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Banning Plastic Bags Works to Limit Shoreline Litter, Study Finds. Using crowdsourced data from shore cleanups, researchers found that areas that enacted plastic bag bans or fees had fewer bags li... (www.science.org)
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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/-Mystica- on 2025-06-20 00:28:52+00:00.

Original Title: Banning Plastic Bags Works to Limit Shoreline Litter, Study Finds. Using crowdsourced data from shore cleanups, researchers found that areas that enacted plastic bag bans or fees had fewer bags littering their lakes, rivers and beaches than those without them.

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Scientists discover that brain parasite Toxoplasma gondii can ‘decapitate’ human sperm and may be contributing to the dramatic global decline in male fertility. The study was done with human sperm... (www.telegraph.co.uk)
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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/mvea on 2025-06-19 22:52:40+00:00.

Original Title: Scientists discover that brain parasite Toxoplasma gondii can ‘decapitate’ human sperm and may be contributing to the dramatic global decline in male fertility. The study was done with human sperm and mice. 1 in 3 people may carry the parasite which reproduces in cats, with their eggs in cat litter.

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Scientists raised a mouse born from two male parents to adulthood for the first time (www.earth.com)
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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/Hashbringingslasherr on 2025-06-19 21:42:41+00:00.

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Investigating telomere length in progeroid syndromes: implications for aging disorders (doi.org)
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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/AgingUS on 2025-06-19 19:44:09+00:00.

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Short-term moderate caloric restriction in the rhesus macaque attenuates markers of ovarian aging in select populations (doi.org)
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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/AgingUS on 2025-06-19 19:43:19+00:00.

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A new study reveals that AI tools undermine our sense of creativity. The research found that people tend to feel less creative when using AI tools, even if they consider themselves generally creat... (www.psypost.org)
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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/Aggravating_Money992 on 2025-06-19 20:33:29+00:00.

Original Title: A new study reveals that AI tools undermine our sense of creativity. The research found that people tend to feel less creative when using AI tools, even if they consider themselves generally creative. The study also highlights how beliefs about personal creativity shift in AI-assisted contexts.

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New Research: "Male children are faster than female children at running 1600 m at ages 6–12 yr. This sex difference was not a result of lower female participation and suggests that innate physiolo... (journals.lww.com)
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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/FirmLegit on 2025-06-19 19:16:58+00:00.

Original Title: New Research: "Male children are faster than female children at running 1600 m at ages 6–12 yr. This sex difference was not a result of lower female participation and suggests that innate physiological sex differences may be responsible."

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[Study] Scientists reverse age-related memory loss in mice by reactivating dormant genes using epigenetic reprogramming (Cell, 2023) (www.cam.ac.uk)
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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/Nandou_B on 2025-06-19 17:20:42+00:00.

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Flight tax could raise €100bn to tackle climate crisis, study finds. A CE Delft analysis shows that a flight levy starting at €10 for short-haul economy and rising to €120 for long-haul business c... (www.theguardian.com)
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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/-Mystica- on 2025-06-19 16:29:04+00:00.

Original Title: Flight tax could raise €100bn to tackle climate crisis, study finds. A CE Delft analysis shows that a flight levy starting at €10 for short-haul economy and rising to €120 for long-haul business could generate about €106 billion annually.

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Analysis of 99 randomised clinical trials involving 6582 adults found that intermittent fasting diets have similar benefits to continuous energy restriction for weight loss and cardiometabolic ris... (www.bmj.com)
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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/nohup_me on 2025-06-19 18:43:28+00:00.

Original Title: Analysis of 99 randomised clinical trials involving 6582 adults found that intermittent fasting diets have similar benefits to continuous energy restriction for weight loss and cardiometabolic risk factors

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Religious attendance may not boost mental health, long-term study finds | In the few cases where an association was observed, an increase in religious attendance was followed by somewhat worse men... (www.psypost.org)
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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/chrisdh79 on 2025-06-19 14:57:26+00:00.

Original Title: Religious attendance may not boost mental health, long-term study finds | In the few cases where an association was observed, an increase in religious attendance was followed by somewhat worse mental health symptoms.

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Intermittent fasting comparable to traditional diets for weight loss. According to the World Health Organization in 2022, approximately 2.5 billion adults, 43% of the global adult population, were... (www.scimex.org)
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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/Wagamaga on 2025-06-19 14:27:01+00:00.

