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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/Hashirama4AP on 2024-10-19 03:05:30+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/Chemical_Building809 on 2024-10-18 19:48:49+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/Kidogo80 on 2024-10-18 14:43:05+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/mvea on 2024-10-18 19:26:07+00:00.

Original Title: Mangrove soils contain bacteria with PET-degrading enzymes capable of breaking down and transforming plastic. A way to select a suite of mangrove bacteria that can transform plastic has been developed that potentially offers a new strategy in the global toolkit of plastic waste cleanup.

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/smurfyjenkins on 2024-10-18 16:28:25+00:00.

Original Title: Across and within countries, people consistently rank free and fair elections and protection of civil liberties (e.g. free speech) as being the pillars of democracy. This conflicts with rhetoric by authoritarians who try to redefine democracy to reflect their own approaches to governance.

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/GeoGeoGeoGeo on 2024-10-18 16:08:45+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/giuliomagnifico on 2024-10-18 15:18:29+00:00.

Original Title: Data from 88,905 participants who wore wrist devices to track personal light exposure for about seven days found that brighter night light exposure was linked to a 15% to 34% increased risk of all-cause mortality, with even stronger connections to cardiometabolic mortality

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/giuliomagnifico on 2024-10-18 12:50:39+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/BlackViperMWG on 2024-10-18 10:08:59+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/mvea on 2024-10-18 12:02:44+00:00.

Original Title: Gossip phrased with concern provides female gossipers a social advantage while harming the reputations of their targets, according to new research. Women engage in intrasexual competition through indirect tactics, such as gossip, to damage the reputation of same-sex rivals.

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/chrisdh79 on 2024-10-18 10:06:45+00:00.

Original Title: Microscopic battles rage around, on and in us at all times, and the microbial combatants use far more exciting weapons than we might realize | Scientists have now observed a bacterium that attacks like a pirate ship, ensnaring its prey with grappling hooks and firing “cannons” that blow it open.

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/Kaiser_Allen on 2024-10-17 22:16:47+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/mvea on 2024-10-17 19:37:14+00:00.

Original Title: Some couples have four or more daughters and no sons, and some have all male children and no female children. This skewed sex ratio may be a result of the genes of the parents. Researchers have detected a human genetic mutation that influences the sex ratio of children.

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/mvea on 2024-10-18 08:49:07+00:00.

Original Title: Scientists have discovered toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ present in samples of drinking water from around the world, a new study reveals. Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) were detected in over 99% of samples of bottled water sourced from 15 countries around the world.

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/RoninMusashi_ on 2024-10-18 03:13:11+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/FunnyGamer97 on 2024-10-18 02:18:55+00:00.

Original Title: Study finds that men concerned about masculinity are more likely to seek revenge in the workplace | The more men are concerned about appearing masculine, the less likely they will forgive a co-worker, because they view forgiveness as a feminine trait

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/chrisdh79 on 2024-10-17 11:04:19+00:00.

Original Title: By aged two girls are already playing outside less than boys | Study finds this is important because compared to boys, girls are less physically active and more likely to have difficulties with their mental health as they get older.

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/Oncotarget on 2024-10-17 20:29:35+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/skdfnza on 2024-10-17 19:24:57+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/mvea on 2024-10-17 08:50:04+00:00.

Original Title: Standing desks may be bad for your health, study suggests. Being on your feet for more than two hours a day may increase the risk of developing problems such as deep vein thrombosis and varicose veins, and standing for too long does not offset an otherwise sedentary lifestyle.

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/giuliomagnifico on 2024-10-17 19:05:22+00:00.

Original Title: A U.S. study involving 503,747 patients with a history of opioid disorder and 817,309 patients with a history of alcohol use disorder found that those prescribed Ozempic and related weight loss drugs had a 40% lower rate of overdose and a 50% lower rate of alcohol intoxication

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/theindependentonline on 2024-10-17 18:57:00+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/giuliomagnifico on 2024-10-17 15:39:26+00:00.

Original Title: Analyzing air monitoring data from New York City, researchers found significant improvements in air quality between 1998 and 2021. Thanks to climate policies, PM2.5 levels dropped by 37%, NO2 by 31%, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons decreased by 66%

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/Cough_Geek on 2024-10-17 14:35:30+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/Wagamaga on 2024-10-17 16:28:40+00:00.

Original Title: Australian researchers have identified a new, brain-based measure of chronic sleepiness that could be diagnosed in just two minutes, predicting whether someone is safe to drive, operate machinery, or even alert enough to sit an exam.