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Stressed plants ‘cry’ — and some animals can probably hear them. Plants that need water or have recently had their stems cut produce up to roughly 35 sounds per hour, the authors found. But well-hydrated and uncut plants are much quieter, making only about one sound per hour.

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Submitted by MistWeaver80 t3_126wnf6 on March 30, 2023 at 7:23 PM in science

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Children exposed to indoor cats and dogs during foetal development and early infancy have fewer food allergies, according to a massive study of more than 66,000 children up to the age of three in Japan. Children exposed to cats were significantly less likely to have egg, wheat, and soybean allergies

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Submitted by MistWeaver80 t3_125yhhp on March 29, 2023 at 7:41 PM in science

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Vegan diets benefit health, but only if they're healthy. Study found a healthy vegan diet was linked to lower risk of heart disease, cancer and premature death, compared with non-vegan diets. N=125,000

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Submitted by MistWeaver80 t3_1256bej on March 28, 2023 at 11:34 PM in science

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The risk of developing osteoarthritis, a common, incurable form of the condition, was 58% higher among those with eczema or asthma compared to the general population. Those with both asthma and eczema were twice as likely to develop osteoarthritis compared to the general population. N = 100,000+

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Submitted by MistWeaver80 t3_124chph on March 28, 2023 at 4:21 AM in science

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Volcanic sulfur may make barn owls grow redder feathers. The findings are among the first evidence that environmental sources of sulfur — such as the soil — can influence the color of integument like fur or feathers.

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Submitted by MistWeaver80 t3_123t635 on March 27, 2023 at 5:00 PM in science

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Straight male Redditors who are attracted to trans women are driven by misogyny & desire to sexually dominate both trans & cis women. Straight male redditors reported they sexually desire trans women because of the women's supposed hyper-feminine traits.

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Submitted by MistWeaver80 t3_122cmre on March 26, 2023 at 5:52 AM in science

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Overturning Roe v Wade likely led to an increase in distress in women. The loss of abortion rights that followed the overturning of the infamous Roe v Wade case was associated with a 10% increase in the prevalence of mental distress in women in the US. N=83,000 women

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Submitted by MistWeaver80 t3_11ztnpe on March 23, 2023 at 6:55 PM in science

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Individuals who live in areas that historically favored men over women display more pro-male bias today than those who live in places where gender relations were more egalitarian centuries ago—evidence that gender attitudes are “transmitted” or handed down from generation to generation.

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Submitted by MistWeaver80 t3_11vul5x on March 19, 2023 at 7:13 PM in science

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Massive wildfires that raged across southeast Australia in 2019–20 unleashed chemicals that chewed through the ozone layer, expanding and prolonging the ozone hole. A study describes how smoke combined with chlorine-containing molecules in the stratosphere to cause the destruction.

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Submitted by MistWeaver80 t3_11oagwl on March 11, 2023 at 4:18 AM in science

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Androgen study could lead to new treatments for breast cancer. Gender-affirming androgen therapy in transgender men ‘reprograms’ the breast tissue to more closely resemble cis-male tissue, according to international researchers.

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Submitted by MistWeaver80 t3_11mt65o on March 9, 2023 at 2:10 PM in science

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Women with acute chest pain get different levels of care than men. Women with acute coronary syndrome were less likely to undergo angiography or be admitted to a cardiac or intensive care unit. Mortality was higher for women diagnosed with a dangerous type of heart attack, known as STEMI.

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Submitted by MistWeaver80 t3_11lt7cp on March 8, 2023 at 10:48 AM in science

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Pregnant women and new mothers with schizophrenia are three times more likely to visit the emergency room as a result of being victims of interpersonal violence, a new study finds. About 1 in 5 (20.7%) women with schizophrenia experience physical or sexual violence during their lifetime.

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Submitted by MistWeaver80 t3_11lbaru on March 7, 2023 at 9:04 PM in science

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For the first time, astronomers have caught a glimpse of shock waves rippling along strands of the cosmic web — the enormous tangle of galaxies, gas and dark matter that fills the observable universe.

