- New non-alcoholic beer actually tastes like the real thing https://www.futurity.org/non-alcoholic-beer-taste-2695852/ 112 comments science
- An extreme heat wave in 2019 killed at least 354 Magellanic penguins at one of the world’s largest breeding colonies, researchers report. Climate change is expected to bring more such extreme heat events globally, with far-reaching consequences not just for humans, but for wildlife and ecosystems. https://www.futurity.org/magellanic-penguins-extreme-heat-argentina-2679122-2/ 10 comments science
- 520-day simulated Mars mission changes crew's gut bacteria https://www.futurity.org/mars-mission-gut-microbes-space-travel-2555202/ 9 comments space
- Vikings not typically blonde according to Genomes https://www.futurity.org/vikings-viking-genome-2440942-2/ 17 comments science
- Porcupines inspire 4D printed micro needles that could one day eliminate the need for painful shots. https://www.futurity.org/4d-printed-microneedles-2272152/ 3 comments science
- By 7 years old, kids get that hypocrisy is wrong, suggests new research, which discovered that children who were at least 7 years old began to predict future behavior based on a person’s statement about morals (n=435, age 4-9). https://www.futurity.org/hypocrisy-kids-morals-2213662/ 743 comments science
- Flu vaccine patch ditches needles and side effects. A new needle-free flu vaccine patch revs up the immune system much like a traditional flu shot without any negative side effects, a study with mice shows. https://www.futurity.org/flu-vaccine-patch-immune-systems-2161352/ 4 comments technology
- A specific gene associated with autism appears to undergo changes in the sperm of men who use marijuana, according to a small study. https://www.futurity.org/cannabis-marijuana-sperm-autism-gene-2143882-2/ 17 comments science
- Study finds that the gravitational tug-of-war the TRAPPIST-1 planets are playing with one another is raising tides on their surfaces, possibly driving volcanic activity or warming ice-insulated oceans on planets that are otherwise too cold to support life. https://www.futurity.org/trappist-1-exoplanets-habitable-zone-2040722/ 3 comments science
- 45% of UK scientists don't believe in God https://www.futurity.org/uk-scientists-less-religious-1937692-2/ 63 comments science
- New study shows chronic pain affects our decision-making abilities. Researchers investigated how pain impacts cognitive flexibility and discovered that the ability to adapt to changing situations may be hindered in those with chronic pain. https://www.futurity.org/chronic-pain-decision-making-brains-1761342-2/ 7 comments cogsci
- New A.I. application can write its own code - “It’s basically studied everything on GitHub, and it draws on that to write its own code.” https://www.futurity.org/artificial-intelligence-bayou-coding-1740702/ 32 comments technology
- Food scientists have discovered that when mice are fed a high-fat diet and become obese, they lose nearly 25 percent of their tongue’s taste buds. As a result, the mice—through an obesity-triggered metabolic malfunction—may be encouraged to eat more food. https://www.futurity.org/obesity-taste-buds-1710042/ 17 comments science
- When you have to switch tasks at work, making a plan to return to and finish the task you’re leaving can help you better focus on the new, interrupting work, according to new research. https://www.futurity.org/ready-to-resume-plan-1656322/ 6 comments science
- Researchers have captured what happens in the split second before the emergence of consciousness, a fundamental state of human life. https://www.futurity.org/brain-consciousness-stimuli-1690992/ 3 comments science
- New research shows how “clickbait” caught on in the modern newsroom and how data metrics have changed journalism. The study by Stanford University in the American Journal of Sociology examines how metrics shape newsroom dynamics in the United States and France. https://www.futurity.org/clickbait-news-audience-metrics-1710452/ 7 comments science
- Water-based air conditioner cools without harmful chemicals - Futurity http://www.futurity.org/air-conditioner-water-1656102/ 97 comments worldnews
- Our pursuit of happiness makes us sad http://www.futurity.org/feel-happy-depression-1457232-2/?utm_source=futurity+today&utm_campaign=c9805eac1a-email_campaign_2017_06_13&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e34e8ee443-c9805eac1a-203922749 4 comments science
- Too many seniors take 3 or more brain-altering drugs - Futurity http://www.futurity.org/polypharmacy-medications-older-adults-1359692-2/ 5 comments science
