‘Reimagining matter’: Nobel laureate invents machine that harvests water from dry air
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/21/nobel-laureate-omar-yaghi-invents-machine-that-harvests-water-from-dry-air
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Girls rarely experience the “friend zone,” psychology study finds. Tendency for young men to mistake friendliness for sexual interest strengthens gradually throughout their teenage years. When adolescent girls express romantic interest, boys rarely dismiss it as mere friendliness.
https://www.psypost.org/girls-rarely-experience-the-friend-zone-psychology-study-finds/
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Extinct for 180 years, the Floreana Giant Tortoise has been reintroduced to its home island after a 20-year breeding program used "Ghost DNA" found in hybrids.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/20/floreana-giant-tortoise-reintroduced-to-galapagos-island-after-almost-200-years
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1°C warming reduces world GDP by over 20% in the long run. Business-as-usual warming implies a present welfare loss of more than 30%, and a Social Cost of Carbon in excess of $1,200 per ton. Unilateral decarbonization policy is cost-effective for large countries such as the United States.
https://academic.oup.com/qje/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/qje/qjag011/8490467?redirectedFrom=fulltext
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Adolescent cannabis use linked to doubling risk of psychotic and bipolar disorders: study of 463,396 adolescents found that past-year cannabis use during adolescence was associated with a significantly higher risk of incident psychotic (doubled), bipolar (doubled), depressive and anxiety disorders.
https://www.phi.org/press/study-adolescent-cannabis-use-linked-to-doubling-risk-of-psychotic-and-bipolar-disorders/
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Newly discovered virus linked to colorectal cancer: Scientists discovered a new and previously undescribed virus that infects gut bacteria in patients with colorectal cancer. The virus is found significantly more often in patients with colorectal cancer.
https://www.sdu.dk/en/om-sdu/fakulteterne/sundhedsvidenskab/nyheder-2026/nyopdaget-virus-kobles-til-tarmkraeft
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Cannabis use associated with better decision-making skills in people with bipolar disorder. These cognitive benefits were primarily associated with moderate use. Moderate use was defined as using cannabis between four and twenty-four times per week.
https://www.psypost.org/cannabis-use-associated-with-better-decision-making-skills-in-people-with-bipolar-disorder/
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New study in healthy rats exposed daily for 21 days to ingredient in newly-approved Wegovy pill showed >60% drop in protective gut bacteria and 70% rise in systemic inflammatory marker
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168365926001136?via%3Dihub
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Daily soda consumption linked to cognitive difficulties in teens. Sugary beverages disrupt sleep patterns, which in turn leads to difficulties with memory, concentration, and decision-making.
https://www.psypost.org/daily-soda-consumption-linked-to-cognitive-difficulties-in-teens/
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New research shows children who reported feeling less safe in their neighborhoods tended to have smaller amygdalas, a deep brain structure that helps assess threats and process emotions. They were also more likely to show signs of depression, anxiety, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
https://source.washu.edu/2026/02/how-feelings-of-neighborhood-safety-may-shape-young-minds/
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Online exposure to medical misinformation concentrated among older adults. Traffic to such sites is concentrated heavily among older adults, especially among those who lean right politically.
https://attheu.utah.edu/uncategorized/online-exposure-to-medical-misinformation-concentrated-among-older-adults/
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A precise proton measurement helps put a core theory of physics to the test: « The standard model of particle physics is confirmed to a tenth of a billionth of a percent. »
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/proton-test-standard-model
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Climate change is rapidly freshening the southern Indian Ocean, with a 30% loss of high-salinity areas in 60 years. This massive freshwater influx—equal to 380 years of US drinking water annually—risks disrupting global ocean circulation, nutrient mixing, and vital marine ecosystems.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-025-02553-1
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Depression itself may not directly speed up biological aging. Instead, body fat distribution, particularly around the waist, appears more strongly linked to faster cellular aging.
