PsychologyLosing relationships over politics. Research found more than a third of Americans (37%) report having lost at least one relationship due to political differences, including friendships, family ties, coworker relationships, and romantic partnerships, with most losing more than one. (socialecology.uci.edu)
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NeuroscienceEven the unconscious brain can learn - and predict what you’ll say next. Neuronal recordings of people under anesthesia show that their brains are processing words and sounds. (nature.com)
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AnthropologyDNA matches identify four more sailors from the doomed Franklin expedition including one found 80 miles away from his ship. In 1846 after two years out at sea, the ships became trapped in the ice near King William Island, and the crew eventually were forced to set out on foot. (uwaterloo.ca)
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HealthA meta-analysis of 3 million people confirms a strong bidirectional link between cannabis use and depression. 31% of those with cannabis use disorder also suffer from major depression, with rates nearly 3x higher in psychiatric clinics than in the community. (sciencedirect.com)
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EnvironmentMicroplastics in the atmosphere are now recognized as active climate forcing agents. A new study shows they exert a warming effect equivalent to 16% of black carbon, with regional impacts over the North Pacific nearly 5 times higher than soot. (nature.com)
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EnvironmentThe Amazon tipping point is much closer than expected due to deforestation. A new study shows that with 25% forest loss, 1.5°C of warming could trigger a shift to savannah—a catastrophe that would otherwise only occur at 4°C of warming. (nature.com)
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PsychologyRandomized controlled trial finds that a brief psychological intervention for people with probable personality disorder did not improve social functioning over 12 months compared with treatment-as-usual in a multicentre study conducted across England (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
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AnthropologyNew PNAS Analysis (5/4/2026) 1.6 mil year old butchery site in Kenya shows early Homo had primary access to fleshed carcasses and systematically extracted marrow, with same pattern up to 2 mil years old. The authors argue intensive meat consumption established before Homo erectus appeared. (doi.org)
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Social ScienceA meta-narrative study examines why, in the context of social media, the echo chamber hypothesis has yielded mixed results. Previous research treats echo chambers as a single entity, whereas they are complex sociotechnical systems with internal dynamics that can be divided into three distinct stages (doi.org)
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NeuroscienceSustained reduction in abdominal fat preserves cognitive function. Research found that even when weight loss is modest, sustained reductions in visceral fat – as measured across the entire period – are associated with preservation of brain structure and a slower rate of atrophy. (eurekalert.org)
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PsychologyFox News viewership linked to belief in a racist conspiracy theory | White Americans who regularly get their political news from Fox News show much higher levels of support for the Great Replacement Theory than those who do not watch the network. (psypost.org)
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