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Submitted by MistWeaver80 t3_11jxr9j on March 6, 2023 at 12:37 PM in science

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Too much or too little sleep could be making you sick more. Those who reported sleeping less than six hours a night were 27% more likely to report a recent infection, and those who reported more than nine hours sleep were 44% more likely to report one.

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Submitted by MistWeaver80 t3_11hca3o on March 3, 2023 at 7:25 PM in science

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Researchers have captured the signal of neutrinos from a nuclear reactor using a water-filled neutrino detector, a first for such a device. The finding offers the possibility of making neutrino detectors from a nontoxic material that is easy to handle and inexpensive to obtain.

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Submitted by MistWeaver80 t3_11g6cch on March 2, 2023 at 4:01 PM in science

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Paleo and keto diets bad for health and the planet, says study. The keto and paleo diets scored among the lowest on overall nutrition quality and were among the highest on carbon emissions. The pescatarian diet scored highest on nutritional quality of the diets analyzed.

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Submitted by MistWeaver80 t3_11g638k on March 2, 2023 at 3:52 PM in science

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Based on data from 36 low- and middle-income countries(LMICs), women are more likely to terminate their pregnancies if they were married, had more than four children, were over 30, or had higher levels of education. About 45% of all abortions are considered unsafe, of which 97% take place in LMICs.

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Submitted by MistWeaver80 t3_11f7wu3 on March 1, 2023 at 4:18 PM in science

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Companies with climate change initiatives may be the biggest greenhouse gas emitters. Researchers say this supports the theory of companies 'greenwashing' with symbolic gestures rather than making material change that can help fight climate change. N = 600 companies from 35 countries.

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Submitted by MistWeaver80 t3_118sxlh on February 22, 2023 at 8:30 AM in science

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This image of Mars shows the north polar ice cap, the border between highlands and lowlands, former river valleys, plains covered by dark sands and the large Hellas Planitia impact basin in the south. Credit: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin

Submitted by MistWeaver80 t3_116hngm on February 19, 2023 at 4:50 PM in space

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Climate change and the projected savannization of the Brazilian Amazon threaten most land-based mammals that live there, new research shows. The “savannization” here refers to when lush rainforest gives way to a drier, open landscape that resembles savanna but is actually degraded forest.

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Submitted by MistWeaver80 t3_1162nfn on February 19, 2023 at 5:34 AM in science

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Physicists nail down the most precise value yet of the electron magnetic moment. A newly measured value of an electron’s magnetic moment — a property of its spin and charge — is twice as precise as the one physicists have used for the past 14 years.

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Submitted by MistWeaver80 t3_115ye1x on February 19, 2023 at 1:52 AM in science

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Globally, the total cost of energy for households has likely increased between 62.6% and 112.9% since Russia invaded Ukraine, say international researchers. An additional 78–141 million people worldwide could be pushed into extreme poverty as a result of these increases.

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Submitted by MistWeaver80 t3_114wqdz on February 17, 2023 at 8:29 PM in science

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Male contraceptive shows promise in mice. The drug inhibits an enzyme that is essential for sperm mobility, and a single dose was found to be 100% effective in preventing pregnancy for two the first two hours, and 91% effective for the first three, without affecting normal mating behaviour.

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Submitted by MistWeaver80 t3_1129w1d on February 14, 2023 at 4:43 PM in science

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Extracts from two common wildflowers, tall goldenrod and eagle fern blocked SARS_CoV_2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, from entering human cells. The findings could provide a new avenue to develop pharmaceutical treatments for COVID-19.

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Submitted by MistWeaver80 t3_110xjs9 on February 13, 2023 at 2:53 AM in science

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Monkeys do not show sex differences in toy preferences through their individual choices. Males and females showed similar preferences for neutral and “masculine” toys and preferred them to “feminine” and sex-ambiguous toys. However, males interacted more with the doll more than females did.

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Submitted by MistWeaver80 t3_10z6lwp on February 10, 2023 at 11:47 PM in science

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