Exercising for fun, with friends, or in enjoyable settings brings greater mental health benefits than simply moving for chores or obligations. Researchers emphasize that context — who you're with, why you're exercising, and even the weather — can make or break the mood-boosting effects.
https://news.uga.edu/does-exercise-improve-mental-health/
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New study finds that using electricity in water filtration with membrane technology can boost performance and reduce clogging. Combining this with certain membrane patterns improves it further, offering a cleaner, more efficient way to produce water sustainably.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41545-025-00497-9
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Over the past half century, Republican leaders have had considerable success enlisting courts in their campaign to boost the party’s electoral prospects through the suppression of voting and the manipulation of election rules.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/00027162251335138
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A new paper in the Lancet Global Health warns that AI in health is worsening climate harms; fuelled by water use, emissions & extractive tech.
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(25)00124-X/fulltext
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New research shows the psychological toll of the 2024 presidential election | As the 2024 U.S. presidential election unfolded, many young Americans found themselves emotionally drained—not just by the outcome, but by the long months of anticipation and constant news coverage.
https://www.psypost.org/new-research-shows-the-psychological-toll-of-the-2024-presidential-election/
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Methylphenidate, an ADHD drug, curbs impulsivity in men only, linked to brain wiring differences. In men, the drug’s effects appeared to be related to the structural integrity of neural fibers in the forceps major region of the corpus callosum.
https://www.psypost.org/methylphenidate-adhd-drug-curbs-impulsivity-in-men-only-linked-to-brain-wiring-differences/
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Higher animal protein intake was significantly associated with a 131% increased likelihood of metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease while higher plant protein intake was significantly associated with a 52% reduced odds in overweight and obese children, study finds
https://nutritionj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12937-025-01142-4
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Scientists have uncovered the hidden remains of a vast ancient coastal plain beneath East Antarctica—an important discovery that could refine forecasts of future global sea level rise. East Antarctica is the largest ice sheet on Earth. Alone, it holds enough frozen water to raise global sea levels
https://www.bas.ac.uk/media-post/ancient-river-landscapes-discovered-beneath-east-antarctica/
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A new study created the first mice that glow all on their own, no chemicals or injections required. By adding bacterial light-producing genes, these 'Lux mice' emit a soft glow across their bodies, powered by their cells.
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.ads0463
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Uranium extraction from seawater via novel collagen-based porous aerogel
https://jlse.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s42825-025-00201-0
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New research aims to better predict and understand cascading land surface hazards | Cascading land surface hazards as a nexus in the Earth system
https://news.iu.edu/college/live/news/46116-new-research-aims-to-better-predict-and-understand
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Termite gut microbes produce Hydrogen, and they're difficult to culture outside Termites
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10643389.2025.2484892?src=exp-la#d1e388
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A whole-food plant-based diet was significantly associated with an adequate-fiber diet, as well as reductions in metabolic syndrome components (hyperglycemia, hypertension, and low HDL) and metabolic syndrome in the adjusted model, study finds
https://www.academia.edu/3067-1345/2/2/10.20935/AcadNutr7669
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Conservative students spend more time in noisy social environments, attend religious spaces, and be present at fraternities or sororities. Liberal students spent more time at home and reported higher use of the internet and social media. These differences were small but statistically robust.
https://www.psypost.org/liberals-and-conservatives-live-differently-but-people-think-the-divide-is-even-bigger-than-it-is/
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A new study finds major disagreements between satellite-era sea surface temperature datasets, with warming trends differing by up to 70%.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-025-02362-6
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People who see bedroom harmony as a matter of “natural chemistry” rather than joint effort are less likely to translate bedroom contentment into wider life contentment. The study also finds that frequent sex predicts greater life satisfaction.
https://www.psypost.org/effort-or-fate-sexual-mindsets-predict-whether-bedroom-bliss-spills-over-into-broader-wellbeing/
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Structures deep in Earth's lower mantle (called BLOBS) linked to large-scale volcanic eruptions
https://www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-blobs-deep-inside-earth-may-fuel-deadly-volcanic-eruptions?utm_source=reddit_post
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A study analyzing subcutaneous adipose tissue from high-BMI men and women showed that weight loss not only decreases the amount of fat stored in adipose tissue, but also partially reverses cell aging and represses obesity-associated immune cell infiltration
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09233-2
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Around three quarters of stomach cancer cases worldwide are attributable to Helicobacter pylori infection, which is treatable, meaning many of these cases could be prevented
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-025-03793-6
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Women with ADHD three times more likely to experience premenstrual dysphoric disorder. Researchers also found that women who had ADHD and a clinical diagnosis of depression or anxiety had an even greater risk of PMDD.
https://theconversation.com/women-with-adhd-three-times-more-likely-to-experience-premenstrual-dysphoric-disorder-new-research-260222
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Artificial sweeteners, widely used in soft drinks, processed foods and sugar-free products, are turning up in our rivers, waterways and natural ecosystems. Some also pose toxicity risks to aquatic animals. In zebrafish, sucralose causes birth defects and high levels of saccharin are neurotoxic.
https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/artificial-sweeteners-leave-bitter-aftertaste-for-the-environment
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New study finds tortoises have human-like feelings
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10071-025-01973-y
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Brain scans reveal who may benefit most from MDMA for trauma-related symptoms. Researchers found that participants with heightened brain reactivity to unconscious threat cues showed marked changes in neural activity after receiving MDMA.
https://www.psypost.org/brain-scans-reveal-who-may-benefit-most-from-mdma-for-trauma-related-symptoms/
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Utilization of thorium in accelerator driven subcritical system
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306454925005456
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Optimization of nuclear powered remote microgrid integrated energy systems
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0149197025003026
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People in the United States who have sex fewer than a dozen times a year appear more likely to die during follow-up if they carry extra abdominal fat or score high on a standard test of depression symptoms, according to a study.
https://www.psypost.org/low-sexual-activity-body-shape-and-mood-may-combine-in-ways-that-shorten-lives-new-study-suggests/
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Dopamine doesn’t flood the brain as once believed – it fires in exact, ultra-fast bursts that target specific neurons, suggests a new study in mice. The discovery turns a century-old view of dopamine on its head and could transform how we treat everything from ADHD to Parkinson’s disease.
https://newatlas.com/mental-health/dopamine-precision-neuroscience/
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From Depression to Parkinson’s. How Fecal Transplants Were Once Hailed as a Universal Therapy—and What Happened Next
https://sfg.media/en/a/from-depression-to-parkinsons/
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Childhood trauma cortisol and immune cell glucocorticoid transcript levels are associated with increased risk for suicidality in adolescence
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-025-02923-3
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Overall, US gun law scores were low, with 52% of states achieving an F grade and 16% an A grade in 2022. Stronger gun laws correlated with decreased overall firearm mortality, with the strongest correlations for decreased suicides.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2836390
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