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At the Top of Life's Toughest Choices? It's Tied to Work
The Life Choices We
Universally Dread
NEW STUDY
Nov 23, 2025 5:00 PM CST

The Life Choices We Universally Dread

New survey puts both quitting and accepting a new job at top of list, as well as certain money moves

(Newser) - A new study seeks to answer a pretty basic question: What are the life decisions people stress out about the most? As it turns out, they're not as unique as you might think. "First and foremost, people think of occupational risky choices," says researcher Renato Frey of...

Weed May Help Drinkers Cut Back on Booze
Weed May Help Drinkers
Cut Back on Booze
new study
Nov 23, 2025 3:00 PM CST

Weed May Help Drinkers Cut Back on Booze

Study finds that drinkers consume less alcohol after smoking marijuana

(Newser) - A new study out of Brown University suggests that smoking marijuana curbs the immediate desire to drink alcohol. As the New York Times reports, the results of the unique study were striking: strong weed resulted in 30% less booze being consumed among study participants. The experiment essentially tested the premise...

Study: Simple CT Scan Could Prevent Thousands of Deaths
Study: Simple CT Scan Could
Prevent Thousands of Deaths
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Nov 23, 2025 6:01 AM CST

Study: Simple CT Scan Could Prevent Thousands of Deaths

Most eligible Americans skip lung cancer screening

(Newser) - New research suggests the US is missing a huge opportunity to save lives when it comes to the deadliest cancer in the country, the New York Times reports. Nearly 125,000 people in the US die from lung cancer every year, yet only 18% of people eligible for a lung...

Study Reveals Just How Much Childhood Is Changing

There's a sharp drop in the number of kids who read for pleasure

(Newser) - Social media is altering childhood in extreme ways, suggests a major new study out of Australia. In a press release that calls it "one of the world's largest studies of after-school activities," researchers at the University of South Australia collected data on how more than 14,000...

City Raccoons Begin to Evolve Into Urban Pets
Raccoons in
American
Cities Are
Morphing
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Nov 22, 2025 5:50 AM CST

Raccoons in American Cities Are Morphing

Their snouts are shrinking, in a sign of domestication as they adapt to humans

(Newser) - Raccoons may be taking steps toward domestication, according to a new study that suggests urban life is subtly reshaping the species. Researchers including University of Arkansas biologist Raffaela Lesch analyzed almost 20,000 photos of raccoons from across the US and found that those living in cities have snouts about...

Pfizer's mRNA Flu Shot Beats Standard Vaccine in Trials
Pfizer's New Flu Shot Could
Be a 'Game Changer'
NEW STUDY
Nov 20, 2025 7:06 AM CST

Pfizer's New Flu Shot Could Be a 'Game Changer'

Late-stage trial shows mRNA vaccine offers better protection against flu than standard shot

(Newser) - A new mRNA-based flu vaccine from Pfizer has shown greater effectiveness than the standard flu shot in a large Phase 3 trial, according to results published in the New England Journal of Medicine . The vaccine employs the same messenger RNA technology as Pfizer's COVID-19 shot, and experts have long...

Kissing May Be 21M Years Old
Kissing May Have Been
for Our Way-Back Ancestors
NEW STUDY
Nov 19, 2025 11:50 AM CST

Kissing May Have Been for Our Way-Back Ancestors

Practice likely originated with a common ancestor of all large apes, researchers find

(Newser) - Humans spend a lot more time kissing than they do thinking about why they kiss. But scientists intrigued by this question say the practice, which has no real survival or reproductive benefit, is built into us, likely originating with the common ancestor of humans and other great apes upward of...

A Possible Clue About Rising Colorectal Cancers in the Young

Study on female nurses links ultraprocessed foods to higher risk of polyps

(Newser) - Women who eat higher amounts of ultraprocessed foods may face a greater risk of developing colorectal polyps before age 50, a finding that could help explain rising colorectal cancer rates in younger adults. The research, based on health and dietary records from more than 29,000 US female nurses under...

For Seals on One Island, a 'Bleak' Future May Await

Bird flu has wiped out nearly half of South Georgia's female breeding elephant seals

(Newser) - Nearly half of the breeding female elephant seals on South Georgia, a remote island near Antarctica, have died in a bird flu outbreak, according to a new study published in the journal Communications Biology . Researchers from the British Antarctic Survey used drones to survey the island's three largest breeding...

Lupus Just Got a Bit Less Mysterious
Lupus Just Got a
Bit Less Mysterious
NEW STUDY
Nov 13, 2025 9:06 AM CST

Lupus Just Got a Bit Less Mysterious

Study suggests the common Epstein-Barr virus triggers antinuclear antibodies in some

(Newser) - Scientists may have uncovered a key culprit behind lupus, the mysterious autoimmune disease. And it's an infection so common that 95% of people contract it at some point in their lives. New research published in Science Translational Medicine suggests the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), the most common cause of mono,...

