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Top posts this week

The 10 highest-scored posts from the last 7 days — ranking by real score over a week naturally filters out posts that got removed shortly after posting.

PostScorePosted
Ten year old researcher shows that butterflies retain memories after metamorphosis—4h ago
Men whose testosterone levels fall unusually high or unusually low for their age group face an increased risk of developing depression. Large study of middle-aged and older adults suggests that this may serve as an indicator of mental health vulnerabilities, particularly for men in their early 50s.—6h ago
No link between MMR vaccination before age 2 and autism, large US study suggests—7h ago
Renewables have officially over taken coal as the single largest source of power generation—7h ago
Indigenous-led conservation helps save endangered cockatoo—7h ago
First-of-its-kind modeling framework uses thermodynamics and machine learning to accelerate the development of advanced materials—8h ago
Some dolphins in Shark Bay, Australia, do something unique: They use a marine sponge tool to cover their snouts as they probe the seafloor for fish. Dolphins that practice this learned behavior carry subtle differences in their epigenome. This cultural practice may leave a biological fingerprint.—8h ago
A review of more than 350 studies suggests that protein restriction may improve metabolism, reduce cellular damage, and promote healthy aging, while many sedentary adults may consume more protein than they need.—9h ago
Only about 6% of endometrial cancer survivors under 52 were prescribed vaginal estrogen after diagnosis, and among those who were, roughly 2 years of use showed no increase in cancer recurrence compared with matched patients who did not use it—10h ago
Study reveals why DNA damage from smoking and UV rays may cause cancer in some people but not others: « We’ve been able to show for the first time the extent to which genetic background influences both the mutation processes and the pathways leading to tumour development. »—11h ago

Posting rules

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  • No summaries of summaries, rehosts, or reposts
  • No editorialized, sensationalized, or biased titles
  • Research must be less than 6 months old
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  • No abusive or offensive comments
  • Non-professional personal anecdotes will be removed
  • Criticism of published work should assume basic competence of the researchers and reviewers
  • Comments dismissing established findings and fields of science must provide evidence
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Pull this with the API

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curl
curl "https://api.threadsnoop.com/v1/posts?subreddit=science&limit=25" \
  -H "x-api-key: ts_live_YOUR_KEY"

See /docs/posts for pagination, filtering with q=, and full response shape, or /docs/subreddits for the rules endpoint used above.

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