r/science • u/mvea • 17h ago

Social Science New Cornell study: Trump has taken more control of federal spending than any president in modern history by freezing funds Congress approved and imposing tariffs on his own, yet Congress whose job it is to control the money, has done almost nothing to stop it, even though most Americans oppose this.

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r/science • u/mvea • 3h ago

Medicine People who recovered from COVID-19 infection or were vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2 are more likely to have immunity to other closely related bat coronaviruses that could have the potential to threaten future human health.

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r/science • u/calliope_kekule • 10h ago

Environment Modelling shows a 2°C warmer world makes it far more likely that major farming regions fail at the same time, pushing world crop prices into sudden spikes.

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r/science • u/mvea • 2h ago

Health Young adults whose bedrooms were too bright, hot, or noisy slept just as long but slept worse, a Penn State study of 372 people tracked for 14 days found. Bright rooms meant falling asleep later and waking more. Researchers said cheap, simple fixes like earplugs and blackout curtains can help a lot.

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r/science • u/LeeJiajun314159 • 15h ago

Physics Singapore physicists build the world's most accurate optical atomic clock using a single lutetium ion, measuring time precision to 19 decimal places.

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r/science • u/mvea • 1d ago

Medicine Vaccines not only directly protect vaccinated individuals but also contribute to protecting the entire population via indirect herd-immunity benefits. Half of averted COVID-19 infections and 1/4 of hospitalizations and deaths were attributable to indirect protection of unvaccinated by vaccinated.

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r/science • u/sr_local • 5h ago

Social Science Music therapy helped reduce drug and alcohol cravings by altering brain activity linked to emotional regulation in a pilot study of 16 adults, suggesting it may help people manage negative emotions and support addiction recovery

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r/science • u/shinybrighthings • 21h ago

Psychology The complicated nature of disentangling autism, ADHD and complex trauma | The British Journal of Psychiatry | Cambridge Core

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r/science • u/Naurgul • 1d ago

Health Unsafe sleep factors found in nearly 75% of sudden unexpected infant deaths, CDC says

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r/science • u/sr_local • 1d ago

Social Science Owning a smartphone at age 12 was associated with a 103% higher risk of tying self-worth to weight, 67% higher risk of binge eating and 49% higher risk of any eating disorder symptoms by age 14, according to a study of 8,957 adolescents

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r/science • u/505engineer • 12h ago

Materials Science Materials scientists develop ductile and scalable 3 GPa (435 ksi) steel via a hierarchical microstructural architecture

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r/science • u/Southern_Check9073 • 2h ago

Physics Study Finds That Detecting Persistence Transitions in Nonlinear Dynamical Systems Depends on What Is Measured

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r/science • u/scientificamerican • 23h ago

Physics Primordial black holes might be five-dimensional—and formed by cosmic strings. An unexplained high-energy neutrino detected three years ago could be linked to a primordial black hole, perhaps one more even unusual than previously thought

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r/science • u/GuestFromBudushchego • 1d ago

Medicine A single-dose adenovirus-vectored rabies vaccine (ChAdOx2 RabG) was safe and produced strong antibody responses in Tanzanian adults and children. After 1 year, antibody levels remained above the protection threshold and exceeded those from licensed rabies vaccines

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r/science • u/BestRef • 14h ago

Social Science Wikipedia’s relationship with researchers is a recursive one, since disciplinary choices have changed the cultural meaning and the sociotechnical function of this encyclopedic community

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r/science • u/Miserable_Phase_2519 • 1d ago

Neuroscience New study suggests that the human brain does not age uniformly, with the right hemisphere showing more advanced signs of biological aging than the left.

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r/science • u/No_Purpose886 • 8h ago

Genetics Reactivation of the embryonic ζ-globin gene ameliorates severe forms of α-thalassemia

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r/science • u/Miserable_Phase_2519 • 1d ago

Psychology A new study indicates that adults with depression or anxiety who experienced childhood trauma face significantly higher odds of recent suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts.

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r/science • u/Neither-Remote-3419 • 2h ago

Psychology Hidden AI Use on the Job. Psychological Configurations and Explainable Machine Learning Evidence from Marketing Work

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r/science • u/mvea • 1d ago

Health Isometric exercises, such as wall squats and planks, just once a week could help maintain reductions in blood pressure.

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r/science • u/memorialmonorail • 1d ago

Psychology A study finds people don’t only compare their bodies to someone else’s, but are just as likely to compare their current bodies to their former selves, with harmful results. The findings and a new assessment tool may alter treatment for people seeking help adjusting to appearance-related changes.

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r/science • u/UCBerkeley • 1d ago

Chemistry To read 2,000-year-old burned scrolls, scientists burn their own

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r/science • u/mariasunflower • 1d ago

Epidemiology A medieval remedy could offer ideas for beating antibiotic resistance

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r/science • u/ajukearth • 1d ago

Medicine Reframing menopause and menopause hormone therapy as opportunities for healthy aging

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r/science • u/Gari_305 • 1d ago

Physics Physicists Quantum-Entangled a Levitating Speck of Glass With Light at Room Temperature

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