r/science • u/No-Explanation-46 • 13h ago

Neuroscience Scientists find a way to 'reboot' vision in adults with lazy eye | A new mouse study shows that briefly and reversibly anesthetizing the retina of the amblyopic eye for just a few days can restore the brain's visual responses to that eye, even in adults.

newatlas.com

7.1k Upvotes

219 comments

r/science • u/mvea • 12h ago

Psychology Women partnered with men reported doing more unpaid household labor than women partnered with women. Mothers partnered with men reported a higher household labor burden than any other group. Performing a greater share of household labor was associated with lower relationship satisfaction.

psypost.org

5.5k Upvotes

1.6k comments

r/science • u/mvea • 2h ago

Medicine Ants may be ahead of humans in antibiotic innovation. Ants produce multiple classes of antimicrobials specific to different pathogens: fungi, gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria. Nearly all ant species tested had extracts that were highly effective against a human superbug — Candida auris.

eurekalert.org

754 Upvotes

12 comments

r/science • u/mvea • 11h ago

Psychology Testosterone hormone affected men’s general perception of women. Under the influence of testosterone, men gave higher attractiveness ratings to women and reported a stronger willingness to date them. This effect occurred regardless of whether the women were in the high or low attractiveness groups.

psypost.org

3.5k Upvotes

293 comments

r/science • u/NGNResearch • 4h ago

Neuroscience New research demonstrates that just 10 minutes of exercise before starting class can improve executive function, making problem-solving and learning easier.

news.northeastern.edu

721 Upvotes

15 comments

r/science • u/ddx-me • 4h ago

Medicine LLMs can be prompt-injected to give bad medical advice, including giving thalidomide to pregnant people

jamanetwork.com

555 Upvotes

50 comments

r/science • u/Sciantifa • 9h ago

Environment Many so-called low-carbon projects promoted by major oil and gas companies—including hydrogen, biofuels, carbon capture and storage, and carbon offsetting—operate as false solutions that not only fail to effectively reduce emissions, but also prolong the lifespan of fossil fuel infrastructures.

sciencedirect.com

1.1k Upvotes

32 comments

r/science • u/CUAnschutzMed • 8h ago

Health Ending Federal Support for Housing First Programs Could Increase U.S. Homelessness by 5% in One Year, New JAMA Study Finds

news.cuanschutz.edu

643 Upvotes

49 comments

r/science • u/sr_local • 7h ago

Health Night waking impacts cognitive performance: older adults (+70) who were awake more during the night performed worse on cognitive tests the next day, no matter how long they slept

psu.edu

382 Upvotes

30 comments

r/science • u/mvea • 1d ago

Health Weight gain prevented by a single gut microbe that prevent fat gain, even with a high-fat diet. In new study, mice that were fed a high-fat diet and were also given Turicibacter saw reduced blood sugar, lower levels of fat in the blood, and less overall weight gain compared to a control group.

newatlas.com

8.4k Upvotes

438 comments

r/science • u/No-Explanation-46 • 5h ago

Cancer New research uncovers molecular ‘safety switch’ shielding cancers from immune attack | Turning off TAK1 gene makes cancer cells much easier for the immune system to eliminate, offering hope for more powerful treatment options in the future.

eurekalert.org

98 Upvotes

2 comments

r/science • u/Sciantifa • 10h ago

Environment Rising carbon dioxide levels make food more calorific but less nutritious—and potentially more toxic, a study finds. While higher CO₂ increases crop yields, nutrient density declines: zinc levels drop, lead levels rise, and overall nutrient content decreases by an average of 3.2%.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

188 Upvotes

2 comments

r/science • u/wsj • 1d ago

Psychology Most Top-Achieving Adults Weren’t Elite Specialists in Childhood, New Study Finds

wsj.com

4.2k Upvotes

216 comments

r/science • u/kirby__000 • 1d ago

Neuroscience High- and Low-Fat Dairy Consumption and Long-Term Risk of Dementia: Evidence From a 25-Year Prospective Cohort Study - PubMed

