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Companies’ ‘deforestation-free’ supply chain pledges have barely impacted forest clearance in the Amazon

cam.ac.uk

Submitted by thebelsnickle1991 t3_ygx4p2 on October 29, 2022 at 10:37 PM

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Research suggests that school-based physical activity intervention, by way of increasing physical exercise classes to daily during school, is successful in reducing childhood obesity. Scientists found that obesity was reversed after 3 years.

healio.com

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_119ukn1 on February 23, 2023 at 10:33 AM

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Magma on Mars Likely - Until now, Mars has been generally considered a geologically dead planet. An international team of researchers led by ETH Zurich now reports that seismic signals indicate volcanism still plays an active role in shaping the Martian surface.

ethz.ch

Submitted by GeoGeoGeoGeo t3_yf5p66 on October 27, 2022 at 10:37 PM

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Hair straightening chemicals associated with higher uterine cancer risk

nih.gov

Submitted by BoundariesAreFun t3_y6h4rq on October 17, 2022 at 5:30 PM

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Family Dynamics and Doctors' Emotions Drive Useless End-of-Life Care. Surveys repeatedly indicate that nearly all people would rather die peacefully at home, yet painful, long-shot treatments remain common, and efforts to reduce usage have failed

rutgers.edu

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_10f5k4k on January 18, 2023 at 11:53 AM

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Study: Oral Cannabis Products Show Long-Term Safety and Efficacy in Patients

norml.org

Submitted by GivenAllTheFucksSry t3_zt6p2i on December 23, 2022 at 4:48 AM

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Researchers find that public health trust was the strongest predictor of positive attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination. Information literacy, science literacy, and religiosity affected attitudes to a lesser degree.

mdpi.com

Submitted by glawgii t3_100zzsq on January 2, 2023 at 1:49 AM

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Narcissistic tendencies moderate the association between testosterone levels and generosity in men

psypost.org

Submitted by chrisdh79 t3_ztmw9i on December 23, 2022 at 5:17 PM

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New research establishes a link between irritable bowel syndrome and mental health challenges, such as anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation

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Submitted by thebelsnickle1991 t3_11cg5i0 on February 26, 2023 at 12:42 PM

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How the mother's mood influences her baby's ability to speak. Scientists found even children whose mothers suffer from mild depressive mood that do not yet require medical treatment show early signs of delayed language development.

cbs.mpg.de

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_xzhyof on October 9, 2022 at 10:07 AM

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Earth’s ozone layer on course to be healed within decades, UN report finds | Most of atmospheric layer that protects planet from ultraviolet radiation likely to be fully recovered for most of world by 2040.

theguardian.com

Submitted by SetMau92 t3_107lmdo on January 9, 2023 at 6:20 PM

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Intensity of psychedelic experiences after taking psilocybin does not depend on body mass index, study suggests

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Submitted by nikan69 t3_zzy0el on December 31, 2022 at 4:39 PM

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Analysis showed that 65.6% of women who took extra Vitamin D gave birth naturally. The study analysed results from the MAVIDOS trial which involved 965 women being randomly allocated an extra 1,000 International Units (IU) per day of vitamin D during their pregnancy or a placebo.

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Submitted by Wagamaga t3_10vb8kv on February 6, 2023 at 4:42 PM

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Danish waters contain about 100,000 times more plankton than microplastics — and if microplastic particles enter their mouths, copepods usually spit them out

dtu.dk

Submitted by marketrent t3_11cdssn on February 26, 2023 at 11:20 AM

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Observer rats vocalize and show joy jumps when witnessing tickling.

cell.com

Submitted by [deleted] t3_101a62f on January 2, 2023 at 11:13 AM

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Recycled wastewater is not only as safe to drink as conventional potable water, it may even be less toxic than many sources of water we already drink daily

engineering.stanford.edu

Submitted by giuliomagnifico t3_yvzb8u on November 15, 2022 at 2:47 PM

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Scientists have discovered that plastic pollution in Antarctica is as bad as everywhere else on the planet. Most of the microfibres were found in air samples, meaning that Antarctic animals and seabirds could very well be breathing them in.

ox.ac.uk

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_z54m69 on November 26, 2022 at 10:43 AM

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How much a person laughs in conversation appears to be a stable trait associated with being relatable, and is not necessarily reflective of enjoyment.

royalsocietypublishing.org

Submitted by [deleted] t3_1036fao on January 4, 2023 at 3:31 PM

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Two year study of online sex work advertising shows that there may be more sex workers in Canada than researchers thought and most workers are likely involved on a brief, intermittent basis.

journals.plos.org

Submitted by SexWorkPopCA t3_zo8rg1 on December 17, 2022 at 3:34 PM

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Sound Waves Trigger Anti-Cancer Immune Responses in Mice

technologynetworks.com

Submitted by dissolutewastrel t3_10ux6ob on February 6, 2023 at 4:09 AM

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Listening to podcasts may help satisfy our psychological need for social connection, study finds

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Submitted by mossadnik t3_z7sghp on November 29, 2022 at 12:16 PM

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Large study provides evidence that goal incongruence can harm romantic relationship satisfaction

psypost.org

Submitted by glum-platimium t3_10zntpu on February 11, 2023 at 1:37 PM

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Reflexive fear responses tend to linger in people with anxiety disorders, study suggests

psypost.org

Submitted by chrisdh79 t3_115tv2g on February 18, 2023 at 10:22 PM

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Childhood body mass index is unlikely to have a big impact on children's mood or behavioural disorders

bristol.ac.uk

Submitted by giuliomagnifico t3_zv1qrg on December 25, 2022 at 4:55 PM

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Almost 100 years since being initially proposed, the location of adult European eels' breeding place (upon their 5-10,000 km migration across the Atlantic Ocean) has been demonstrated directly as the Sargasso Sea for the first time.

nature.com

Submitted by Litvi t3_y4kej8 on October 15, 2022 at 10:25 AM

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