https://www.psypost.org/waist-to-hip-ratio-predicts-faster-telomere-shortening-than-depression/
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Procrastination can be not just adaptive but superior to punctuality. One problem that non-procrastinators have is that they can “pre-crastinate,” meaning they respond so hastily that they make mistakes. Procrastinators have strength in “divergent thinking,” or the willingness to play with ideas.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/fulfillment-at-any-age/202602/the-hidden-talents-of-the-procrastinator
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Arrest Made in Shooting of Caltech Scientist Killed on Front Porch of His California Home
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/arrest-made-shooting-caltech-scientist-203824552.html
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Drug-Related Deaths Spike After Hurricanes and Tropical Storms. The largest relative increase was observed among individuals aged 15 to 29 years, among whom each additional day of hurricane exposure was associated with a 30 percent rise in death rates in the month of exposure
https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/news/invisible-harms-drug-related-deaths-spike-after-hurricanes-tropical-storms
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People who engage in impulsive violence tend to have lower IQ scores. The findings provide evidence that lower intellectual abilities may make it harder for people to resolve conflicts peacefully.
https://www.psypost.org/people-who-engage-in-impulsive-violence-tend-to-have-lower-iq-scores/
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Negative social relationships are linked to faster biological aging. Each negative social tie was associated with a 1.5 percent faster pace of epigenetic aging in a nationally representative study.
https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2515331123
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When given the option between marriage and domestic partnership, same-sex couples in the US overwhelmingly choose marriage. Findings indicate that marriage retains a distinct and powerful status due to its legal benefits, social clarity, and perceived level of commitment.
https://www.psypost.org/new-research-highlights-the-enduring-distinctiveness-of-marriage/
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Standard mental health tests may be inaccurate for highly intelligent people. Higher intelligence scores were associated with worse mental health. But for participants with high intelligence, the link between the specific questions and the general psychological condition became weaker.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0160289625000662
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Intermittent fasting no better than typical weight loss diets, study finds. Researchers say limited eating approaches such as 5:2 diet not a ‘miracle solution’ amid surge in their popularity.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/feb/16/intermittent-fasting-no-better-than-typical-weight-loss-diet-study-finds
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This made-in-Canada ‘psychopath test’ doesn’t work and has no place in courts, major study finds
http://thestar.com/news/gta/this-made-in-canada-psychopath-test-doesn-t-work-and-has-no-place-in-courts/article_99c16e8d-c892-4d72-bc3b-273f142519be.html
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A teacher-incentive program has led to striking long-term benefits for students, including lower rates of felony arrest and reduced reliance on government assistance in early adulthood, a new study on data of 41,529 eighth-grade students reports
https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2026/02/13/incentive-program-teachers-yields-long-term-student-gains
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Mississauga teen’s incredible invasive species discovery sparks rapid response at Lake Aquitaine
https://thepointer.com/article/2026-02-14/mississauga-teen-s-incredible-invasive-species-discovery-sparks-rapid-response-at-lake-aquitaine
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Plant-based diets and supplements can dramatically reduce the severity of COVID-19. A study of 3,470 elderly COVID patients showed the participants in the nonplant-based diet group were twice as likely to have experienced moderate disease and 2.4 times more likely to have experienced severe disease.
https://www.longdom.org/open-access/plantbased-diets-and-supplements-reduced-covid19-severity-and-achieved-zero-mortality-in-elderly-highrisk-patients-1103076.html
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Alzheimer’s disease linked to glutamatergic hyperexcitability in RNAseq analysis of ~2,000 human brains. Amyloid beta increases neuronal calcium influx, promoting heightened excitatory network activation across species. Reducing key network genes suppresses neurodegeneration in Drosophila.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-026-03479-6
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Study suggests that single people who feel their basic psychological needs are met tend to experience higher life satisfaction and fewer depressive symptoms.
https://www.psypost.org/who-lives-a-good-single-life-new-data-highlights-the-role-of-autonomy-and-attachment/
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Strong muscles "instrumental" for optimal aging in women. Being stronger was significantly linked to a lower risk of mortality, even after controlling for other factors like their age, body weight, and whether they smoked.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2845052
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Strong ADHD symptoms may boost creative problem-solving through sudden insight. Study found that individuals reporting high levels of ADHD symptoms are more likely to solve problems through sudden bursts of insight rather than through methodical analysis.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0191886926000231?via%3Dihub
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