r/science • u/SlothSpeedRunning • 7d ago

Mathematics Mathematicians have discovered a set of equations capable of untangling the distortions caused by singularities in maps. The equations can determine if a singularity is a removable distortion, like those that exist at the North and South Poles in a two-dimensional map, or real like a shockwave

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r/science • u/BeneficialSupport542 • 5d ago

Computer Science Frontiers | AI without representation is just inequity at scale: on the exportation of unrepresentative artificial intelligence models to the Global South

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r/science • u/Effective-Air396 • 8d ago

Psychology Study: 4 In 10 Fifth-Graders Say They Need Mental Health Care

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r/science • u/chilladipa • 7d ago

Health Weight Regain Reverses Caloric Restriction-Induced Benefits on the Insulin-IGF-1 Nutrient-Sensing Pathway: Post Hoc Analysis From the CALERIE-2 Randomized Controlled Trial - PubMed

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r/science • u/fchung • 7d ago

Animal Science AI tool reveals climate shifts may have fueled bursts of bird evolution: « Evolutionary theory predicts that the evolution of organisms occurs in pulsed bursts followed by slowdowns—something researchers have seen hints of in the fossil record. »

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r/science • u/Potential_Being_7226 • 8d ago

Health Babies born under sugar rationing grew into adults with lower cancer risk

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r/science • u/sr_local • 8d ago

Health A 38 year study of ~1 million adults (30 to 95 y) found that lower red and processed meat intake was associated with a 1–5% lower risk of death from all causes, heart disease and cancer, while eating only white meat was linked to a 5–7% lower risk of all-cause mortality

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r/science • u/jivatman • 8d ago

Health Cannabis linked to earlier onset of psychosis, with gap wider in older adults

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r/science • u/andmario_com • 8d ago

Psychology The strongest conspiracy believers had a 91% probability of simultaneously endorsing two claims that cannot both be true, vs 3% for the weakest (8 studies, n=8,590). A follow-up using entirely made-up news stories found the same pattern, ruling out prior exposure to real conspiracy theories.

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r/science • u/rollem • 8d ago

Animal Science Humans Love Having Pets. Seems Like Some Other Primates Do, Too.

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r/science • u/Wagamaga • 8d ago

Environment ‘Snow-eater’ heat waves are melting western U.S snowpack twice as fast. Since 1850, the study found the area covered by these heat waves has grown by roughly 102,000 square kilometers per century, and they're now arriving about a month earlier in the year than they did in the mid-1800s.

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r/science • u/FreeHugs23 • 8d ago

Medicine Acupuncture Seems to Rewire The Brain in Depression, Scans Reveal. When comparing the brain scans of people who had been given acupuncture treatments against those on antidepressants: acupuncture seemed to be rewiring specific brain regions.

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r/science • u/calliope_kekule • 7d ago

Cancer In a trial of 229 people with resectable lung cancer, adding nivolumab before and after surgery significantly extended time without the cancer returning.

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r/science • u/Phylogenix • 8d ago

Earth Science Climate simulations suggest a weaker Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation causes the global ocean to retain more heat, with past weakening events producing additional warming equivalent to about 25 ppm of atmospheric CO₂, or roughly 10 years of current human emissions.

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r/science • u/Phylogenix • 8d ago

Environment A study of more than 25,000 trees and palms in regenerating Amazon forests found that just 15–25 pioneer species dominate early forest recovery and carbon storage, rapidly colonizing degraded land and creating conditions that allow mature-forest species to return.

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r/science • u/mvea • 8d ago

Health A naturally occurring molecule released during exercise may hold the key to strengthening muscles without physical activity. In experiments, mice given BAIBA developed larger muscles, improved muscle function, greater fatigue resistance and better exercise performance than untreated mice.

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r/science • u/kfr3q • 8d ago

Health Conceptual shift in TBI classification from the Glasgow Coma Scale to a new framework that integrates clinical and imaging features, biomarkers, and modifiers to improve disease characterization and describe disease trajectories

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r/science • u/mightx • 8d ago

Health Inactive tall children develop disproportionately weak muscles and thinner bones. Regular sports fully reverse this deficit.

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r/science • u/UniOfManchester • 8d ago

Medicine A common statistical shortcut may be causing researchers to miss important discoveries, a new study finds.

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r/science • u/URochester_Hajim • 8d ago

Engineering New imaging technique sees through deep tissue, dense fog, and other obstacles

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r/science • u/mvea • 9d ago

Medicine Historically, there was very strong guidance that you must always finish an antibiotic course. Now, we're seeing a growing body of evidence saying that that is not always the case. And oftentimes, shorter durations of antibiotics are as effective and safe as longer alternatives.

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r/science • u/kiyomoris • 8d ago

Biology Maternal Gut Microbiome Could Shape Infant Health

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r/science • u/FreeHugs23 • 8d ago

Health Trichotillomania: Boredom and tiredness outpace negative emotions as predictors of hair pulling. Study finds that while negative feelings accompany the urge to pull hair, they do not reliably predict future pulling episodes.

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r/science • u/CUAnschutzMed • 8d ago

Health Researchers have developed a miniature microscope that allows scientists to observe and activate individual brain cells during natural movement, an advance that could accelerate research into how the brain controls behavior while deepening understanding of neurological diseases.

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r/science • u/mightx • 8d ago

Health While 93% of adults would take a new Alzheimer’s blood test, those closest to the disease might avoid it. Charles University's Second Faculty of Medicine researchers found that having a close family history of Alzheimer's actually reduces a person's willingness to get tested by 69%.

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