Competition among news sources over public opinion can incentivize them to resort to misinformation. Sharing misinformation may lead to a short-term gain in audience engagement but ultimately damages the credibility of the source, resulting in a loss of audience.
https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adu7743
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Rare post-orgasm illness causes days-long flu-like symptoms, but research into its cause remains limited. These symptoms, which can include exhaustion, difficulty concentrating, and muscle weakness, often begin within minutes to hours after orgasm and can persist for several days.
https://www.psypost.org/rare-post-orgasm-illness-causes-days-long-flu-like-symptoms-but-research-into-its-cause-remains-limited/
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Replicated blood-based biomarkers for myalgic encephalomyelitis not explicable by inactivity
https://www.embopress.org/doi/full/10.1038/s44321-025-00258-8
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A new study models how mushroom networks adapt their strength by changing filament angles – opening pathways to design tuneable, bioinspired materials.
https://doi.org/10.1002/adem.202402949
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Scientists discover that brain parasite Toxoplasma gondii can ‘decapitate’ human sperm and may be contributing to the dramatic global decline in male fertility. The study was done with human sperm and mice. 1 in 3 people may carry the parasite which reproduces in cats, with their eggs in cat litter.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/could-the-answer-to-the-male-fertility-crisis-be-cat-litter/
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A new study reveals that AI tools undermine our sense of creativity. The research found that people tend to feel less creative when using AI tools, even if they consider themselves generally creative. The study also highlights how beliefs about personal creativity shift in AI-assisted contexts.
https://www.psypost.org/do-ai-tools-undermine-our-sense-of-creativity-new-study-says-yes/
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[Study] Scientists reverse age-related memory loss in mice by reactivating dormant genes using epigenetic reprogramming (Cell, 2023)
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-reverse-age-related-memory-loss-in-mice
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Doctors find Parkinson's markers by looking inside ears | Analysis of ear wax to detect Parkinson's Disease would be a cheap, non-invasive way to detect the condition in its early stages
https://newatlas.com/medical/ear-wax-parkinsons/
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CEOs that exhibit Machiavellian personality traits earn more, according to researchers at the University of Florida's Warrington College of Business.
https://www.newsweek.com/ceo-dark-personality-success-machiavellian-psychology-2087839
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Surveys in 20 countries reveal strong public support for global policies such as a tax on millionaires to finance low-income countries or a carbon price to finance a global basic income.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-025-02175-9
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Most people believe they would defy immoral orders from authority figures more than others would. This cognitive bias, known as the “better-than-average effect,” causes individuals to underestimate their own susceptibility to social pressure. The study was based on the 1960s Milgram experiment.
https://neurosciencenews.com/moral-courage-pressure-psychology-29289/
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A new study finds that 1 in 3 Ukrainian high school seniors in 2022 were displaced or dropped out due to Russia’s invasion – a stark reminder of war’s long shadow on learning.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-025-04675-5
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The brain parasite, Toxoplasma gondii, can significantly disrupt brain function, even when it infects only a small number of neurons, finds murine study. 10–30% of Americans are infected with it, often without knowing it. It is typically contracted through undercooked meat or exposure to cat feces.
https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2025/06/18/how-common-brain-parasite-disrupts-neural-communication
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A new study finds disadvantaged US communities have 64% fewer public EV chargers per capita – and face more outages when they do exist. Renters and urban residents are hit hardest.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-60091-y
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Bats don't get cancer: Study shows that the "little brown" bat carries two working copies of the key tumor suppressor gene p53, while humans carry only one. “High levels of p53 in the body can kill cancer cells before they become harmful in a process known as apoptosis”
https://www.earth.com/news/bats-dont-get-cancer-now-scientists-think-they-know-the-reason/
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Marijuana use dramatically increases risk of dying from heart attacks and stroke, large study finds. Cannabis users faced a 29% higher risk of heart attack and a 20% higher risk of stroke compared to nonusers, according to a pooled analysis of medical data from 200 million people aged 19 to 59.
https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2025/06/10/heartjnl-2024-325429
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Babies can sense pain before they can understand it. The results suggest that preterm babies may be particularly vulnerable to painful medical procedures during critical stages of brain development.
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/jun/babies-can-sense-pain-they-can-understand-it
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Climate warming increases variability of summer North Atlantic Oscillation, raising extreme event risk in Europe
https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-025-02422-x
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Banning Plastic Bags Works to Limit Shoreline Litter, Study Finds. Using crowdsourced data from shore cleanups, researchers found that areas that enacted plastic bag bans or fees had fewer bags littering their lakes, rivers and beaches than those without them.
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adp9274
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Scientists raised a mouse born from two male parents to adulthood for the first time
https://www.earth.com/news/scientists-raised-mouse-born-from-two-male-parents-to-adulthood-imprinting-genes/
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New Research: "Male children are faster than female children at running 1600 m at ages 6–12 yr. This sex difference was not a result of lower female participation and suggests that innate physiological sex differences may be responsible."
https://journals.lww.com/acsm-esm/fulltext/2025/07000/sex_differences_in_1600_m_running_performance_and.5.aspx
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Flight tax could raise €100bn to tackle climate crisis, study finds. A CE Delft analysis shows that a flight levy starting at €10 for short-haul economy and rising to €120 for long-haul business could generate about €106 billion annually.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/19/flight-tax-climate-crisis-airline-tickets-levy-environment
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Religious attendance may not boost mental health, long-term study finds | In the few cases where an association was observed, an increase in religious attendance was followed by somewhat worse mental health symptoms.
https://www.psypost.org/religious-attendance-may-not-boost-mental-health-long-term-study-finds/
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Menstrual cycle hormone levels influence women’s attention to female faces, brain imaging study finds
https://www.psypost.org/menstrual-cycle-hormone-levels-influence-womens-attention-to-female-faces-brain-imaging-study-finds/
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Women tend to support stricter gun control measures more than men, and Democrats more than Republicans, but this becomes more complicated when gender and party affiliation interact. In particular, Republican women and Democratic men often hold positions that differ from their party’s mainstream.
https://www.psypost.org/republican-women-and-democratic-men-often-break-with-party-lines-on-gun-policy/
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Tens of millions of nanoneedles in a patch could replace invasive cancer biopsies
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/tens-millions-nanoneedles-could-replace-painful-cancer-biopsies
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At current rate of emissions, the remaining carbon budget to limit global warming to 1.5 °C could be exhausted in about 3 years. And human-induced global warming could cross 1.5 °C threshold approximately 5 years.
https://essd.copernicus.org/articles/17/2641/2025/essd-17-2641-2025.html
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Researchers identify two proteins abundant on drug-resistant ovarian cancer cells that become receptive to chemotherapy when treated with light
https://news.northeastern.edu/2025/06/13/new-ovarian-cancer-therapy-uses-light-to-boost-chemo-effectiveness/
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First ever skull from ‘Denisovan’ reveals what ancient people looked like: A prominent brow ridge with a brain as large as modern humans and Neanderthals — that’s what the archaic human group, the Denisovans, looked like.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01899-y
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First Signs of a 'Ghost' Plume Reshaping Earth Detected Beneath Oman
https://www.sciencealert.com/first-signs-of-a-ghost-plume-reshaping-earth-detected-beneath-oman?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic/science
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