, study finds
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1066053
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Warming temperatures impact immune performance of wild monkeys, U-M study shows: Immune performance of wild capuchin monkeys declines when the animals experience higher temperatures, and younger monkeys seem to be particularly vulnerable to heat
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1065939
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Sea anemone study shows how the Starlet sea anemone can regenerate entire body parts: When an injury is triggered, molecular changes are both near and far from the wound. These cells move and tissues reorganise, effectively reshaping the entire body.
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1066346
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Childhood adversity may blunt brain development rather than speed it up | While prior theories suggested these changes might reflect accelerated brain development, this study indicates they may instead represent a blunting or slowing of specific developmental processes.
https://www.psypost.org/childhood-adversity-may-blunt-brain-development-rather-than-speed-it-up/
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