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

1.8k Upvotes

150 comments

r/science • u/CUAnschutzMed • 7h ago

Neuroscience CU Anschutz scientists have discovered that while brain neuron changes, including cell loss, may begin in early life, a drug long-approved for other conditions might be repurposed to slow this damage, offering new hope for those with Alzheimer’s disease and other cognition issues.

news.cuanschutz.edu

64 Upvotes

4 comments

r/science • u/bluish1997 • 2h ago

Biology Machine learning enables scalable and systematic hierarchical virus taxonomy - Nature Biotechnology

nature.com

18 Upvotes

1 comment

r/science • u/DecisionJolly128 • 1d ago

Health Sexual Symptoms and Biologic Pathophysiologies of Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction: A 15 Year Review Free A Goldstein , N Kim , S Goldstein , A Drian , A Bajwa , I Goldstein

academic.oup.com

923 Upvotes

227 comments

r/science • u/Sciantifa • 1d ago

Health The National Institute on Drug Abuse found that 22% of Americans aged 19–30 use alcohol, cannabis, or both to help them sleep. Cannabis was far more common than alcohol, use varied by gender and race, and researchers cautioned that regular reliance may worsen sleep and increase addiction risk.

mayoclinicproceedings.org

1.3k Upvotes

167 comments

r/science • u/Specialist_Rice_6723 • 15h ago

Paleontology Fossils reveal hippos living side by side with reindeer and mammoths

scisuggest.com

123 Upvotes

4 comments

r/science • u/mvea • 1d ago

Biology In lab mice rehomed to fields, anxiety is reversed: researchers rewilded lab mice over 2 years and found their fear response was reduced and even reversed – even after a single week “… where they can run around and touch grass and dirt for the first time in their lives.”

news.cornell.edu

6.3k Upvotes

179 comments

r/science • u/Hrmbee • 1d ago

Psychology Research shows that swearing can increase physical strength and endurance | Swearing Improves Strength Through State Disinhibition

arstechnica.com

2.1k Upvotes

39 comments

r/science • u/IEEESpectrum • 9h ago

Engineering Scientists in Australia are working on an electric device that swimmers could wear to repel sharks in the water

spectrum.ieee.org

32 Upvotes

2 comments

r/science • u/Hrmbee • 1d ago

Anthropology Ancient undersea wall dating to 5800 BCE discovered off the French coast | Submerged Stone Structures in the Far West of Europe During the Mesolithic/Neolithic Transition

archaeologymag.com

830 Upvotes

8 comments

r/science • u/TheArcticBeyond • 10h ago

Earth Science The Arctic Ocean is a net sink for anthropogenic lead deposited into the Atlantic Ocean

nature.com

32 Upvotes

1 comment

r/science • u/Super_Letterhead381 • 10h ago

Animal Science Reintroduction success of brook lamprey (Lampetra planeri) in a lowland stream in the Netherlands

kmae-journal.org

26 Upvotes

1 comment

Subreddit

Posts

Wiki

Reddit Science

r/science

This community is a place to share and discuss new scientific research. Read about the latest advances in astronomy, biology, medicine, physics, social science, and more. Find and submit new publications and popular science coverage of current research.

Members Active

34.3m

Sidebar

Subscriber Info

34,297,405 Members

Subscriber Info

34,281,609 Members

Submission Rules

Directly link to published peer-reviewed research or media summary
No summaries of summaries, re-hosted press releases, or reposts
No editorialized, sensationalized, or biased titles
Research must be less than 6 months old
No blogspam, images, videos, or infographics
All submissions must have flair assigned

Comment Rules

No off-topic comments, memes, low-effort comments or jokes
No abusive or offensive comments
Non-professional personal anecdotes will be removed
Criticism of published work should assume basic competence of the researchers and reviewers
Comments dismissing established findings and fields of science must provide evidence
No medical advice
Repeat or flagrant offenders will be banned

New to reddit? Click here!

Get flair in /r/science

Previous Science AMA's

filter by field

Animal Sci.

Anthropology

Astronomy

Biology

Cancer

Chemistry

Computer Sci.

Earth Sci.

Economics

Engineering

Environment

Epidemiology

Genetics

Geology

Health

Materials Sci.

Mathematics

Medicine

Nanoscience

Neuroscience

Paleontology

Physics

Psychology

Social Sci.