Whale poop contains iron that may have helped fertilize past oceans | The loss of whales because of commercial hunting may have had far-reaching consequences on marine life that extend beyond simply decreasing the number of marine predators in the environment.
https://www.washington.edu/news/2025/02/06/whale-poop-contains-iron-that-may-have-helped-fertilize-past-oceans/
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A new study finds that classical music exposure in the third trimester reduces the complexity of fetal heart rate variability, leading to more regular and stable cardiac patterns, potentially linked to fetal movements.
https://publishing.aip.org/publications/latest-content/music-can-touch-the-heart-even-inside-the-womb/
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Children’s arithmetic skills do not transfer between applied and academic mathematics
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-08502-w
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New research finds whale vocal sequences follow both Menzerath’s law (longer phrases use shorter sounds) and Zipf’s law (frequent sounds are shorter) - patterns seen in human language.
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.ads6014
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Body weight and body mass index alone are not enough to predict whether someone will develop a metabolic disease. Around a quarter of all obese individuals are healthy. Fat cells of unhealthy obese individuals can no longer burn fats as effectively, finds a new study.
https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2025/02/obese-and-healthy.html
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National Science Foundation list of keywords to flag
https://www.removepaywall.com/search?url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025/02/04/national-science-foundation-trump-executive-orders-words/
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Masculine lesbians tend to have higher testosterone levels, study finds
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40750-024-00248-z
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US health department condemns private equity firms for role in declining healthcare access - Government report says private equity investment in nursing homes led to 11% increase in patient deaths.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/06/private-equity-healthcare
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Scientists discover a molecular switch that can reverse cancer—turning colon cancer cells back into their healthy counterparts | The researchers anticipate that the technology will be applied to create treatments to reverse other forms of cancer in the future.
https://www.newsweek.com/scientists-discover-reverse-cancer-2027113
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Romantic relationships are characterized by a combination of caring, emotional connection (nurturance) and sexual passion (eroticism). For monogamous individuals, both nurturance and eroticism were consistently linked to relationship satisfaction, regardless of the level of the other.
https://www.psypost.org/study-explores-the-role-of-nurturance-and-eroticism-in-different-relationship-styles/
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A new non-opioid painkiller, suzetrigine, has just been approved by the US drug regulator, the FDA. It is the first non-opioid painkiller the agency has approved in over two decades.
https://www.sciencealert.com/?p=151498
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The truth may hurt. But for romantic couples, it’s worth it. New study found that being more honest when expressing a desire for change led to greater personal and relationship well-being for both partners. The effort to be truthful matters more than flawless accuracy in its perception.
https://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/the-truth-may-hurt-but-for-couples-its-worth-it-638402/
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A paradigm-shifting study shows an experimental drug, GL-II-73, has the potential to restore memory and cognitive function in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0197458024002136
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Wildfire smoke exposure raises dementia risk by 18%, study finds
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaneurology/article-abstract/2827124
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Mass Die-Off event of Amphipods turned the beaches of the Red Sea pink
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.70949
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A new study has found that young adults who have recovered from COVID-19 show distinct patterns of brain activity during cognitive tasks. These brain activity changes are similar to those seen in much older adults.
https://www.psypost.org/new-neuroscience-research-shows-covid-19-leaves-mark-on-young-adult-brains/
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Israeli startup grows world’s first real dairy protein in potatoes—no cows needed
https://www.ynetnews.com/business/article/hksw6cztjx
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Gene-edited transplanted pig kidney 'functioned immediately' in 62-year-old dialysis patient. The kidney, which had undergone 69 gene edits to reduce the chances of rejection by the man's body, promptly and progressively started cutting his creatine levels (a measure of kidney function).
https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/gene-edited-transplanted-pig-kidney-functioned-immediately-in-62-year-old-dialysis-patient
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Study finds that patients who saw a within-group family physician after hours were 10% less likely to visit the emergency department within seven days compared to those who saw an out-of-group walk-in clinic physician.
https://www.annfammed.org/content/22/6/483/tab-figures-data
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Researchers have achieved a total synthesis of ibogaine and ibogaine analogs. This could enable studies of the pharmaceutical properties of ibogaine and how to alter the molecule to avoid cardiac side effects.
https://www.ucdavis.edu/news/uc-davis-researchers-achieve-total-synthesis-ibogaine
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Humpback whale songs have patterns that resemble human language
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2467170-humpback-whale-songs-have-patterns-that-resemble-human-language/
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Adverse childhood experiences in firstborns linked to poor mental health in siblings. Children are nearly three-quarters (71%) more likely to develop mental health problems between the ages of five and 18, if the firstborn in the family experiences adversity during their first 1,000 days of life.
https://www.nursinginpractice.com/clinical/paediatrics/adverse-childhood-experiences-in-firstborns-linked-to-poor-mental-health-in-siblings/
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Better nurse staffing linked to fewer c-sections
https://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2025/january/nurse-staffing-c-sections.html
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Air pollution reduces people’s ability to focus on everyday tasks, study finds | Even brief exposure to particulate matter found to impede selective attention and emotional recognition
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/06/air-pollution-affects-peoples-ability-to-focus-on-everyday-tasks-study-finds
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Scientists have created the most detailed map to date of the human hypothalamus, a crucial brain region that regulates body weight, appetite, sleep and stress. This could enable new treatments for obesity and diabetes
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/map-of-brains-appetite-centre-could-enable-new-treatments-for-obesity-and-diabetes
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Social media posts were polarised leading up to elections in 31 countries in 2024. Right-leaning news outlets and political parties engaged more on politics, religion, and migration; left-leaning news and political groups engaged more on education, health and technology
https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/social-media-posts-were-polarising-leading-up-to-people-heading-to-the-polls
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Simulations of a potential impact by a hill-sized space rock event next century have revealed the rough ride humanity would be in for, hinting at what it'd take for us to survive such a catastrophe.
https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-simulated-bennu-crashing-to-earth-in-september-2182-its-not-pretty
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Half of the fish eaten comes from the Great Barrier Reef’s marine reserves | Despite covering only 30% of the reef’s habitat, network of no-take marine reserves account for 47% of the coral trout catch in fishing areas and contribute 55% of the species’ reproduction.
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adt0216
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Aussie teens say sex education is leaving them unprepared for relationships : Teens reported feeling that lessons focus too heavily on legal definitions and risk avoidance rather than equipping them with real-life skills for communication, empathy, and emotional connection.
https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/aussie-teens-say-sex-education-is-leaving-them-unprepared-for-relationships
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Crowds suck people into a vortex, surprising physicists. Researchers studying movement of crowds at traditional Spanish festival have shown that densely packed groups of people form swirling ‘vortex’ patterns never before documented in human gatherings. This may help inform preventative strategies.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00373-z
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