r/science

Researchers identified a teenager with an exceptionally rare memory ability, capable of recalling details with accuracy that exceeds an estimated 99.9% of the population, offering new insights into human memory.

Taxing billionaires and redistributing wealth could save millions of lives amid global aid cuts. In a world where there are over 3,000 billionaires, worth a record €17.4 ($20.1) trillion, up €3.46 ($4) trillion from last year, a 3% tax on their wealth would have the largest estimated effect

Taylor Swift fans lower climate concerns to justify her carbon footprint. When confronted with news about the excessive pollution generated by her private jet, highly identified fans tend to rationalize the behavior, with a decrease in their personal intentions to engage in climate-friendly actions.

As Florida considers dropping its measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine mandate for school attendance, a new study predicts that such a policy change could spark the largest measles epidemic in the United States in nearly 500 years, with striking 650% increase in cases just between 2024 and 2025.

Scientists Find Parasites in Almost Every Fish From a Recent Tuna Haul – 96% Were Infected

A 3-Year-Old's Metastatic Cancer Disappeared After Two Doses of Experimental Therapy: Complete regression of hepatoblastoma, a malignant liver cancer and chemotherapy-resistant solid tumor, after CAR T cell treatment, achieved entirely in the outpatient setting without systemic toxicity.

Tylenol during pregnancy not linked to autism, ADHD, major review finds

Paying college students $5/night if they slept more than 7 hours (n=468) led to increased sleep and increased GPA compared to control group; habits lingered some after end of payments

Doctors noticed brain injuries can speed bone healing. Scientists flipped it: squeezing a shinbone after brain injury helped mice and pigs survive more, move better and remember more. Pressure-sensing bone cells released protective signals into the blood that reduced brain damage.

Heavy ChatGPT use linked to intellectual laziness and social isolation