Glioma, a Type of Cancer that Hijacks Brain Activity to Fuel Its Growth. Scientists have uncovered one of the mechanisms in mice that makes this exploitation possible and believe the identification of this mechanism could create new opportunities for treatment.
https://www.sciencealert.com/this-deadly-brain-cancer-hijacks-brain-activity-to-fuel-its-growth-study-reveals

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Industrial-scale illegal and unreported fishing accounts for an estimated 8–15% of global marine wild catch and supports an illicit seafood trade worth US$6.2–12.2 billion annually, with about two-thirds of its value originating in West Africa, East Asia and Southeast Asia.
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2512081123

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Dolphins Filmed Hunting With Shells – And Possibly Passing Skill to Their Offspring. Dolphins chase prey into a large, empty seasnail shell, then raise the shell above water and gulp down the contents. Study provides first evidence that mothers may be teaching shelling strategy to their calves.
https://www.sciencealert.com/dolphins-filmed-hunting-with-shells-and-possibly-passing-the-skill-to-their-offspring

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The internet can’t get enough of cats… but cats might have had enough of the internet. Viewers dismiss, trivialise, or even romanticise signs of cat distress during 'play' videos online. Viewers would often overlook stress because the interaction itself was 'cute' or 'funny'.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08927936.2026.2708478#abstract

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Testing of 113 personal care and cleaning products (from Target, Amazon, Walmart, Dollar Tree) found 85% contained unlabeled chemicals with known or suspected health hazards, and one in four contained chemicals contradicting package claims, including synthetic chemicals in products "100% natural”
https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2026-08-11/study-finds-undisclosed-chemicals-in-most-personal-care-products

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FDA Finds Bacteria in a Third of 'Sterile' Tattoo Inks. Of 118 tattoo ink samples labeled sterile, nearly a third, 30.5%, were contaminated, compared with 35.5% of samples without a sterility claim. Of the 94 bacteria species identified, around a third, 34%, are classified as potential pathogens.
https://www.sciencealert.com/tattoo-ink-isnt-as-sterile-as-we-thought-and-thats-a-problem

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Ultra-Processed Foods Linked to Notably Higher Prostate Cancer Risks. Men with higher levels of UPF intake had 24% to 34% greater risks, compared with those with lower intakes. These analyses were adjusted for age, race and ethnicity, smoking as well as poverty status.
https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/articles/ultra-processed-foods-prostate-cancer-risk.php

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Social anxiety, not masking, may drive mental health struggles in autistic adults. Hiding or suppressing traits to fit in with social expectations is often linked to higher rates of depression and distress.
https://www.psypost.org/social-anxiety-not-masking-may-drive-mental-health-struggles-in-autistic-adults/

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People living in California are more than twice as likely to be childfree as those living in Louisiana
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1138879

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Scientists identify 19 core dimensions of positive mental health in new consensus study
https://www.psypost.org/scientists-identify-19-core-dimensions-of-positive-mental-health-in-new-consensus-study/

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Migraines are linked to accelerated brain aging in regions tied to memory and emotion
https://www.psypost.org/migraines-are-linked-to-accelerated-brain-aging-in-regions-tied-to-memory-and-em/

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Study ties estrogen-based menopausal hormone therapy to lower Alzheimer’s risk
https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2026/08/study-ties-estrogen-based-menopausal-hormone-therapy-to-lower-al.html

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Sexually aroused men are more prone to misjudging a woman’s interest in flirting by focusing on her clothing rather than her facial expressions. When in an aroused state, men often prioritize broad signals of sexual appeal over direct signs of rejection.
https://www.psypost.org/sexual-arousal-causes-men-to-ignore-facial-cues-during-flirting/

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A model finds a 25% cut in vehicle and industrial emissions across South Asia could cut fine particle pollution by up to 97 micrograms per cubic metre, averting around 40,830 deaths a year.
https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ae916d

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'Very Unexpected': NASA Rover Zapped a Rock on Mars And Found a Gemstone Surprise | The mineral was corundum, the crystalline material that forms rubies and sapphires.
https://www.sciencealert.com/very-unexpected-nasa-rover-zapped-a-rock-on-mars-and-found-a-gemstone-surprise

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Men are less likely than women to seek help after experiencing intimate partner violence, and new research found that the main barriers include viewing it as a private matter, fear of retaliation, shame, and concerns about not being believed.
https://publichealth.gmu.edu/news/2026-08/shame-stigma-and-culture-prevent-male-intimate-partner-violence-survivors-seeking-help

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Neuroscientists have vastly underestimated brain cells’ computing power. A new study shows that each neuron can do multiple computations at once thanks to hundreds of sprawling branches
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/neuroscientists-have-vastly-underestimated-brain-cells-computing-power/

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A few minutes of sprinting could make a bigger impact than 90 minutes of moderate running. Sprinting triggers changes in more than 200 metabolites and causes an immediate surge of proteins involved in blood-vessel growth, tissue remodeling, and hormonal signaling.
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1139915

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Taking the stairs could cut risk of early death. Research found people who regularly climb stairs were 39 per cent less likely to die from heart-related problems and 24 per cent less likely to die from any cause - compared with people who don't climb stairs as often.
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1139621

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Forests in Wyoming lost 60% of their canopy during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum, the last comparable period of global warming, and it took them well over 100,000 years to recover, according to fossilized leaf fragments
https://theconversation.com/ancient-forests-took-100-000-years-to-recover-from-the-last-global-warming-period-similar-to-today-wyoming-fossils-reveal-what-happened-289462

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Astronomers discover a brand-new type of astrophysical object: A black hole star, « The mashup of a black hole and an enormous star has never been seen before and could explain the mysterious little red dots often found in deep-space images. »
https://news.mit.edu/2026/astronomers-discover-brand-new-type-astrophysical-object-black-hole-star-0812

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