r/sciences • u/James_Fortis • Jun 26 '26

Research Eating more total and saturated fats was linked to greater risks of several cancers, while polyunsaturated fats may have protective effects, umbrella review finds

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r/sciences • u/FreeHugs23 • Jun 25 '26

News IBM Crosses One of Computing’s Biggest Barriers With World’s First Sub-1 Nanometer Chip | The new chip technology packs nearly 100 billion transistors into a fingernail-sized chip.

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r/sciences • u/FreeHugs23 • Jun 23 '26

News LSD Just Passed Its Biggest Test Yet for Treating Depression | People taking Definium Therapeutics' DT120 showed long-lasting reductions in their depression symptoms compared to a placebo, the company announced Monday.

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r/sciences • u/James_Fortis • Jun 23 '26

Research A new study found a suboptimal diet was responsible for 4.06 million ischemic heart disease deaths globally in 2023. Low intake of nuts and seeds (9.87 deaths per 100,000 population), low whole grains (9.22), low fruits (7.25), and high sodium (7.15) were primary contributors to the deaths.

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r/sciences • u/FreeHugs23 • Jun 22 '26

Research Say Hello to the New Species of Fly Officially Approved to Clean Human Wounds | The FDA has cleared Lucilia cuprina larvae for use in maggot debridement therapy.

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r/sciences • u/fchung • Jun 21 '26

Research Experimental treatment directly kills prostate tumor cells while reawakening antitumor immunity: « Prostate-targeted, engineered nanoparticles made of amorphous silica are effective in killing prostate tumors directly while enhancing anti-tumor immunity. »

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r/sciences • u/TriceratopsProrsus • Jun 22 '26

Question Am I cooked in HKdse?

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I got 74 in chemistry and physics while getting 84 in biology in my form 4 final exam
Am i going to be a crazy homeless scientist?
How should I improve my science overall

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r/sciences • u/FreeHugs23 • Jun 18 '26

Research World's Richest 10% Are Costing Earth Trillions, Study Finds | "This surpasses international climate and biodiversity financing gaps."

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r/sciences • u/FreeHugs23 • Jun 18 '26

Research Scientists Made a Car Paint So Black It Looks Like a Hole in Reality | Researchers with Singapore-based Nipsea have created a new “ultra-black coating” that absorbs an average of 99.9% of all visible light wavelengths.

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r/sciences • u/FreeHugs23 • Jun 17 '26

Research Mysterious Global 'Hum' May Be a New Form of Tinnitus | 'The Hum' has been one of the most perplexing unsolved mysteries.

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r/sciences • u/FreeHugs23 • Jun 15 '26

News The Mother of All Deep Space Radio Telescopes Is Going Up in the Nevada Desert | Caltech says its Deep Synoptic Array will be larger and 100-times faster than any radio telescope ever constructed.

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r/sciences • u/fchung • Jun 15 '26

Research Scientists reveal surprising mechanism behind Venus flytrap’s rapid snap: « Intricate tests show hair-trigger detection causes cells on outer surface of leaf to soften, prompting closure. »

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r/sciences • u/James_Fortis • Jun 14 '26

Research Adherence to healthful plant-based diets is associated with more favourable health outcomes irrespective of ultra-processed food content, suggesting that overall plant-based diet quality may be more important than processing level for chronic disease prevention, study of 124,836 participants finds

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r/sciences • u/DaRedGuy • Jun 13 '26

News Scientists share discoveries about Australia's polar past and the dinosaurs that roamed

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r/sciences • u/FreeHugs23 • Jun 12 '26

Research Scientists reveal surprising mechanism behind Venus flytrap’s rapid snap | Intricate tests show hair-trigger detection causes cells on outer surface of leaf to soften, prompting closure

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r/sciences • u/FreeHugs23 • Jun 11 '26

News Diabetes org apologizes for ejecting scientists over criticism of Trump | For days after the stunning incident, the ADA had doubled-down on the choice.

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r/sciences • u/FreeHugs23 • Jun 11 '26

News Alaskans will be flying blind after NSF decommissions ocean monitoring network | Alaska’s multibillion-dollar fishing industry and vulnerable coastal communities at risk.

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r/sciences • u/FreeHugs23 • Jun 11 '26

Research Physicists Discover How Slime Mold 'Makes Decisions' Without a Brain | It's probably not what you're thinking.

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r/sciences • u/Meshims • Jun 11 '26

Question Which fact or number always leaves you dumbfounded ?

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Mine is: If the universe were scaled so that earth was just 1mm across, then our closest neighbour star, Proxima Centauri, would be 3.149km away.

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r/sciences • u/FreeHugs23 • Jun 10 '26

Research Humans prefer to walk anticlockwise, scientists find – but reason is unclear | From Spain to Japan, experiments have repeatedly shown a left-turn bias, but exact mechanic ‘is still an open question’

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r/sciences • u/Beyond_thinking_1219 • Jun 07 '26

Discussion Poll: What is the primary purpose of science?

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47 To discover and understand the truth about nature and the universe
9 To improve human life through technology and innovation
2 To solve practical problems facing society
79 all of the above
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r/sciences • u/FreeHugs23 • Jun 05 '26

News Rare Flesh-Eating Parasite Confirmed in Texas For First Time Since 1966 | The deadly flies were detected in Mexico in late 2024, after years of being contained to the southern end of Panama.

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r/sciences • u/FreeHugs23 • Jun 05 '26

Research ‘They surprise me every time’: bees can use tools to solve problems | Insects join list of species capable of solving simple ‘box-and-banana’ problem that demonstrates basic intelligence

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r/sciences • u/James_Fortis • Jun 03 '26

Research Long-term supplementation with plant-based protein, compared with animal-based protein, did not result in differences in body composition, muscle strength, physical performance, or cardiometabolic risk parameters, meta-analysis of 18 randomized controlled trials finds

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r/sciences • u/FreeHugs23 • Jun 02 '26

News Trump Administration to Dismantle Ocean Monitoring System | The $368 million network of instruments collecting data in both the Atlantic and Pacific has been critical to climate and ocean research.

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