Autism does not appear to be a risk factor for conspiracy thinking. A new study finds that autism does not seem to influence belief in conspiracy theories at all.

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Air pollution and brain damage: what the science says

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Saharan dust storms do not present a risk to public health in terms of radioactivity exposure. And the radiation they carry is not connected with French nuclear tests in the Sahara.

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Scientists may have figured out why women live longer than men, linking it to having two X chromosomes, which defend against ageing. The extra X provides a sturdy cellular structure that protects against gene mutation and sickness, based on study of sex chromosomes and lifespan of 229 species.

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A day at Uranus just got 28 seconds longer

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Your fingers wrinkle the same way every time you’re in the water too long 💧🖐️, finds a new study inspired by a question from a child 👶. The study found that because finger wrinkles after prolonged immersion are caused by blood vessels beneath the skin contracting, the patterns of wrinkles stay constant.

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The glow-in-the-dark bats 🦇✨ you're hanging to decorate for Halloween might be more biologically accurate than you thought. A new study from scientists at the University of Georgia in the US has confirmed that some North American bats glow under UV light.

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⚡️ Animal vision varies greatly: Humans perceive ~65 flashes/sec, while collared flycatchers see up to 138 Hz. Tsetse flies & dragonflies can distinguish up to 300 Hz.

🐌 Slowest perception: Deep sea escolar fish see ~12 Hz, while crown-of-thorns starfish & giant African snails perceive only 0.7 Hz.

💨 Fast lifestyles = fast eyes: Species with quick reaction times, like flying animals and predators, have higher temporal perception rates. Slower creatures like starfish have slower vision.

💧 Aquatic environments: Smaller aquatic species tend to have faster vision than larger ones (e.g., 67 Hz for threespined stickleback vs. 15 Hz for Leatherback sea turtle).

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Global warming has accelerated significantly since 2015. Over the past 10 years, the warming rate has been around 0.35°C per decade, compared with just under 0.2°C per decade on average from 1970 to 2015.

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Humans prefer to walk counter-clockwise, scientists find - but no one knows why

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