Summary: Over half of U.S. college students experience harm caused by others’ drinking, highlighting the widespread impact of alcohol misuse on campuses. These harms range from babysitting intoxicated peers to…
Category: Life
Poop is on the menu for a surprising number of animals
Feces don’t get enough credit as food. The stinky stuff is not just an end product after food gets eaten, digested and finally discarded by animal guts. Poop can also…
Emotional News Alters Men’s Financial Choices
Summary: New research reveals that men are more likely than women to let emotions from unrelated situations affect their financial decisions. After watching emotional news stories, men opted for safer…
Viewpoint: A physician who peddles pseudoscience and profits off health disinformation. Perfect Trump pick to oversee Medicare and Medicaid
Mehmet Oz has a net worth of over $100 million because of his career-long grift. Mehmet Oz is the OG wellness grifter and probably the most notorious. He’s made millions…
False Memories Are Harder to Create Than Once Thought
Summary: A new analysis challenges long-standing claims about the ease of implanting false memories, often cited in court cases to discredit witnesses. Researchers re-evaluated data from a 2023 replication of…
plant-fungi symbiosis and the impact of host fitness and vertical transmission efficiency – Functional Ecologists
In our new post Pedro Gundel, researcher at University of Talca (Chile) presents his work ‘Temporal host–symbiont dynamics in community contexts: Impact of host fitness and vertical transmission efficiency on…
‘Forever chemicals’ are causing health problems in some wildlife
“Forever chemicals” are pervasive, and researchers have in recent years been ringing the alarms about the negative impacts on human health. But humans aren’t the only animals to be concerned…
The Genetic Impact of Forever Chemicals on Brain Function
Summary: Researchers have found that per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) alter the expression of specific genes in brain-like cells, potentially contributing to neurotoxicity. Among six tested compounds, perfluorooctanoic acid…
Velvet ants have the Swiss Army knife of venoms
Few creatures can tangle with a velvet ant and walk away unscathed. These ground-dwelling insects are not ants, but parasitic wasps known for their excruciating stings. Now researchers have discovered…
