PsychologyWith child discipline, physical punishment or verbal reasoning when parent is loud and abrupt, may lead to aggression, finds global study (n=215,885). Long-term actions by parents (letting children know they are loved, spending time and listening to them) are better than nonviolent discipline. (news.umich.edu)
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NeuroscienceNewly licensed autistic drivers crash less than other young drivers - Researchers found that compared with their non-autistic peers, young autistic drivers have lower rates of moving violations and license suspensions, as well as similar to lower crash rates. (chop.edu)
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NeuroscienceNeuroscience study indicates that LSD “frees” brain activity from anatomical constraints - The psychedelic state induced by LSD appears to weaken the association between anatomical brain structure and functional connectivity, finds new fMRI study. (psypost.org)
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BiologySudy has identified that certain microorganisms living in the guts of female mice causes them to neglect their offspring. It adds to the growing body of science demonstrating that microbes in the gut are important for brain health and can affect development and behavior. (advances.sciencemag.org)
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Social ScienceStudy: Much of Rwanda’s mass violence could have been stopped if key armed groups controlled by elites had been sidelined early. UN Peacekeepers had raised alarms, but no action was taken. The findings lend support to focused interventions in conflicts that appear to be spiralling out of control. (aeaweb.org)
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PaleontologyScientists discovered the remains of a fungi-like microfossil that emerged at the end of an ice age some 635 million years ago. The finding provides direct fossil evidence for the colonization of land by fungi and offering a key constraint on fungal terrestrialization. (nature.com)
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PsychologyChildhood neglect was associated with Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and narcissism, which in turn were related to greater levels of malevolent creativity as adults, who were more likely to think about ways to take revenge on others, fabricate lies to simplify a situation, and pull pranks. (psypost.org)
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EnvironmentAircraft Could Cut a Big Chunk of Their Emissions Just by Riding The Winds (sciencealert.com)
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EnvironmentMethane emissions from coal mines are approximately 50 percent higher than previously estimated. The results have important implications for Earth’s climate because methane is about 25 times more powerful than carbon dioxide when it comes to warming the planet over a long period. (pnnl.gov)
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BiologyResearchers develop new gene therapy strategy to delay aging (news.google.com)
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EconomicsStudy: Increasing undocumented immigration raised both wages and employment for native workers. Although immigrants find jobs at higher rates and raise competition for natives, cheaper immigrant labor also creates jobs. In fact, researchers found evidence that the jobs created outweighed the losses. (aeaweb.org)
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PsychologyResearch identifies and explores the impacts of salient viral or COVID-19 behavioural identities. Including, deniers who downplay the viral threat, promoting business as usual. Realists who recognise the reality of the potential harm. Harmer, who try to harm others by, for example, spitting at them (nature.com)
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PhysicsBy Changing Their Shape, Some Bacteria Can Grow More Resilient to Antibiotics. Study demonstrated that cell shape changes act as a feedback strategy to make bacteria more adaptive to surviving antibiotics. These shape changes enable bacteria to overcome the stress of antibiotics & resume fast growth (cmu.edu)
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HealthVaccines Have Saved 37 Million Children's Lives Since 2000. Over the lifetime of those born between 2000 and 2030, the findings reveal 120 million deaths will be averted by vaccination, of which 96 million will be saved by the measles vaccine and the hepatitis vaccine together. (sciencealert.com)
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PhysicsResearchers have measured the radius of the atomic nucleus of helium five times more precisely than ever before. According to their findings, the so-called mean charge radius of the helium nucleus is 1.67824 femtometers (there are 1 quadrillion femtometers in 1 meter). (ethz.ch)
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PsychologyOne in three adults, particularly women, younger adults, and those of lower socioeconomic status, are experiencing psychological distress related to COVID-19. Researchers performed a meta-analysis of 68 studies conducted during the pandemic, encompassing 288,830 participants from 19 countries (duke-nus.edu.sg)
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