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Young People Are Really Into
Their Shrooms These Days

NEW STUDY

Jun 19, 2023 10:30 AM CDT

Young People Are Really Into Their Shrooms These Days

From 2018 to 2021, young adults' use of hallucinogens nearly doubled

(Newser) - Not in several decades have young adults in the United States done so much tripping on hallucinogens. That's the upshot of a new study that found the use of such mind-altering drugs nearly doubled from 2018 to 2021. According to research published in the journal Addiction , based on stats...

5 Shark Species Have Seen 'Jaw-Dropping' Losses

5 Shark Species See
'Frightening' Losses

New Study

Jun 16, 2023 12:18 PM CDT

5 Shark Species See 'Frightening' Losses

A thorough survey sees some species of reef sharks have plummeted by 60% to 73%

(Newser) - In a comprehensive survey of shark and manta ray populations in nearly 400 coral reefs on Earth, scientists made an alarming discovery, reports the Washington Post : Five shark species known to call those reefs home have declined at a devastating rate of between 60% and 73% in the last 50...

Ancient Lucy Could've Walked Much Like Us

Ancient Lucy
Had Some Pretty
Powerful Legs

NEW STUDY

Jun 15, 2023 9:55 AM CDT

Ancient Lucy Had Some Pretty Powerful Legs

Knee extensor muscles were like modern humans', meaning she could have walked like us: researcher

(Newser) - Part of the reason the human ancestor known as Lucy is so famous is that her bones, discovered in Ethiopia in 1974, indicated her hominin species, Australopithecus afarensis, was among the first to walk on two legs more than 3 million years ago. But what would her long-vanished muscles tell...

We Like Hearing Nice Sounds in Our Left Ears

Want to Whisper Something
Nice? Use the Left Ear

New Study

May 28, 2023 4:00 PM CDT

Want to Whisper Something Nice? Use the Left Ear

Researchers find a pronounced preference through brain scans

(Newser) - If you've ever noticed a subtle bias toward your left ear when enjoying some pleasant singing or the mellifluous voice of your favorite podcaster, it's not just you. IFL cites a study published in Frontiers in Neuroscience that details how a team of Swiss researchers discovered that our...

These Guys Get by on
2 Hours of Sleep a Day

New Study

Apr 21, 2023 10:39 AM CDT

These Guys Get by on 2 Hours of Sleep a Day

Researchers matched northern elephant seal brain waves with diving patterns to monitor how they sleep

(Newser) - If you're still drinking coffee and blinking sleep out of your eyes, you might feel sympathy for the northern elephant seal. NPR reports that in a newly-published study, researchers found the huge mammals—known for the way the males' noses resemble elephant trunks—sleep less than just about any...

In a First, Scientists Create Mice With Cells From 2 Males

Creation of Mice From 2 Males
Raises Possibilities: Scientists

new study

Mar 18, 2023 12:10 PM CDT

Creation of Mice From 2 Males Raises Possibilities: Scientists

Researchers don't know yet whether their technique would work in human stem cells

(Newser) - For the first time, scientists have created baby mice from two males. This raises the distant possibility of using the same technique for people—although experts caution that very few mouse embryos developed into live mouse pups and no one knows whether it would work for humans, the AP reports....

Researchers Suspect TCE, Parkinson's Connection

Research Suggests a Link
Between Chemical, Parkinson's

Mar 16, 2023 5:25 PM CDT

Research Suggests a Link Between Chemical, Parkinson's

Environmental factors must be behind proliferation of disease, expert says

(Newser) - A widely used, cancer-causing industrial chemical could be one factor in the rapid increase in Parkinson's disease, new research shows. Thousands of US sites are contaminated by trichloroethylene, which has been employed to remove paint, gunk from jet engines, and stains from shirts by dry cleaners, the Los Angeles ...

53 Species
Aren't Mute
After All

new study

Nov 26, 2022 3:10 PM CST

53 Species Aren't Mute After All

Recordings show some turtles won't stop making noise

(Newser) - Turtles evolved millions of years ago and live in nearly every type of climate, according to Live Science , so it makes sense that they've have something to say. New research suggests they do, documenting noises made by 53 species—50 of them turtles—that had been thought to be...

Miss a Little Sleep, and
We're All About Ourselves

new study

Aug 24, 2022 7:20 PM CDT

Miss a Little Sleep, and We're All About Ourselves

As little as an hour lost can make people less willing to help others, researchers say

(Newser) - If a bad night's sleep makes you feel like you're of no use to anyone, there's evidence to back that up. Research suggests that losing as little as one hour of sleep can decrease the desire to help other people, including friends and family, the Guardian reports....