Original Title: Intermittent fasting comparable to traditional diets for weight loss. According to the World Health Organization in 2022, approximately 2.5 billion adults, 43% of the global adult population, were overweight, and about 890 million (16%) lived with obesity.

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CEOs that exhibit Machiavellian personality traits earn more, according to researchers at the University of Florida's Warrington College of Business. (www.newsweek.com)
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Doctors find Parkinson's markers by looking inside ears | Analysis of ear wax to detect Parkinson's Disease would be a cheap, non-invasive way to detect the condition in its early stages (newatlas.com)
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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/chrisdh79 on 2025-06-19 12:49:24+00:00.

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Menstrual cycle hormone levels influence women’s attention to female faces, brain imaging study finds (www.psypost.org)
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Most people believe they would defy immoral orders from authority figures more than others would. This cognitive bias, known as the “better-than-average effect,” causes individuals to underestimat... (neurosciencenews.com)
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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/mvea on 2025-06-19 10:10:00+00:00.

Original Title: Most people believe they would defy immoral orders from authority figures more than others would. This cognitive bias, known as the “better-than-average effect,” causes individuals to underestimate their own susceptibility to social pressure. The study was based on the 1960s Milgram experiment.

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Surveys in 20 countries reveal strong public support for global policies such as a tax on millionaires to finance low-income countries or a carbon price to finance a global basic income. (www.nature.com)
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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/Wagamaga on 2025-06-19 10:42:27+00:00.

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Women tend to support stricter gun control measures more than men, and Democrats more than Republicans, but this becomes more complicated when gender and party affiliation interact. In particular,... (www.psypost.org)
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Original Title: Women tend to support stricter gun control measures more than men, and Democrats more than Republicans, but this becomes more complicated when gender and party affiliation interact. In particular, Republican women and Democratic men often hold positions that differ from their party’s mainstream.

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Tens of millions of nanoneedles in a patch could replace invasive cancer biopsies (www.kcl.ac.uk)
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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/AltoMelto on 2025-06-19 09:32:27+00:00.

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At current rate of emissions, the remaining carbon budget to limit global warming to 1.5 °C could be exhausted in about 3 years. And human-induced global warming could cross 1.5 °C threshold appro... (essd.copernicus.org)
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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/Creative_soja on 2025-06-19 02:16:51+00:00.

Original Title: At current rate of emissions, the remaining carbon budget to limit global warming to 1.5 °C could be exhausted in about 3 years. And human-induced global warming could cross 1.5 °C threshold approximately 5 years.

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A new study finds that 1 in 3 Ukrainian high school seniors in 2022 were displaced or dropped out due to Russia’s invasion – a stark reminder of war’s long shadow on learning. (www.nature.com)
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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/calliope_kekule on 2025-06-19 04:54:23+00:00.

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The brain parasite, Toxoplasma gondii, can significantly disrupt brain function, even when it infects only a small number of neurons, finds murine study. 10–30% of Americans are infected with it, ... (news.ucr.edu)
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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/mvea on 2025-06-19 00:20:33+00:00.

Original Title: The brain parasite, Toxoplasma gondii, can significantly disrupt brain function, even when it infects only a small number of neurons, finds murine study. 10–30% of Americans are infected with it, often without knowing it. It is typically contracted through undercooked meat or exposure to cat feces.

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As concern grows about America’s falling birth rate, new research suggests that about half of women who want children are unsure if they will follow through and actually have a child. About 25% sa... (news.osu.edu)
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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/geoff199 on 2025-06-18 18:25:21+00:00.

Original Title: As concern grows about America’s falling birth rate, new research suggests that about half of women who want children are unsure if they will follow through and actually have a child. About 25% say they won't be bothered that much if they don't.

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In undernourished children, weight gain from ages 1–10 increases adult height without raising obesity or hypertension risk; challenges prior focus on early-life interventions only (U-Michigan stud... (news.umich.edu)
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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/umichnews on 2025-06-18 16:07:46+00:00.

Original Title: In undernourished children, weight gain from ages 1–10 increases adult height without raising obesity or hypertension risk; challenges prior focus on early-life interventions only (U-Michigan study via JAMA Network Open)

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Brain-inspired neuromorphic computing improves the energy efficiency of robotic navigation systems by over 90% (techxplore.com)
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