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ScienceModerator OP t1_j2suzbx wrote on January 3, 2023 at 6:47 PM

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shiruken t1_j2sweh8 wrote on January 3, 2023 at 6:56 PM

In 2007, NASCAR switched from leaded to unleaded fuel. After the switch, children who were raised near racetracks began performing substantially better in school than earlier cohorts. There were also increases in educational performance relative to students further away. by u/smurfyjenkins

shiruken t1_j2sw579 wrote on January 3, 2023 at 6:54 PM

Utah's DWR was hearing that hunters weren't finding elk during hunting season. They also heard from private landowners that elk were eating them out of house and home. So they commissioned a study. Turns out the elk were leaving public lands when hunting season started and hiding on private land. by u/mtoddh

shiruken t1_j2sxokn wrote on January 3, 2023 at 7:04 PM

Medicare could have saved an estimated $3.6 billion buying generic drugs at Mark Cuban's direct-to-consumer online pharmacy according to an analysis of 89 drugs available for purchase on the platform. by u/shiruken

shiruken t1_j2syrpb wrote on January 3, 2023 at 7:10 PM

Record-breaking chip can transmit entire internet's traffic per second. A new photonic chip design has achieved a world record data transmission speed of 1.84 petabits per second, almost twice the global internet traffic per second. by u/MistWeaver80

shiruken t1_j2sxg46 wrote on January 3, 2023 at 7:02 PM

We can now decode pigs’ emotions. Using thousands of acoustic recordings gathered throughout the lives of pigs, from their births to deaths, an international team is the first in the world to translate pig grunts into actual emotions across an extended number of conditions and life stages by u/giuliomagnifico

shiruken t1_j2swz85 wrote on January 3, 2023 at 6:59 PM

Cats learn the names of their friend cats in their daily lives. In a new study, scientists discovered that in addition to knowing their own names, cats also appear to recognize the names of other cats they're familiar with, and may also know the names of people who live in the same household. by u/MistWeaver80

shiruken t1_j2sz95x wrote on January 3, 2023 at 7:13 PM

The Event Horizon Telescope collaboration has obtained the very first image of Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the heart of our Galaxy by u/fullersam

shiruken t1_j2syvjb wrote on January 3, 2023 at 7:11 PM

Exposure to humorous memes about anti-vaxxers boosts intention to get a COVID-19 vaccine, study finds by u/CapSwing

shiruken t1_j2szcjg wrote on January 3, 2023 at 7:14 PM

Adults who neglect COVID-19 health recommendations may also neglect basic road safety. Traffic risks were 50%-70% greater for adults who had not been vaccinated compared to those who had. Misunderstandings of everyday risk can cause people to put themselves and others in grave danger by u/Wagamaga

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