Researchers Partially Reverse
Death in Pig Organs

Aug 3, 2022 5:30 PM CDT

Researchers Partially Reverse Death in Pig Organs

OrganEx technology could change the medical definition of death

(Newser) - Yale University researchers have come up with an apparent cure for death, at least in pig organs. In research published in the journal Nature , researchers said their OrganEx system, which uses a network of pumps, filter, and tubing, restored circulation and repaired damaged cells in pigs that had been dead...

Study Finds Your
Love Language
Really Matters

new study

Jun 26, 2022 9:04 AM CDT

Study Finds Your Love Language Really Matters

Heterosexual couples who use their partner's preferred love language are more satisfied

(Newser) - You've likely heard of the so-called five love languages: words of affirmation, spending quality time together, gift-giving, acts of service, and physical touch. Time reports they were the brainchild of Southern Baptist pastor Gary Chapman, who three decades ago published The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment ...

There's Risk
in Using That
Dish Sponge

new study

Jun 8, 2022 7:30 PM CDT

There's Risk in Using That Dish Sponge

Bacteria prefer sponges to brushes, as do many people, experts say

(Newser) - The situation isn't as bad as it sounds, but still, researchers' finding about a kitchen staple would give anyone who draws dish duty pause. "A single sponge can harbor a higher number of bacteria than there are people on Earth," said Trond Møretrø, a research scientist...

Fight Against Aging
Enters a 'Whole New Era'

NEW STUDY

May 17, 2022 12:09 PM CDT

Fight Against Aging Enters a 'Whole New Era'

Young spinal fluid is seen to improve memory in older mice, per new research

(Newser) - Researchers are heralding "a whole new era" in the search for Alzheimer's treatments, with a new study suggesting those treatments don't necessarily need to address damage in the brain. Tony Wyss-Coray of Stanford University previously showed infusions of blood from younger animals could reverse the effects of...

The 'Scientific Paper'
as We Know It Should End

OPINION

Apr 16, 2022 10:50 AM CDT

The 'Scientific Paper' as We Know It Should End

Author makes the case that it's too archaic of a system

(Newser) - Once upon a time, scientific papers were physical things. Today, almost everything can be read online, writes Stuart Ritchie in the Guardian . But while that aspect has changed, the publishing process has not: "We still have scientific papers; we still send them off to peer reviewers; we still have...

Here's How Vampire Bats
Got a Taste for Blood

NEW STUDY

Mar 28, 2022 9:10 AM CDT

Here's How Vampire Bats Got a Taste for Blood

There are 13 genes that are missing or no longer work in vampire bats

(Newser) - Scientists have figured out why vampire bats are the only mammals that can survive on a diet of just blood. They compared the genome of common vampire bats to 26 other bat species and identified 13 genes that are missing or no longer work in vampire bats, reports the AP...

COVID Study Puts
Toll at 3 Times
Official Count

Mar 13, 2022 5:05 PM CDT

COVID Study Puts Toll at 3 Times Official Count

Researchers say pandemic could have caused 18M deaths worldwide

(Newser) - The World Health Organization has reported that, through 2021, almost 6 million people died in the COVID-19 pandemic. Now a new study has found that the actual total could be three times that estimate: 18.2 million. The real number of deaths "is much higher than simply assessed by...

Our Vision of Legendary
Shark Is Flawed

NEW STUDY

Feb 10, 2022 2:03 PM CST

Our Vision of Legendary Shark Is Flawed

Researchers say we actually don't know what giant megalodon looked like

(Newser) - We know Otodus megalodon was a massive shark, about three times as long as the largest great white shark ever recorded. But we don't know much else about the appearance of the beast that swam around Earth's oceans between 3.6 million and 15 million years ago, despite...

This Dino Species Has
'Something Never Seen Before'

This Dino Species Has 'Something Never Seen Before'

Fossil of dog-sized stegouros shows it had a tail that could slash, slice like an ancient Aztec weapon

(Newser) - A fossil found in Chile is from a strange-looking dog-sized dinosaur species that had a unique slashing tail weapon, scientists reported Wednesday. Some dinosaurs had spiked tails they could use as stabbing weapons, and others had tails with clubs. The new species, described in a study in the journal Nature...

That Emoji Doesn't Always
Mean What You Think It Does

new study

Nov 30, 2021 3:00 PM CST

That Emoji Doesn't Always Mean What You Think It Does

Study shows men, women get different emotional impact

(Newser) - Communication is hard. And in fraught or ambiguous situations, or in a context where precision is important, word choice is all important. But what if you aren’t even using words? What does that smiley face even mean? Turns out emoji can mean different things to different people, and the...

Our View of Prehistoric
Mothers May Be Wrong

Our View of Prehistoric Mothers May Be Wrong

Study disputes idea they were bad caregivers

(Newser) - A new study suggests that we've been unfairly giving a bad rap to prehistoric mothers. Researchers from the Australian National University say the idea that early women were bad caregivers is based on a faulty interpretation of ancient burial sites, reports the Australian Associated Press . Because lots of infants...