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Why conflict parties cease fighting. Research shows that parties to a conflict are more likely to agree to a ceasefire in periods where the conflict is particularly bloody and when an above-average number of civilians have been accidentally killed by rebel attacks.
css.ethz.chSubmitted by Wagamaga t3_ynn1c4
COVID-19 vaccines, prior infection reduce transmission of Omicron: Vaccination and boosting, especially when recent, helped to limit the spread of COVID-19 in prisons during the first Omicron wave, according to researchers that examined transmission between people living in the same prison cell.
nature.comSubmitted by lolfuys t3_101ms7u
Mediterranean diet may lower risk of pregnancy complications. Study Shows that those whose diet was highly similar to a Mediterranean diet had 21% lower risk of any adverse pregnancy outcome compared to those whose diet was highly different from a Mediterranean diet. N=10,000 women
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New research suggests that how humans dart their eyes may reveal valuable information about how they make decisions: “We discovered an accessible measurement that will tell you, in only a few seconds, not just what you prefer but how much you prefer it,”
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Explaining Mercury’s Superconductivity, 111 Years Later. Theorists have finally explained the superconductivity of mercury, the first superconductor ever discovered—gaining insights that could be relevant to the search for room-temperature superconductors.
physics.aps.orgSubmitted by MistWeaver80 t3_ytfde2
Cooperative sperm outrun loners in the mating race. In simulated reproductive tracts of animals like cattle and humans, the behavior increases the chances that groups of cooperative bovine sperm will outpace meandering loners as they race to fertilize a female egg cell, physicists report.
sciencenews.orgSubmitted by MistWeaver80 t3_y1nmnc
Regular physical activity may boost effectiveness of COVID-19 jab. Risk of hospital admission among fully vaccinated healthcare workers was reduced by 60% in the group who engaged in low levels of physical activity, and by 72% and 86% in the medium and high physical activity groups, respectively
bjsm.bmj.comSubmitted by Wagamaga t3_yd1rf9
During the mid-Cretaceous approximately 94.5 million years ago the worlds oceans became nearly uninhabitable as rapid degassing of volcanic carbon dioxide altered seawater carbonate chemistry, triggering a global-scale episode of reduced marine oxygen levels known as Oceanic Anoxic Event 2.
smithsonianmag.comSubmitted by avogadros_number t3_112fbo1
Planet’s most unique birds at higher risk of extinction, study finds. Losing these species and the unique roles they play in the environment, such as seed dispersal, pollination and predation, could have severe consequences to the functioning of ecosystems
britishecologicalsociety.orgSubmitted by Additional-Two-7312 t3_z41i8q
Words for negative concepts (e.g. "bad") are replaced faster and mutate more than those for positive concepts (e.g. "good") across Indo-European languages. As a consequence, different languages have highly dissimilar words for negative concepts but not for positive concepts.
nature.comSubmitted by smurfyjenkins t3_z7qiri