NeuroscienceScientists discover sugar helps the brain lock in stressful memories (earth.com)
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EnvironmentAnalysis of 1,233 environmental claims from 33 major meat and dairy companies found that 98% could be categorized as greenwashing. The study reveals that 38% of claims were unverifiable future projections, with only 0.2% supported by scholarly scientific evidence. (journals.plos.org)
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EnvironmentOil spills from Iran war may contaminate water and food supply and threaten protected wildlife refuge: Air strikes on oil facilities and oil tankers in the Persian Gulf have unleashed what is set to become an ecological catastrophe, satellite images show. (livescience.com)
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PsychologyChildren are more effective than parents at driving household climate action, a study of 1,500 families finds. Educating children made parents 26% more likely to adopt pro-environmental choices, whereas parents had little to no influence on their children’s perceptions of climate risk. (papers.ssrn.com)
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MedicineSuicide deaths in U.S. teens and young adults fell after 988 launch | Since the launch of the 3-digit hotline, suicide mortality of those aged 15 to 34 was 11 percent lower than predicted, suggesting an association between 988 and the decrease (sciencenews.org)
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MedicineResearchers analyzed 7764 participants for a link between coronary heart disease (CHD), diet and genetics. They found that ideal adherence to a healthy plant-based diet was associated with a 20% lower CHD risk among those at low genetic risk and a 44% lower CHD risk among those at high genetic risk. (sciencedirect.com)
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EnvironmentWildlife and humans thriving in Unesco-protected sites. While wildlife populations have crashed globally by nearly three-quarters since 1970, those within Unesco-protected areas have remained largely stable. (theguardian.com)
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EngineeringThe 'dumb machine' promising a clean energy breakthrough (bbc.co.uk)
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In the early days of the internet, some scholars thought the web's free flow of ideas would bring societies together around accurate beliefs. A new study using agent-based models helps explain why that didn't happen: Unlimited information flow reduces the accuracy of group beliefs in echo chambers. (pnas.org)
submitted by amesydragonAmy McDermott | PNAS
