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Booze Might Not Give Men ‘Beer Goggles’ After All, Small Study Finds
Alcohol’s effect on men’s dating attitudes might be more complicated than we think, new research this week suggests. The small study found that young men’s perception of a woman’s attractiveness didn’t change once they started drinking. But, when under the influence, the men did become more willing to try meeting women they saw as most…
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Microplastics Can Travel Into the Brain and Cause Behavioural Changes, Study Finds
Mice were exposed to microplastics in their drinking water, and those with higher exposures behaved erratically.
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Hurricane Idalia Could Be the Most Expensive Climate Disaster of 2023
Hurricane Idalia barrelled through several states this week and could be the most expensive climate disaster in the United States this year according to analysts. Idalia made landfall over the Florida Bend this Wednesday morning as a strong category 3 hurricane. The storm swept through the state and up into Georgia and the Carolinas. Idalia…
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10 Bugs Scientists Want You to Squash Immediately
Insects are cool (if you look past all the legs). They break down dead things by eating them and pollinate plants so that we can grow enough crops to feed the world. Conservation encourages us to protect wildlife, especially bugs that are now looking down the barrel of an insect apocalypse. But… sometimes you have…