Dutch students judge kids with gay dads based on their personality and behavior, not their parents' sexuality, study finds
https://doi.org/10.1080/27703371.2025.2463596
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Largest celestial object of its kind discovered in the distant universe
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/13/science/distant-giant-quasar-jet/index.html
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Young adults who did not become parents reported better mental health and lower levels of negative affect. However, fathers reported lower levels of loneliness in midlife compared to mothers and people without children, suggesting that fatherhood may offer unique social benefits.
https://www.psypost.org/study-parenthood-goals-in-youth-linked-to-later-life-happiness/
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Meta unveils AI models that convert brain activity into text with unmatched accuracy
https://www.techspot.com/news/106721-meta-researchers-unveil-ai-models-convert-brain-activity.html
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Some women experience guilt after sexual activity, even in consensual or committed relationships, due to learned beliefs that sex is inappropriate or “wrong.” Sexual shame reduces sexual arousal and desire, leading to poorer sexual functioning.
https://www.psypost.org/sexual-shame-a-hidden-barrier-to-womens-intimacy-and-fulfillment/
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Scientists create hydrogen with no direct CO2 emissions at source. The process co-produces high-value acetic acid, an organic liquid used in food preservation, household cleaning products, manufacturing and medicine, and has an annual global consumption exceeding 15 million tons.
https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/news/view/2896934-scientists-create-hydrogen-with-no-direct-co2-emissions-at-source
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College students who use dating apps like Tinder to find casual encounters are more likely to engage in risky sexual behaviors. While a desire for excitement drives both men and women to these apps, boredom appears to be a key motivator specifically for women seeking connections on hookup platforms.
https://www.psypost.org/hookup-apps-linked-to-risky-sexual-behavior-boredom-plays-a-role-for-women/
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Researchers found that feeling satisfied in their relationship, experiencing a good quality of sexual life, possessing empathy, and having children were all linked to higher levels of psychological well-being for women.
https://www.psypost.org/study-identifies-predictors-of-womens-psychological-well-being-in-romantic-relationships/
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Study reveals that individuals who opposed COVID-19 public health mandates were also likely to oppose abortion rights. They were more likely to be politically conservative, religious, and distrustful of institutions.
https://www.psypost.org/anti-mandate-protesters-opposing-covid-19-rules-often-reject-abortion-rights/
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Study finds neurologic complications of flu nearly 50 times greater for children with underlying neurologic conditions such as seizures, meningitis, altered mental status, and movement disorders
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1073694
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Neuropsychiatric symptoms in an entire family - revealed to be vector borne zoonotic pathogens
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/14/2/110
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Losing your sense of taste, especially for salty and sour foods, could be linked to early death in older adults. Research found those whose sense of taste declined since their younger years had a 47% higher risk of dying in the six-year follow-up period.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaotolaryngology/article-abstract/2830358
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The consequences of US abortion bans - more babies and higher infant mortality: an estimated 478 additional infant deaths in the 14 states with bans and around one extra baby born per 1,000 woman, or a total of 22,180 additional babies across the country.
https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/the-consequences-of-us-abortion-bans-more-babies-and-higher-infant-mortality
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World’s largely unprotected peatlands are ticking ‘carbon bomb’, warns study - Peatlands occupy just 3% of all land, but contain more carbon than all of the world’s forests.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/13/worlds-largely-unprotected-peatlands-are-ticking-carbon-bomb-warns-study
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Researchers find cancer's 'off-grid' power supply and how to cut it | Researchers have discovered a particular type of cancer cell that relies on its own biological electric utility. Disrupting the utility with the help of a puffer fish showed a breakthrough way to fight the tumors in mice.
https://newatlas.com/cancer/cancer-power-supply/
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More than 9,000 nurses surveyed across 35 countries share mental health challenges coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic
https://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2025/february/nurses-worldwide.html
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A new study finds that people who see solitude negatively feel lonelier - while those with positive views feel less lonely. Media portrayals may shape this effect.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-56764-3
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How studying babies' minds is prompting us to rethink consciousness
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26535300-800-how-studying-babies-minds-is-prompting-us-to-rethink-consciousness/
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Brake pad dust can be more toxic than exhaust emissions, study says - The researchers found that a higher concentration of copper in some commonly used brake pads was associated with increased harmful effects on sensitive cells from people’s lungs, as a result of particles being breathed in.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/14/brake-pad-dust-toxic-exhaust-emissions
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Study finds that there is a clear wealth gap among adults over 50 who meet physical activity and dietary guidelines. The research also found that poorer adults are nearly three times more likely to be depressed than their wealthier counterparts.
https://www.surrey.ac.uk/news/wealth-gap-fuels-health-inequality-over-50s-new-study-reveals-lifestyle-divide-and-depression-link
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Study shows growing link between racial attitudes and anti-democratic beliefs among White Americans
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-race-ethnicity-and-politics/article/beyond-the-trump-presidency-the-racial-underpinnings-of-white-americans-antidemocratic-beliefs/919D18F05DB106D3DEC0016E9BA709A1
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Scientists have now identified the neurons behind the “dessert stomach” phenomenon. | Researchers gave mice the option to eat sugary snacks after a meal. Unsurprisingly, they dug in even when they should have been feeling pretty full.
https://newatlas.com/biology/dessert-stomach-brain-sugar/
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New research found that when it's combined with particular oral drugs, milk significantly improves their absorption by the body | It’s the latest in a series of studies showing that milk is a highly effective drug-delivery vehicle.
https://newatlas.com/medical-tech/milk-oral-bioavailability/
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A large-scale analysis of 1,705 studies shows that pesticides negatively impact non-target plants, animals, and microbes - raising concerns about biodiversity loss.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-56732-x
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Expressing lower emotion on 911 calls is associated with greater suspicion that the caller is involved in the crime they are reporting,. Five studies used both real and simulated 911 calls with both police and laypeople as participants.
https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2025-76268-001
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Zebras and giraffes herding together boosts both species’ chances of survival, researchers report in American Naturalist
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/zebras-giraffes-travel-companions
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After decades of drought, recent storms added back only 25 percent of the water lost from Southern California's aquifers since 2006
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/epic-rainfall-not-refill-socal-aquifers
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Researchers have developed a reactor that pulls carbon dioxide directly from the air and converts it into sustainable fuel, using sunlight as the power source
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/solar-powered-device-captures-carbon-dioxide-from-air-to-make-sustainable-fuel
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Researchers have successfully grown bioengineered teeth in pigs using a combination of human and pig cells | While the science is still in its early stages, the findings could one day lead to a future where you could have your missing teeth replaced with biological dentition.
https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/human-like-teeth-grown-in-pigs-could-make-dental-implants-a-thing-of-the-past/
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Study suggests sex can provide relationship satisfaction boost that lasts longer than just act itself. Positive “afterglow” of sex can linger for at least 24 hours, especially when sex is a mutual decision or initiated by one partner, while sexual rejection creates negative effect for several days.
https://www.psypost.org/science-confirms-the-sexual-afterglow-is-real-and-pinpoints-factors-that-make-it-linger-longer/
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