Patients With Colon Cancer May See Extra GLP-1 Benefits

Those on weight loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy see lower death rates than those not taking them

(Newser) - Medications like Wegovy and Ozempic, known for managing diabetes and promoting weight loss, may also be linked to significantly lower death rates in colon cancer patients, according to a new study cited by the Independent . Researchers at UC San Diego reviewed medical records for more than 6,800 colon cancer...

Coffee May Protect Against Common Irregular Heartbeat

Study finds lower recurrence of atrial fibrillation in daily drinkers

(Newser) - A new study suggests that a daily cup of coffee may lower the odds of atrial fibrillation recurrence, offering reassurance to the millions living with the common heart rhythm disorder. Researchers followed 200 adults from Australia, Canada, and the US with a history of A-fib, averaging 70 years old, over...

Most Americans Don't Know Alcohol Raises Cancer Risk
Most Americans Clueless
About Alcohol-Cancer Link
new study
Nov 5, 2025 2:00 PM CST

Most Americans Clueless About Alcohol-Cancer Link

Study finds only 37.1% of adults know that drinking alcohol ups cancer risk

(Newser) - If you weren't aware that drinking alcohol can increase your risk of cancer, you're apparently in good company. A new study from MD Anderson Cancer Center published in JAMA Oncology found that just 37.1% of adults knew that drinking alcohol increased their risk of cancer. More than...

Some of the First Humans Used Tools Continuously
Some of the First Humans
Used Tools Continuously
NEW STUDY
Nov 4, 2025 10:45 AM CST

Some of the First Humans Used Tools Continuously

Findings in Kenya challenge idea that only later humans had the brains for the job

(Newser) - A newly uncovered trove of ancient stone tools in northwest Kenya suggests early humans didn't use them sporadically but routinely over hundreds of thousands of years, at the very emergence of humanity. Archaeologists at the Namorotukunan site in the Turkana Basin uncovered 1,300 stone flakes, hammerstones, and cores...

Glacier's 'Astonishing' Retreat Ignites Debate Over the Cause

How remarkable the dramatic loss in Antarctica is depends on if Hektoria was 'grounded' or not

(Newser) - A glacier in Antarctica just pulled off what might be the fastest retreat ever seen, and scientists are now scrambling to figure out exactly what happened—and what it means for the rest of the planet. New research suggests that the Hektoria Glacier retreated more than 5 miles in only...

Here's Your Step Count Goal to Slow Cognitive Decline

Just 3K daily steps could do the trick, researchers say

(Newser) - Walking just a few thousand steps a day might help delay the onset of Alzheimer's symptoms in those at higher risk for the disease, according to a new study. Researchers followed nearly 300 older adults—none of whom had dementia at the study's start—for about nine years,...

A Word of Caution for Users of Supplemental Melatonin

Study finds link between long-term use and heart failure, though experts urge caution

(Newser) - A new study is suggesting a link between long-term melatonin use and an increased risk of heart failure, but experts say there's no need for alarm—at least not yet. Researchers reviewed health records from more than 130,000 adults with chronic insomnia, finding that those who took prescribed...

German Rats Are Busted Attacking Bats Midair
Bats in Germany Had Better
Watch Out for the Rats
NEW STUDY
Oct 29, 2025 10:30 AM CDT

Bats in Germany Had Better Watch Out for the Rats

Urban rodents are recorded hunting bats that are flying by or on the ground

(Newser) - Rats are now on record as bat hunters. Infrared and thermal cameras set up at hibernation sites in two northern German towns captured brown rats in the act, with footage showing the rodents standing upright to snatch bats out of midair or ambushing them on the ground. This marks the...

How the Maya Predicted Solar Eclipses Across 7 Centuries
This Is How the Maya Were
So Accurate on Eclipses
NEW STUDY
Oct 28, 2025 9:45 AM CDT

This Is How the Maya Were So Accurate on Eclipses

Ancient calendar math accounts for every eclipse from 350CE to 1150CE

(Newser) - Ancient Mayan astronomers turned their eyes to the sky and recorded celestial events with a level of precision that continues to impress scientists today. A new study, published Wednesday in Science Advances , sheds fresh light on how the Central American civilization managed to predict solar eclipses with such incredible accuracy,...

Dinosaurs Thrived, Thank You Very Much, Until the Asteroid
Dinos Were Doing Great—
Until the Asteroid Hit
NEW STUDY
Oct 24, 2025 9:57 AM CDT

Dinos Were Doing Great— Until the Asteroid Hit

New fossil dating methods challenge the theory of a slow decline

(Newser) - A new study challenges the long-held idea that dinosaurs were already on the verge of extinction when a giant asteroid struck Earth 66 million years ago. Instead, new research suggests they were thriving up until the moment disaster struck. The study, published in Science , relies on improved dating techniques applied...

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