PsychologyWomen tended to cry more often than men. Women averaged nearly 6 crying episodes a month, while men averaged just under 3. Women were more likely to cry from loneliness or personal disputes with loved ones. Men tended to cry from feelings of helplessness or in reaction to media, such as a sad movie. (psypost.org)
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CancerAgent Orange linked to aggressive bone marrow cancer in Vietnam veterans. American soldiers sprayed Agent Orange over the jungles of Vietnam and nearby countries from the air and from the ground, often mixing it with kerosene or fuel, another carcinogen, to help disperse it. (ecancer.org)
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PsychologyStudy shows that including images of the corresponding living animals next to meat dishes on a British university cafeteria menu increases customers' selection of vegetarian meals. The odds of choosing vegetarian meals rose by 22% during the intervention period. (sciencedirect.com)
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EnvironmentGlobal human population has surpassed Earth’s sustainable carrying capacity. The Earth cannot sustain the future human population, or even today’s, without a major overhaul of socio-cultural practices for using land, water, energy, biodiversity, and other resources. (iopscience.iop.org)
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PsychologyCountries with stronger precarious manhood beliefs (being a “real man” is something that requires constant demonstration through behavior and achievement) tend to have lower national happiness, but also lower GDP, lower life expectancy, lower social support, and heightened perceptions of corruption. (psypost.org)
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EngineeringImplantable 'living pharmacy': tiny device, implantable and engineered with cells, produces a combination of different medicines, can function continuously inside the body for several weeks, potentially aiding in the treatment of chronic diseases (news.northwestern.edu)
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EnvironmentNew study confirms 'private solution trap' in addressing climate change. Wealthy prefers private (adaptation) solutions to protect themselves rather than supporting public (mitigation) solutions. Such behavior worsens wealthy inequality and leave poor unprotected. (pnas.org)
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EnvironmentGlobal study finds beef production drives ~40% of agriculture-linked deforestation worldwide, with Brazil leading; analysis across 179 countries shows 121 million hectares cleared (2001–2022), identifying cattle as the primary driver of food-related forest loss. (nature.com)
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Animal ScienceA single dose of a new RNA based rabies vaccine given to puppies and kittens at 12weeks old provided complete protection against rabies for over 3 years with no serious adverse effects potentially eliminating the need for yearly boosters. (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
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PsychologyPeople on the political right (but not the political left or center) rated the severity of police violence systematically lower, even when evidence was clear there was disproportionate use of force, if the attack was directed against a person with an immigrant background. (news.uzh.ch)
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AstronomyAstronomers detect water vapor in the atmosphere of an exoplanet 120 light-years away, with temperatures exceeding 900 K, a 2026 study finds, providing new insights into atmospheric chemistry and planetary formation, though conditions remain too extreme to support known forms of life (nature.com)
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Social ScienceAudio tapes reveal mass rule-breaking in Milgram’s obedience experiments. Authors suggest that this routine violation of experimental procedures transformed the laboratory into a scene of unauthorized violence, altering our understanding of compliance and coercion. (psypost.org)
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HealthCOVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy reduces infant hospitalization risk by 50% in the first two months of life. A study of 146,000 infants also refutes "immune dysregulation" claims, finding no increased risk of other infections in babies exposed to the vaccine before birth. (publications.aap.org)
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NanoscienceCompetition between brain circuits improves information processing efficiency and computational performance, Nature Neuroscience study finds, showing that balanced neural competition enhances adaptability and cognition, offering new insights into how the brain optimizes complex tasks (nature.com)
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HealthChildren born after placental abruption face a 4.6x higher risk of cardiovascular death by age 28, a study of 3M births finds. Researchers warn this "underappreciated" pregnancy complication is linked to a 3x increase in heart disease hospitalizations for the offspring later in life. (ahajournals.org)
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