RealClearScience @RCScience

RCS is your portal to clear, relevant, and evidence-based science news and opinion. We strive to bring you the best of #scicomm. Editor: @SteRoPo realclearscience.com Washington, D.C. Joined September 2010

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Are there any scientific benefits to praying? Research suggests praying is more salubrious for the person praying than the person they are praying for. via @templeton_fdn realclearscience.com/2026/06/04/wha…

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"In holographic theories, physicists may have traced the pliability of space-time to its quantum roots: a measure of quantumness known as “magic.”" via @QuantaMagazine realclearscience.com/2026/06/04/ent…

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"After Isaac Newton revolutionized celestial mechanics, admirers such as Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin and Paine, left, saw in Newton’s natural laws a model for democratic self-government." via @smithsonian realclearscience.com/2026/06/04/how…

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"Archaeologists are digging beneath Notre Dame... The excavation started after the cathedral was rebuilt following a 2019 fire. The dig has uncovered hundreds of objects, including a 4th-century coin and a medieval jug with undeciphered markings." - @AP realclearscience.com/2026/06/04/the…

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JWST proves that black holes really do come before galaxies. "Astrophysicists have wondered for a long time about the classic chicken-and-egg problem, but applied to the Universe: which came first, the galaxy or the black hole?" by @StartsWithABang realclearscience.com/2026/06/04/jws…

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A 6,000-year-old megastructure in Romania: "The very large structure is associated with the Cucuteni-Trypillia culture, a group recognized as one of the earliest European cultures to construct large dwelling spaces and settlements." via @Debriefmedia realclearscience.com/2026/06/04/meg…

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"Emma Jaura, who is working on the foundations of quantum mechanics, argues that we should give up this quest for ultimate building blocks, and instead see reality as radically interdependent." via @IAI_TV realclearscience.com/2026/06/03/qua…

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"Research on Arizona’s prehistoric past has largely ceased, Native American art associated with museum collections has declined in visibility, and science museums are increasingly turning away from scientific interpretation..." via @GoldwaterInst realclearscience.com/2026/06/03/pol…

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"OMB has proposed revising the rules that govern how federal dollars are spent. The changes would inevitably lead to unlegislated reductions in funding and damage US leadership in science, both in academia and industry." via @ScienceMagazine realclearscience.com/2026/06/03/a_r…

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"Professional astronomers and citizen skywatchers are teaming up to discover surprises about far-flung worlds during “stellar occultations,” which occur when celestial objects block out starlight." via @SuperclusterHQ realclearscience.com/2026/06/03/sha…

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"Do you occasionally hear a low buzzing or humming sound that doesn’t have a clear source? Then you’re among the estimated 2-4% of the world’s population who hear this. Scientists have been trying to figure out for decades where this sound comes from." realclearscience.com/2026/06/03/two…

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Daraxonrasib is a major breakthrough for pancreatic cancer treatment. But a lot of media outlets are reporting that it doubles the survival "rate." It doubles survival "time." by @Evolutionistrue realclearscience.com/2026/06/03/mis…

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Eric Topol @EricTopol

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What's the right amount of time for resistance training? A new study supports 90-120 minutes/week across multiple outcomes, which plateaus beyond that for lack of additional benefit From 30-year follow-up of ~150,000 participants bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/…

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"Multi-billion dollar space telescope programs aren’t only feats of aerospace engineering. They also feature “lies, damn lies, and statistics”. Or at least statistics." via @universetoday realclearscience.com/2026/06/02/ast…

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Bryan Johnson @bryan_johnson

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Men, take a break from whatever you're doing and see how many pushups you can do. How many did you do? It's a predictor of your heart disease risk. . 20+ reps is linked to a 75% lower risk . less than 10, you gotta get off dat ass Data from 10 yr study of 1,104 men aged 21 to 66. Pushups outperformed submaximal VO2max at predicting events, likely because pushups capture muscular strength and power on top of fitness, two of the strongest protective biomarkers known. Limitations: the cohort was middle-aged male firefighters, so do not extend to women, older adults, or sedentary populations. The under 10 group was also older, heavier, and smoked more, so some signal is residual confounding by overall metabolic health.

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Derek Thompson @DKThomp

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In 2019, there were about 150,000 people working in autism therapy. Six years later, there were 654,000—more than the number of people who work in mining and logging, or telecommunications, or at the US Postal Service.

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"Orgasms that occur under pressure are often described as being less pleasurable. "Bad" orgasms can reduce sexual desire and negatively impact relationships." by @JustinLehmiller realclearscience.com/2026/06/02/whe…

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Richard Feynman's formula for finding the best restaurant in a city you're visiting: "People should try a different restaurant each night until they find one that exceeds a particular threshold that reflects a desired quality." via @guardianscience realclearscience.com/2026/06/02/fey…

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3 days ago

"We have a vaccine that prevents shingles. We have a vaccine that markedly lowers the risk of dementia. We have a vaccine that might even slow aging itself. Conveniently, these three vaccines are actually just one: the shingles vaccine." by @SteRoPo realclearscience.com/blog/2026/06/0…

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Blake Allen @Blake_Allen13

3 days ago

Screwworms coming back into the U.S. cattle herd/stock is going to potentially devastate the industry and jack up meat prices. Worst part is, this was preventable. Trump & DOGE pushed funding cuts on/destroyed agencies that were directly responsible for fighting this pest

Jonathan Richie @JRichieTX

3 days ago

NEW: state Rep. Don McLaughlin says New World Screwworm within 1 mile of Texas border and urged state leaders to set up response modeled after Operation Lone Star. Says the federal government is "failing to take seriously a threat that could devastate our livestock industry."