'Cliff-like' collapse of critical current system more likely than thought: study ~enviro Article 1665 words 28 votes
Atlantic Ocean circulation nearing ‘devastating’ tipping point, study finds ~enviro climate change Article 623 words 45 votes
Finnish study finds that people from different cultures reported the same bodily sensations when listening to the same songs ~music Article 910 words 7 votes
Men benefit more from their looks at work than women do, new research shows ~life.men Article 16 votes
Analysis of a common preservative used to kill pathogens in food shows that it also affects beneficial bacteria ~food Article 763 words 19 votes
Why are there such profound differences in conceptions of masculinity between Denmark and America? ~life.men Article 952 words, published Jan 31 2024 15 votes
Extreme metal guitar skills linked to intrasexual competition, but not mating success ~science sociology psychology Article 1224 words, published Jan 26 2024 28 votes
Study reveals why women are at greater risk of autoimmune disease: A molecule made by one X chromosome in every female cell can generate antibodies to a woman’s own tissues ~health medicine Article 1037 words, published Mar 8 2022 23 votes
A shift towards a more sustainable global food system could create up to $10 trillion of benefits a year, improve human health, and ease the climate crisis ~enviro sustainability climate change Article 876 words, published Jan 29 2024 17 votes
Tests show that guardrails possibly do little to stop EVs and other heavier vehicles. And US transportation officials are concerned. ~transport Article 427 words 16 votes
Higher vehicle hoods significantly increase pedestrian deaths, US study finds ~transport Article 670 words 33 votes
The Hawthorne effect in human resource management is based on unreliable studies ~science Article 2149 words, published Feb 25 2023 17 votes
Can ‘micro-acts of joy’ make you happier? I tried them for seven days. ~health.mental Article 2163 words, published Jan 18 2024 11 votes
AI may spare breast cancer patients unnecessary treatments ~health medicine Article 953 words, published Dec 12 2023 5 votes
Adopting rightwing policies ‘does not help centre-left win votes’ ~misc politics Article 833 words 36 votes
Psychoactive drug ibogaine effectively treats traumatic brain injury in special ops military vets ~science medicine Article 744 words, published Dec 6 2023 31 votes
French wild pansies are producing smaller flowers and less nectar than twenty to thirty years ago, study shows ~enviro Article 807 words, published Dec 20 2023 25 votes
Studies suggest that relying on will power is hopeless [to eliminate bad habits]. Instead, we must find strategies that don’t require us to be strong. ~humanities Article 2112 words, published Oct 17 2019 46 votes
Morning sickness breakthrough raises hopes of possible cure ~health Article 646 words, published Dec 13 2023 20 votes
Coffee connoisseurs have long believed that adding a little water to beans before grinding them makes a difference. A new study by researchers at the University of Oregon seems to confirm exactly why. ~food drinks Article 1124 words, published Dec 25 2023 35 votes
US study finds that Tesla drivers had highest accident rate, BMW drivers highest DUI rate ~transport Article 35 votes
New study - scent of tears from female humans reduces revenge seeking and aggression in males, similar to patterns observed in other mammals ~science biology Article 503 words 31 votes
Ancient Sahul's submerged landscapes reveal a mosaic of human habitation ~humanities.history Article 726 words 17 votes
Scientists explain why ‘doing your own research’ leads to believing conspiracies ~tech google Article 42 votes
Reindeer combine sleeping and digesting, Norwegian researchers found after extracting reindeer brain data ~science biology Article 484 words 9 votes
The origin of mysterious green ‘ghosts’ in the sky has been discovered ~science physics.astro Article 1069 words 18 votes
Greedflation: corporate profiteering ‘significantly’ boosted global prices, study show ~finance business Article 706 words 87 votes
Civilians make up 61% of Gaza deaths from airstrikes, Israeli study finds ~news israel palestine Article 902 words 47 votes
Finnish study shows that there is little direct effect of “leisure time physical activity” on lifespan – what makes this study different from others, and is it right? ~health fitness Article 745 words 13 votes
Shocking study discovers bottlenose dolphins possess electric sixth sense ~science biology Article 694 words, published Dec 1 2023 11 votes
Floral time travel: Flowers were more diverse 100 million years ago than they are today ~enviro Article 673 words, published Nov 30 2023 12 votes
A 1990 experiment to test whether we could discern life on Earth remotely ~space Article 1614 words, published Oct 16 2023 9 votes
The achievement of gender parity in a large astrophysics research centre ~science physics.astro astronomy Article 5569 words, published Nov 16 2023 7 votes
A study on mouse embryos grown in space suggests that the radiation and weightlessness of space might not pose immediate obstacles to mammalian reproduction ~space Link 9 votes
Some ultra-processed foods are good for your health, WHO-backed study finds ~food Article 563 words, published Nov 13 2023 27 votes
CDH2 mutation affecting N-cadherin function causes attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in humans and mice ~health.mental Article 19 votes
Scientists: Indonesian pyramid may date to 14000 BC, rewriting human history ~humanities.history Article 670 words 22 votes
Since 1978 ice shelves in North Greenland have lost more than 35% of their total volume, with three of them collapsing completely ~enviro climate change Article 23 votes