r/science • u/mvea • 16h ago

Psychology Smart women at work get treated worse by their own teammates. In two studies (432 students, 394 office workers), women who scored higher on intelligence tests were seen as more hostile, got less help and faced more mistreatment. Smart men didn't face this, and in one group were even treated better.

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r/science • u/FreeHugs23 • 14h ago

Medicine A Drug Commonly Used to Treat Erectile Dysfunction, May Also Help Regenerate Damaged Muscle. Research Suggests the Medication, Tadalafil Could Support Muscle Repair and Recovery by Influencing Biological Processes Involved in Muscle Regeneration in Mouse Models.

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r/science • u/Miserable_Phase_2519 • 23h ago

Neuroscience A new study in mice reveals that alcohol triggers immune cells called microglia to dismantle the brain's extracellular matrix, a structural support system for brain cells, which directly leads to loss of synapses and cognitive impairment.

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r/science • u/inspiration_capsule • 22h ago

Computer Science A new blind spot in AI research uncovered: ‘Autonomous AI scientists’ can use hidden data manipulation, benchmark bias, and automated p-hacking. Because these critical flaws vanish entirely in the final paper, traditional peer review can’t catch them—exposing deep risks for science.

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r/science • u/Phylogenix • 13h ago

Social Science A survey of 15,000 people across 81 countries found that bottled water consumption persists despite awareness of microplastics. Convenience, marketing and concerns about access to safe drinking water influence consumption habits, suggesting that awareness alone is insufficient to change behavior.

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r/science • u/sr_local • 21h ago

Psychology Young adults with higher social anxiety show stronger brain responses when others’ gaze conflicts with their apparent thoughts or feelings, but they were no better at explicitly judging what someone’s gaze meant. They were neither more accurate nor faster than participants with lower social anxiety

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r/science • u/inspiration_capsule • 22h ago

Environment For the first time ever, scientists comprehensively mapped all glaciers in the lower 48 US states. They found 1/4 disappeared and total area/volume shrank by 35% (195.29 km², 5.53 gigatons of ice) since the mid-20th century—reducing vital water runoff alpine ecosystems rely on to buffer droughts.

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r/science • u/chromoscience • 11h ago

Paleontology Humans experienced abrupt environmental changes at White Sands during the Last Glacial Maximum

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r/science • u/quiplaam • 15h ago

Economics Asking Zambian famers to catagorize future expenses lead to a 15% increase in savings and increased farm investment

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r/science • u/Phylogenix • 16h ago

Environment The 2026 State of the Climate report finds that 7 of 16 monitored climate indicators have reached record extremes, while global warming has accelerated from 0.19°C to 0.36°C per decade. Despite rapid renewable energy growth, fossil fuel consumption and CO₂ emissions remain at record highs.

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r/science • u/Dorian182 • 20h ago

Engineering A hand-powered microfluidic device measured blood type and hematocrit in about one minute in tests on 21 patient samples, without electricity

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r/science • u/GreenFrogus • 17h ago

Medicine In mice inoculated with the helminth Nippostrongylus brasiliensis one month earlier, all survive an otherwise lethal influenza infection while all controls die, a protection that depends on lung macrophages trained to limit immune-mediated tissue damage.

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r/science • u/bojun • 21h ago

Computer Science Competition for attention predicts good-to-bad tipping in AI

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