January 16, 202688% of Americans view opioid overdose deaths as a very serious problem. More conservatives and moderates thought that people who use opioids should be responsible for reducing overdose deaths. In contrast, more liberals felt pharmaceutical companies should be liable for reducing overdose deaths. Science
January 16, 2026Men who think they are attractive are more likely to infer sexual interest from women. Findings suggested that men’s self-perceptions and women’s appearance may bias men’s sexual judgment Science
January 16, 2026Global safety data suggests severe physical complications from psychedelics are rare. Study finds that the high rates of reported substance abuse associated with these drugs may be heavily influenced by the simultaneous consumption of other intoxicants rather than the psychedelics alone. Science
January 16, 2026Genetic relationships between the gut microbiota and prostate cancer: Mendelian randomization combined with bioinformatics analysis Science
January 16, 2026Are our bodies full of microplastics or not? There’s a way to resolve this debate, and scientists must hurry | Debora MacKenzie Science
January 16, 2026Trump Administration Orders USDA Employees to Investigate Foreign Researchers They Work With Science
January 16, 2026Damage to the ocean nearly doubles economic cost of climate change, new study finds Science
