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r/science is a subreddit with 33.5M members. Its distinguishing qualities are that the community is massive in size, and has high activity.
This community is a place to share and discuss new scientific research. Read about the latest advances in astronomy, biology, medicine, physics, social science, and more. Find and submit new publications and popular science coverage of current research.
Popular Themes in r/science
#1
News
: "Almost 3% of population in Gaza was killed by traumatic injury in 9-month period, finds study. Over 64,000 people, 60% of whom were children, older people, and women, were killed by traumatic injury from 7 October 2023 to 30 June 2024. This death rate is 14 times previous death rate from all causes."
28 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "After the US overturned Roe v Wade, permanent contraception surged among young adults living in states likely to ban abortion, new research found. Compared to May 2022, August 2022 saw 95% more vasectomies and 70% more tubal sterilizations performed on people between the ages of 19 and 26."
11 posts
#3
Advice Requests
: "Intermittent fasting is effective for weight loss and improves cardiovascular health in people with obesity. Not eating anything from 5 pm until 9 am the following day helps to a greater extent to improve blood sugar regulation and reduce abdominal subcutaneous fat, the fat just under the skin."
3 posts
#4
Solution Requests
: "A floating solar still that can both desalinate water and generate thermoelectricity could help combat water scarcity in developing countries or remote areas | Refractory plasmonic material based floating solar still for simultaneous desalination and electricity generation"
1 post
#5
Money Talk
: "Parents who endured difficult childhoods provided less financial support -on average $2,200 less– to their children’s education such as college tuition compared to parents who experienced few or no disadvantages"
1 post
#6
Opportunities
: "In the 2010s, a municipality in the Wellington metropolitan area in New Zealand upzoned 80% of its residential land to allow medium- and high-density housing. It led to a substantial increase in housing supply and a 21% reduction in rents relative to similar municipalities."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/science
#1
Study
: "Nearly two centuries of data show that immigrants commit fewer crimes than US-born citizens, Study finds."
67 posts
#2
Research
: "New Research characterised in detail how tea bags release millions of nanoplastics and microplastics when infused. The study shows for the first time the capacity of these particles to be absorbed by human intestinal cells, and are thus able to reach the bloodstream and spread throughout the body."
54 posts
#3
Health
: "Women who masturbate more frequently tend to have better sexual Health literacy and sexual functioning, finds a new study of sexually active Turkish Muslim women. On average, this sample of women reported masturbating five times per month. "
51 posts
#4
New
: "A New study suggests that the transmission of cognitive ability from parents to children is primarily driven by genetics, with little influence from shared environmental factors like family resources."
32 posts
#5
Finds
: "Nearly two centuries of data show that immigrants commit fewer crimes than US-born citizens, study Finds."
24 posts
#6
Science
: "A new study found that individuals with strong religious beliefs tend to see Science and religion as compatible, whereas those who strongly believe in Science are more likely to perceive conflict. However, it also found that stronger religious beliefs were linked to weaker belief in Science."
21 posts
#7
Climate
: "Fossil fuel industries tweeting together for ‘Climate obstruction’ - Fossil fuel energy, plastics, and agrichemical companies are networking on social media for ‘Climate delay and denial.’ Their tweets presented environmental ‘solutions’ and highlighted the ‘unbearable weight of regulatory burdens’."
18 posts
#8
Shows
: "Researchers have discovered that weekly inoculations of the bacteria Mycobacterium vaccae, naturally found in soils, prevent mice from gaining any weight when on a high-fat diet. They say the bacterial injections could form the basis of a “vaccine” against the Western diet."
17 posts
#9
Findings
: "Researchers have discovered that weekly inoculations of the bacteria Mycobacterium vaccae, naturally found in soils, prevent mice from gaining any weight when on a high-fat diet. They say the bacterial injections could form the basis of a “vaccine” against the Western diet."
17 posts
#10
People
: "Researchers have discovered that weekly inoculations of the bacteria Mycobacterium vaccae, naturally found in soils, prevent mice from gaining any weight when on a high-fat diet. They say the bacterial injections could form the basis of a “vaccine” against the Western diet."
17 posts
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