Drinking boiled tap water could significantly reduce exposure to nano- and microplastics, a new study suggests. Researchers found that boiling hard water can cause the plastics to co-precipitate out of the water with calcium carbonate, becoming trapped in limescale deposits that form. u/alexbeadlesci ADMIN MOD • Drinking boiled tap water could significantly reduce exposure to nano- and microplastics, a new study suggests. Researchers found that boiling hard water can cause the plastics to co-precipitate out of the water with calcium carbonate, becoming trapped in limescale deposits that form. Health https://www.technologynetworks.com/applied-sciences/news/concerned-about-microplastics-in-your-water-consider-boiling-it-first-384308
A newly discovered genetic mutation helped eliminate the tails of human ancestors u/scientificamerican ADMIN MOD • A newly discovered genetic mutation helped eliminate the tails of human ancestors Genetics https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-humans-lost-their-tails/?utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_medium=social&utm_source=reddit
Discomfort with men displaying stereotypically feminine behaviors, or femmephobia, was found to be a significant force driving heterosexual men to engage in anti-gay actions, finds a new study. u/mvea ADMIN MOD • Discomfort with men displaying stereotypically feminine behaviors, or femmephobia, was found to be a significant force driving heterosexual men to engage in anti-gay actions, finds a new study. Psychology https://www.psypost.org/femmephobia-psychology-hidden-but-powerful-driver-of-anti-gay-behavior/
