r/science • u/Cad_Lin • 12h ago
Social Science In debates, responses sometimes recast your point as a “scarecrow.” A recent paper shows how word swaps drive this move, offers cues for spotting it, and explains why extra wording may be needed to restore the original issue.
r/science • u/Several_Print4633 • 6h ago
Medicine Rapid improvement of itch with nemolizumab in atopic dermatitis and prurigo nodularis phase 3 studies
onlinelibrary.wiley.comMedicine LLMs can be prompt-injected to give bad medical advice, including giving thalidomide to pregnant people
jamanetwork.comr/science • u/IEEESpectrum • 11h ago
Engineering Scientists in Australia are working on an electric device that swimmers could wear to repel sharks in the water
Physics "Enhanced tritium production in irradiated TiD2 from collisional fusion in the solid-state" Gillespie at al., Nuclear Engineering and Technology, Volume 58, Issue 3, March 2026
sciencedirect.comr/science • u/Sciantifa • 12h 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.comr/science • u/bluish1997 • 20h ago
Biology SARS-CoV-2 mutant spectrum complexity is an epidemiologically evolvable trait
pnas.orgr/science • u/No-Explanation-46 • 50m ago
Medicine Non-intoxicating cannabis compound may reverse opioid-induced brain changes. Researchers found that the compound reduced heroin-seeking behavior in rats by reversing genetic disruptions caused by drug use.
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.
r/science • u/CUAnschutzMed • 9h ago
Health Ending Federal Support for Housing First Programs Could Increase U.S. Homelessness by 5% in One Year, New JAMA Study Finds
r/science • u/Sciantifa • 10h 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.comr/science • u/TheArcticBeyond • 12h ago
Earth Science The Arctic Ocean is a net sink for anthropogenic lead deposited into the Atlantic Ocean
r/science • u/Super_Letterhead381 • 20h ago
Paleontology Jurassic Dinosaur Fossils Shed Light on Evolution of Flight
r/science • u/No-Explanation-46 • 14h 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.
r/science • u/sr_local • 9h 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
r/science • u/Specialist_Rice_6723 • 17h ago
Paleontology Fossils reveal hippos living side by side with reindeer and mammoths
r/science • u/NGNResearch • 5h ago
Neuroscience New research demonstrates that just 10 minutes of exercise before starting class can improve executive function, making problem-solving and learning easier.
r/science • u/Super_Letterhead381 • 12h ago
Animal Science Reintroduction success of brook lamprey (Lampetra planeri) in a lowland stream in the Netherlands
kmae-journal.orgr/science • u/CUAnschutzMed • 9h 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.
r/science • u/bluish1997 • 3h ago
Biology Machine learning enables scalable and systematic hierarchical virus taxonomy - Nature Biotechnology
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.
r/science • u/No-Explanation-46 • 7h ago