- Human stem cells hunt down and kill brain cancer http://www.futurity.org/stem-cells-skin-cells-glioblastoma-1349372/ 4 comments science
- People who report using seven to 11 social media platforms had more than three times the risk of depression and anxiety than their peers who use zero to two platforms, even after adjusting for the total time spent on social media overall. http://www.futurity.org/social-media-depression-anxiety-1320622-2/ 2033 comments science
- Gender outranks race when kids describe 'me' http://www.futurity.org/children-race-gender-identity-1299352-2/ 10 comments science
- Sleep duration and quality during late childhood seem to predict alcohol and cannabis use later. The study participants who slept the least were more likely to report earlier use, intoxication, and repeated use of both alcohol and cannabis. http://www.futurity.org/sleep-marijuana-alcohol-abuse1253312-2/ 6 comments science
- Americans say they'd pay more taxes to protect Gulf of Mexico http://www.futurity.org/marine-sanctuary-taxes-survey-1112422-2/ 4 comments politics
- The cornea is a light-sensitive tissue, according to new research. The findings add to past work proving the retina senses light as part of its role in synchronizing our body clocks to Earth’s cycle of light and darkness. http://www.futurity.org/eyes-cornea-light-1020822-2/ 106 comments science
- 'Stiffening' cancer cells could stop cancer metastasis without cytotoxic side effects http://www.futurity.org/lobster-shell-cancer-842562/ 5 comments science
- Scientists discovered that a protein, Thy1, has a fundamental role in controlling whether a primitive cell decides to become a fat cell, making Thy1 a possible therapeutic target for obesity problems http://www.futurity.org/fat-cells-obesity-827002/ 7 comments science
- The most complicated crystal structure ever produced in a computer simulation is a lesson in how complexity can emerge from simple rules. The “icosahedral quasicrystal” looks ordered to the eye, but has no repeating pattern. At the same time, it’s symmetric when rotated. http://www.futurity.org/icosahedral-quasicrystal-826082/ 8 comments science
- Survey shows teens want lax marijuana laws http://www.futurity.org/teenagers-marijuana-legislation-795362/ 13 comments nottheonion
- Use of daily low dose aspirin linked to dramatically lower rates of pancreatic cancer http://www.futurity.org/aspirin-can-cut-pancreatic-cancer-risk-much-60-724202/ 6 comments science
- Laptops and phones in class drag down everyone's grades: Even the smartest college students suffer academically when they use the internet in class for non-academic purposes, new research finds. http://www.futurity.org/internet-college-students-multitasking/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=internet-college-students-multitasking 184 comments science
- Neanderthal DNA lives on in skin but not speech areas of modern DNA in non-African humans http://www.futurity.org/neanderthal-genome-lives-skin/ 17 comments science
- Clay supercapacitors built to handle extreme heat http://www.futurity.org/clay-supercapacitors-built-handle-extreme-heat/ 3 comments science
- To find what’s lost, brain forms ‘search party’, which provides greater insight into neurobehavioral and attention deficit disorders such as ADHD. http://www.futurity.org/science-technology/to-find-whats-lost-brain-forms-search-party/ 14 comments science
- Genes from fireflies illuminate tumors in real-time allowing early identification of developing cancers. http://www.futurity.org/health-medicine/light-up-tumors-show-aging-in-real-time/ 31 comments science
- Mushroom compound increases survival time of dogs with aggressive cancer http://www.futurity.org/health-medicine/mushroom-extends-lives-of-dogs-with-cancer/ 2 comments science
- A legitimate medical case to be made in favor of circumcisions? http://www.futurity.org/health-medicine/fewer-circumcisions-could-cost-billions/ 6 comments science
- New carbon nanotube sponges soak up oil spills, leaves water behind, are re-usable & respond to magnets. http://www.futurity.org/science-technology/carbon-nanotube-sponge-devours-oil/ 11 comments technology
- When Mom Picks Favorites. . . Adult Children End Up Depressed. http://www.futurity.org/society-culture/its-depressing-when-moms-pick-favorites/comment-page-1/ 3 comments reddit.com
- Astronomers Can Now Measure the Velocity and Composition of “star Guts” Being Ejected into Space Following the Explosion of a Nearby Supernova http://www.futurity.org/science-technology/exploding-supernova-spews-star-guts/ 3 comments space