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‘Overly sanitized’ environments? Unraveling why diseases tied to chronic inflammation are spiking in the developed world

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Research suggests that people raised in developed countries tend to have higher levels of chronic inflammation than those in developed ...
‘Unlocking creative potential’: Why the first 10 minutes of sleep are so important

‘Unlocking creative potential’: Why the first 10 minutes of sleep are so important

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There is a stage of sleep where we still have a toe in the waking world — remaining able to ...
‘It was like a psychedelic trip’: Neurosurgeon describes coma and near-death-experience

‘It was like a psychedelic trip’: Neurosurgeon describes coma and near-death-experience

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Both DMT and a near-death experience evoked feelings of transcending time and space and glimpsing the multiverse, while at the ...
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Bisexuality: Nearly 10% of Americans report having had both male and female partners — three times more than in 1994

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A new study shows that bisexuality—being attracted to or engaging in sexual behavior with people of both sexes—has tripled in ...
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The Fighting Hypothesis: An evolutionary explanation for fewer lefthanders — and why their share of the population could increase

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A violent theory explains why most people are right-handed: Left-handed humans were likelier to get stabbed in the heart ...
Steven Pinker: ‘Language is a window to the human mind’

Psychologist Steven Pinker: ‘Language is a window to the human mind’

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Language reveals that our long-term memory storage is sizable, but that we mostly remember in abstractions. It also shows that ...
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10 most important science stories of the past year

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As the year draws to a close, it’s time to look back at the groundbreaking advances that made news in ...
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‘Molding science to fit ideology’: 5 ways the Nazis leveraged pseudoscience to support fascism

Nazism is perhaps the most reprehensible ideology to which humans have ever subscribed. Its adherents started World War II and ...
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Ancient homo sapiens diets included grains, veggies… and other people? Cannibalism was the norm in early human societies

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Our Paleolithic ancestors ate each other. We (Homo sapiens) did it. Neanderthals did it. Homo erectus and Homo antecessor did ...
Acne affects half of people over 25 in Western countries — but it’s ‘basically nonexistent’ in non-industrialized societies. Why?

Acne affects half of people over 25 in Western countries — but it’s ‘basically nonexistent’ in non-industrialized societies. Why?

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While acne affects half of people over age 25 in modern societies, it's basically nonexistent in non-industrialized societies. This disparity ...
Ideology and happiness: Who is more content with life, conservatives or liberals?

Ideology and happiness: Who is more content with life, conservatives or liberals?

Genetic Literacy Project | 
It may be one of the most surefire findings in all of social psychology, repeatedly replicated over almost five decades of study: ...
Do you take creatine as a workout supplement? It could soon be used to treat depression

Do you take creatine as a workout supplement? It could soon be used to treat depression

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A bounty of evidence shows that taking creatine supplements raises the threshold of fatigue, which particularly comes in handy for ...
We’re often too nervous to offer acts of kindness. Why?

We’re often too nervous to offer acts of kindness. Why?

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In August of last year, BBC Radio 4 teamed up with psychologists at the University of Sussex to launch the ...
Worm world: Are there more parasites now than ever?

Worm world: Are there more parasites now than ever?

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"Is the world wormier than it used to be?" Chelsea Wood, an Associate Professor in the School of Aquatic and ...
Do you sleep through the night? Your brain rhythmically oscillates between awake and asleep up to 100 times a night

Do you sleep through the night? Your brain rhythmically oscillates between awake and asleep up to 100 times a night

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Sleep is a complex neurological process characterized by shifting brain patterns, fluids flushing in and out of the skull, and ...
Deep voice, height, testosterone levels, angular face, finger digit ratio, muscularity: Which male trait best predicts finding a partner and having children?

Deep voice, height, testosterone levels, angular face, finger digit ratio, muscularity: Which male trait best predicts finding a partner and having children?

In a massive meta-analysis that was years in the making, psychologists from the University of Durham and the University of ...
Exercise pill of the future? This molecule reduces body fat and regulates appetite in mice — but can it work for humans?

Exercise pill of the future? This molecule reduces body fat and regulates appetite in mice — but can it work for humans?

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Exercise alters more than 9,800 molecules in your blood, a process that scientists have called a cellular “symphony.” ... But ...
Long COVID’s biological puzzle: Untangling the difference between true disease and pandemic disruptions

Long COVID’s biological puzzle: Untangling the difference between true disease and pandemic disruptions

Soon after SARS-CoV-2 surfaced in 2020, rapidly sending countries around the world into panicked lockdowns, a new specter arose: "Long ...
When does an embryo become viable? Artificial uterus in development may dramatically lower the number of weeks

When does an embryo become viable? Artificial uterus in development may dramatically lower the number of weeks

With New York state easing some restrictions on late-term abortions and Virginia lawmakers proposing to do the same, the abortion debate ...
Orgasm gap: Why do women have fewer orgasms than men?

Orgasm gap: Why do women have fewer orgasms than men?

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There exists a significant “orgasm gap” between heterosexual women and heterosexual men. A 2005 study found that 39% of women ...
What do parrots and humans have in common? Unraveling connection between longevity and brain size

What do parrots and humans have in common? Unraveling connection between longevity and brain size

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When it comes to lifespan, birds truly stand out. Lifespan tends to increase with an animal’s body size, roughly speaking, ...
Short sleepers: This genetic mutation allows some people to thrive on as little as 4 hours a night

Short sleepers: This genetic mutation allows some people to thrive on as little as 4 hours a night

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Too many Americans are sleep-deprived. Although the overwhelming majority of adults needs at least seven hours of sleep per night, ...
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How exercise reprograms your brain

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Physical activity can do wonders for the body. Exercise can trim weight, chisel muscles, and strengthen the lower back, among ...
Are geniuses more likely to commit crimes than people of average intelligence?

Are geniuses more likely to commit crimes than people of average intelligence?

Genetic Literacy Project | 
“Our society tends to regard as a sickness any mode of thought or behavior that is inconvenient for the system ...
A highly effective sports performance enhancing drug is…. caffeine

A highly effective sports performance enhancing drug is…. caffeine

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Late last year, a team of scientists from Brazil published the results of a study exploring the effects of a ...
The 62-mile-high club: As space tourism launches, NASA urged to explore ‘space sexology’

The 62-mile-high club: As space tourism launches, NASA urged to explore ‘space sexology’

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According to NASA, no humans have ever had sex in space, but with the swift ascent of private space tourism, ...
COVID spurred a slew of junk science. Here are the top 6 coronavirus related stories of 2021

COVID spurred a slew of junk science. Here are the top 6 coronavirus related stories of 2021

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Just as it did last year, the most dangerous pandemic in a century spawned all sorts of junk science in ...
All animals sleep — and scientists are still struggling to understand why

All animals sleep — and scientists are still struggling to understand why

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All animals sleep, even the diminutive roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans. Tinkering scientists have tried to genetically engineer the act out of ...
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