Nature's "clean-up crew" is vanishing – and it's bad news for human health. More than a third of large animals that feast on dead animals are struggling to survive, and their downfall could present a serious risk to human life, with an uptick in zoonotic disease spread as a result.
https://newatlas.com/biology/scavenger-loss-disease/
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Climate change may worsen mismatches between energy supply & demand in systems relying heavily on wind and solar. But smart, country-specific strategies can keep future costs in check.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09266-7
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Octopuses use microbial signals to guide complex behaviors: « A new study reveals that octopuses detect microbial cues on surfaces to distinguish prey and eggs from inanimate objects—an astonishing example of how animals can sense their environment through the invisible world of microbiomes. »
https://www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/news/octopuses-use-microbial-signals-to-guide-complex-behaviors/
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Believing "news will find me" is linked to sharing fake news, study finds
https://www.psypost.org/believing-news-will-find-me-is-linked-to-sharing-fake-news-study-finds/
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The largest map of the universe reveals over 800,000 galaxies
https://newatlas.com/space/largest-map-universe-reveals-800000-galaxies/
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Adopting a plant-based diet (PBD) was significantly associated with 26% lower incidences of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Higher intake of PBD showed a dose-dependent relationship with lower risk of CKD incidence and slower CKD progression, systematic review and meta-analysis finds.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1051227625000275
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Experienced FPS gamers show faster, more efficient eye movements during aiming tasks, study finds. Their advantage appeared not in accuracy but in execution speed, especially when reacting under uncertain conditions.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0747563225000202
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MIT student develops a method for restoring damaged oil paintings in hours rather than weeks or months: losses are infilled with a digitally-constructed laminate mask comprising a colour-accurate bilayer of printed pigments on polymeric films that can be reversibly applied to the original painting.
https://news.mit.edu/2025/restoring-damaged-paintings-using-ai-generated-mask-0611
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People with strong authoritarian attitudes were less likely to support violence against political leaders, while those with strong social dominance motives were more likely to support violence against outgroup members, finds a study from Lebanon.
https://www.psypost.org/new-study-sheds-light-on-the-psychological-roots-of-collective-violence/
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Study links moderate awe in psychedelic ayahuasca journeys to better well-being
https://www.psypost.org/study-links-moderate-awe-in-psychedelic-ayahuasca-journeys-to-better-well-being/
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More microplastics in glass bottles than plastic: Researchers found an average of around 100 microplastic particles per litre in glass bottles of soft drinks, lemonade, iced tea and beer. That was five to 50 times higher than the rate detected in plastic bottles or metal cans..
https://www.bssnews.net/news/284374
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Parental overprotection might lead to higher anxiety, which, in turn, reduces life satisfaction. Similarly, better parental care could lead to greater anger control, which may enhance life satisfaction.
https://www.psypost.org/anxiety-and-anger-may-explain-how-parenting-styles-shape-life-satisfaction/
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Why some pain lingers. Research pinpoints a biological “braking system” in the brain that normally keeps short-term pain in check. But when pain becomes chronic, this system appears to malfunction, allowing pain signals to keep firing.
https://cosmosmagazine.com/health/brains-braking-system-fails-chronic-pain-sufferers/
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Alcohol intake and pancreatic cancer risk: An analysis from 30 prospective studies across Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America
https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1004590
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Study shows that hope may be even more essential to well-being than happiness or gratitude
https://showme.missouri.edu/2025/hope-is-the-key-to-a-meaningful-life-according-to-new-research/
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Student discovers widespread microplastic pollution in first-of-its-kind study of Appalachian streams and fish, particles were present in every sampled fish
https://wvutoday.wvu.edu/stories/2025/06/19/wvu-student-discovers-widespread-microplastic-pollution-in-first-of-its-kind-study-of-appalachian-streams-and-fish
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Physicists discover a new phase of matter they call the frustrated phase that is something between a quasi-crystal and a glass.
https://www.phys.uniroma1.it/it/pentagonal-bonding-pattern-resists-order-not-freezing
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Study suggests that for good sleep, general warmth isn't sufficient, it's essential to understand how blankets and clothing affect specific body parts
https://www.waseda.jp/top/en/news/84987
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Scientists at Columbia have developed a CRISPR base editing approach for gene variant classification in a rare immune disorder, enabling precision therapy treatment for a patient
https://www.cuimc.columbia.edu/news/new-method-speeds-diagnosis-rare-genetic-disease
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Almost all unmarried pregant women say that the fetus resembles the father, study finds. In the absence of any valid visual cues for establishing resemblance, 93% of women who were not married said that their fetus resembled the father, compared to 68% of married women and 47% of married men.
https://www.psypost.org/almost-all-unmarried-pregant-women-say-that-the-fetus-resembles-the-father-study-finds/
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Scientists uncovered evidence that Parkinson’s disease may start not in the brain, but in the kidneys. Key protein involved in development of these diseases can build up in the kidneys and travel to the brain through nerve pathways, especially when kidney function is impaired, finds study in mice.
https://www.psypost.org/scientists-uncover-kidney-to-brain-route-for-parkinsons-related-protein-spread/
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Tobacco use during pregnancy is linked to faster cortical thinning in adolescents – especially in the frontal lobe – and may relate to behavioural and sleep issues.
https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.16729
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Stratigraphic Evidence of Long-Lived Lowland River Deltas Indicating an Ancient Ocean on Mars
https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2024GL112957
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Researchers are developing a living material that actively extracts carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, using photosynthetic cyanobacteria that grow inside it.
https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2025/06/a-building-material-that-lives-and-stores-carbon.html
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New MRI Technique Could Improve Breast Cancer Spread Detection Without Surgery
https://fewdy.com/new-mri-technique-could-improve-breast-cancer-spread-detection-without-surgery-2025-6
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Zimislecel treatment restored pancreatic islet cell function in a small group of 12 patients. Ten of the 12 patients no longer needed insulin.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/health/diabetes-cure-insulin-stem-cell.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Qk8.HL7Z.XeiBTeCBANgf&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
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Heavy drinkers who have 8 or more alcoholic drinks per week have signs of brain injury that are associated with memory and thinking problem. They also had higher odds of developing tau tangles, a biomarker associated with Alzheimer’s disease.
https://www.aan.com/PressRoom/Home/PressRelease/5251
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New dating of ancient lake sediments at White Sands, New Mexico, confirms footprints were made 21,000+ years ago – supporting early human presence in the Americas.
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adv4951
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Social success not about who you know – it’s about knowing who knows whom. University students who ended up with the most influence were not necessarily the most popular, but those who had a good idea about who belonged to which clique or community.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jun/20/social-climbing-stanford-university-research
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Low-fibre diet is associated with high-risk coronary plaque features
https://academic.oup.com/cardiovascres/advance-article/doi/10.1093/cvr/cvaf088/8162637
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