New research shows 20–40-year-old regrowing forests absorb up to 8x more CO₂ per hectare than newly planted ones.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-025-02355-5
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Researchers have discovered two new viruses in bats that are closely related to the deadly Nipah and Hendra viruses — pathogens that can cause severe brain inflammation and respiratory disease in humans.
https://plos.my.salesforce.com/sfc/p/#U0000000Ifis/a/PM000009XXo1/HKD.1.96a6ObwPE4Jsu4ogMbba_nKLF2Tr6vyzJrddI
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Video games calm the body after stress, even when players feel on edge - physiological stress indicators decreased while participants were playing the video game A Plague Tale: Requiem, regardless of which part of the game they were playing.
https://www.psypost.org/video-games-calm-the-body-after-stress-even-when-players-feel-on-edge/
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Estonian engineers found that 15-year-old smartphones, when hacked to work together as a single self-organized unit, can handle many such tasks, including image recognition, with unexpected ease
https://spectrum.ieee.org/smartphone-data-centers
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For nearly 100 million years, a 'zombifying' fungus has been infecting insects, researchers report | Ancient amber trapped Ophiocordyceps spores bursting from a fly and an ant pupa, suggesting the fungi might have been infecting the ancestors of ants almost since their origin
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/zombie-fungi-infecting-ants-fossil
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Critical thinking and academic achievement reinforce each other over time, study finds. The findings support the idea that teaching students to think critically and building their knowledge base can work hand in hand to support long-term academic development.
https://www.psypost.org/critical-thinking-and-academic-achievement-reinforce-each-other-over-time-study-finds/
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Analysis of 10,000 archaeology articles finds the field aligns more closely with social sciences than natural sciences on bibliometric measures of scientific consensus. Only 28% of reviewed archaeology articles using open-source code passed reproducibility checks.
https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1lHjN_6yUMDGcY
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New Study: CRISPR successfully removes extra chromosome in Down syndrome cells, restoring healthy cell function
https://sinhalaguide.com/crispr-successfully-restores-down-syndrome-cells/
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Researchers have created owl-inspired nanofibre aerogels that absorb both high- and low-frequency noise – cutting engine noise by nearly 9 dB. Soft, stable and smart, these materials could help tackle noise pollution.
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsami.5c04691
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Repeated wildfire exposure gradually increases heart failure risk. Both smoke intensity and frequency matter. By 2100, under high emissions, 74% of the globe is expected to face longer wildfire seasons and more frequent fires.
https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2025.04.058
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Killer whales have been seen detaching lengths of seaweed and using them to massage each other – the first evidence of tool-making by marine mammals
https://news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-health-and-life-sciences/killer-whales-make-seaweed-tools-to-scratch-each-others-backs/
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MIT develops single-injection vaccine that time-releases multiple doses over weeks using microparticles
https://news.mit.edu/2025/particles-carrying-multiple-vaccine-doses-could-reduce-need-follow-up-shots-0515
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New study shows that most diners feel uncomfortable eating before everyone else at the table has been served – even though their fellow diners wouldn't mind if they did. Restaurants could improve dining experiences and reduce social awkwardness by serving guests at the same time, new study has found
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1088327
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Australian native bee honey shows medical potential in the fight against antibiotic resistance | Research has shown that the production of ‘sugarbag’ honey, historically used by First Nations peoples, could scale commercially and has active antimicrobial ingredients.
https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/australian-native-bee-honey-shows-medical-potential-in-the-fight-against-antibiotic-resistance
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Hurricane-killing particles could sabotage storms before they grow | Study found the impacts of aerosols on the formation of a tropical cyclone. "Coarse aerosols initially dampen vortex acceleration, while fine or ultrafine aerosols boost it first, but later weaken it more than coarse aerosols."
https://newatlas.com/environment/hurricane-killing-tech/
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Semen allergy isn’t just anecdotal — and it might affect tens of thousands
https://theconversation.com/semen-allergies-may-be-suprisingly-common-heres-what-you-need-to-know-259308
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Once considered a rare combination, destructive hurricanes followed by deadly heatwaves will become far more common by the end of this century, study finds [Nature Communications]
https://engineering.princeton.edu/news/2025/06/24/once-rare-heatwaves-following-hurricanes-will-become-more-common
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Massive burps of carbon dioxide led to anoxic ocean environments in the deep past
https://lettersandsciencemag.ucdavis.edu/science-technology/massive-burps-carbon-dioxide-led-oxygen-less-ocean-environments-deep-past
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A study found that "cannabis sativa extract may be considered an adjuvant in the management of pain and quality of life in patients with metastatic lung cancer."
https://ascopubs.org/doi/abs/10.1200/JCO.2025.43.16_suppl.12061
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‘Extinction crisis’ could see 500 bird species vanish within a century – report | Researchers say urgent conservation efforts will be needed to mitigate the ‘shocking statistic’ that threatens to unravel ecosystems
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/24/extinction-crisis-could-see-500-bird-species-vanish-within-a-century-report-aoe
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CRISPR used to remove extra chromosomes in Down syndrome and restore human cell function. Japanese scientists discovered that removing the unneeded copy using CRISPR gene-editing normalized gene expression in laboratory-grown human cells.
https://www.earth.com/news/crispr-used-to-remove-extra-chromosomes-in-down-syndrome-and-restore-cell-function/
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A study of 1,707 U.S. children aged 8-11 found that higher fruit intake is associated with lower abdominal adiposity, as measured by waist circumference and sagittal abdominal diameter
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12173886/
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Looks do matter, finds study that examined how physical attractiveness affects service outcomes. In many cases, people judge service workers not just on what they do, but on how they look. Surprisingly, study found that how people evaluate men relies more on attractiveness than it does for women.
https://olemiss.edu/news/2025/06/attractiveness-advantage-for-servers/index.html
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Newly Discovered Deep Sea 'Spiders' Farm Bacteria on Their Own Bodies in a Symbiosis Quite Unlike Anything Seen Before
https://www.sciencealert.com/new-discovery-of-deep-sea-spiders-is-unlike-anything-weve-seen-before?utm_source=reddit_post
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Exposure to heavy metals is associated with higher likelihood of ADHD diagnosis. Children with higher levels of lead, cadmium, copper, and antimony in their urine had increased odds of being diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
https://www.psypost.org/exposure-to-heavy-metals-is-associated-with-higher-likelihood-of-adhd-diagnosis/
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MIT student prints AI polymer masks to restore paintings in hours: « Removable transparent films apply digital restorations directly to damaged artwork. »
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/06/mit-student-prints-ai-polymer-masks-to-restore-paintings-in-hours/
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Modified E. coli can be used to convert plastic waste into acetaminophen, an active ingredient in many painkillers
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/bacteria-plastic-waste-pain-reliever
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Evidence of the permanent impact of smoking on people’s teeth has been uncovered by researchers for the first time | Cementum, which covers the tooth root, develops characteristic “rings”, they were surprised to find signs of disruption in the cementum rings of some teeth, but not in others.
https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/news-events/news/teeth-and-smoking/
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Autistic people report experiencing intense joy in ways connected to autistic traits. Passionate interests, deep focus and learning, and sensory experiences can bring profound joy. The biggest barriers to autistic joy are mistreatment by other people and societal biases, not autism itself.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/positively-different/202506/what-brings-autistic-people-joy
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Strong trade union membership offsets wage and career penalties of overeducation, with no effect on undereducated workers
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/irel.12391
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