31 January, 2016

Over the last four decades, as much as 80 percent of all coral in the Caribbean has disappeared. Now, for the first time, coral raised in a lab has been successfully integrated into a wild population and reproduced on its own.


1973, Roe V Wade federal case made abortion legal. 20 years later, it turned out to be one of the greatest contributors in the 1990s crime drop.


Marijuana is not associated with differences in brain structure. "Effect sizes suggest that the failure to find differences was not due to a lack of statistical power, but rather was due to the lack of even a modest effect."


Precariously Balanced Rocks Suggest San Jacinto, San Andreas May Have Ruptured Together in Past


A compound in the natural food additive annatto was found to prevent skin cancer cells from forming in mice exposed to UV radiation in a recent study


Positive fantasies about the future linked to increased symptoms of depression


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Positive fantasies about the future linked to increased symptoms of depression

Regular Caffeine Consumption Does Not Result in Extra Heartbeats, Study Shows


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Regular Caffeine Consumption Does Not Result in Extra Heartbeats, Study Shows

New species and genus of 'horned necked' praying mantis from a French museum collection


Increasing breastfeeding worldwide could prevent over 800,000 child deaths and 20,000 deaths from breast cancer every year


Zika Outbreak Epicenter In Same Area Genetically-Modified Mosquitoes Released In 2015


Ancient Babylonians Used Geometry That Anticipated Calculus


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Ancient Babylonians Used Geometry That Anticipated Calculus

A new study suggests that current ‘hotspots’ of shark activity are at risk of overfishing, and that the introduction of catch quotas might be necessary to protect oceanic sharks.


Proper sleep is critical for focus and attention while we're awake because it helps us block out competing stimuli.


30 January, 2016

Children born to obese women with diabetes are more than four times as likely to be diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder than children of healthy weight mothers without diabetes, new Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health research suggests.


We're the Only Animals With Chins, and No One Knows Why


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We're the Only Animals With Chins, and No One Knows Why

Faked Moon landing would have been exposed within four years, scientist concludes


Retrace Curiosity's Path On Mars So Far


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Retrace Curiosity's Path On Mars So Far

Syracuse geophysicist questions stability of Antarctic ice sheet


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Syracuse geophysicist questions stability of Antarctic ice sheet

First Transparency Report for /r/Science


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First Transparency Report for /r/Science

Ancient rocks of Tetons formed by continental collisions


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Ancient rocks of Tetons formed by continental collisions

Researchers were looking at fMRI brain scans of professional ballet dancers to measure the long-term effects of learning - practice makes perfect, study confirms


Students who traced math problems with a finger were able to solve them more quickly and easily, according to a new study from the University of Sydney


Teenagers that are consistently victimized for at least two school years are about five times more at risk of thinking about suicide and six times more at risk of attempting suicide at the age of 15 compared to their non-victimized peers, according to a new study.


Women more likely to identify as 'multiracial': Women are more likely to identify as multiracial compared to men, and this is particularly true for daughters of black and white parents, according to a new study published in the journal American Sociological Review.


Psychiatrists studied 400 movies to find the most realistic psychopath


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Psychiatrists studied 400 movies to find the most realistic psychopath

/r/science hits 10,000,000 subscribers


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/r/science hits 10,000,000 subscribers

'Eat more flavonoid-rich fruits and veg to prevent weight gain'


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'Eat more flavonoid-rich fruits and veg to prevent weight gain'

Researchers create first self-assembled superconductor: Building on nearly two decades' worth of research, a multidisciplinary team at Cornell has blazed a new trail by creating a self-assembled, three-dimensional gyroidal superconductor.


Researchers have developed a painkiller that is as strong as morphine but isn’t likely to be addictive and with fewer side effects


Study finds no proof of 'seasonal' depression: A new study cast doubts on the existence of seasonal depression -- a mood disorder linked to reduced sunlight in the winter months.


Bedbugs develop resistance to widely used chemical treatments, rendering them ineffective


29 January, 2016

Ancient humans' taste for giant eggs led to extinction of 500-pound bird


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Ancient humans' taste for giant eggs led to extinction of 500-pound bird

Happy Ten Million Subscribers, /r/science!


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Happy Ten Million Subscribers, /r/science!

Scientists find an epigenetic switch linked to obesity.


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Scientists find an epigenetic switch linked to obesity.

Removing a Congressional ban on needle exchange in D.C. prevented 120 cases of HIV and saved $44 million over 2 years


New Therapy for ALS halts disease progression in mice


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New Therapy for ALS halts disease progression in mice

Oregon State University research develops new therapy that halts progression of ALS in mice


Committing Suicide Significantly Increases Family and Friends' Risk of Attempting Suicide


/r/science enters TOP 5 subreddits


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Study Reveals Why Globular Clusters Can Be Home to Different Generations of Stars


Huge gas cloud hurtling towards our galaxy could trigger the creation of 200 million new stars


New technique offers potential to reconnect neurons in people with central nervous system damage


Ridding research reactors of highly enriched uranium to take decades longer than projected


Scientists produce the most realistic lab-grown liver tissue yet


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Scientists produce the most realistic lab-grown liver tissue yet

Findings suggest that aging has no single mechanism


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Findings suggest that aging has no single mechanism

Study reveals subtle brain differences in men with autism


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Study reveals subtle brain differences in men with autism

Severe maternal inflammation can lead to autism-like behavior. In a study of mice, researchers have found that immune cells activated in the mother during severe inflammation produce an immune effector molecule called IL-17 that appears to interfere with brain development.


Antidepressants can raise the risk of suicide, biggest ever review finds


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Antidepressants can raise the risk of suicide, biggest ever review finds

Researchers Develop Completely New Kind of Polymer - Hybrid polymers could lead to new concepts in self-repairing materials, drug delivery and artificial muscles


In a surprising find, physicists from the United States, Germany and China have discovered that nuclear effects help bring about superconductivity in ytterbium dirhodium disilicide (YRS), one of the most-studied materials in a class of quantum critical compounds known as "heavy fermions."