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Heaps of pharmaceuticals, toxic chemicals found in recycled plastics

The researchers analyzed recycled plastic pellets like these and found a shockingly high amount of chemical compounds that call the material’s use into question. Depositphotos – By Michael Franco 2023 Nov 10 – While the use of recycled plastics is normally considered a noble …

People dig deeper to fact-check social research media posts when paired with someone who doesn’t share their perspective – new research

Joining up with someone who holds a different perspective influences your take on online posts. Frazao Studio Latino/E+ via Getty Images – By Eli Gottlieb, Senior Fellow in Education and Human Development, George Washington University Published: 2023 Nov 09 – People fact-checked social …

US and UK give the green light to powerful weight loss drug

In trials that included controlled diet and exercise, tirzepatide performed better than semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy). Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2023 Nov 08 – The US has officially got a homegrown hero in the burgeoning global industry of effective weight-loss treatments, with the FDA …

Your mental dictionary is part of what makes you unique − here’s how your brain stores and retrieves words

Your brain processes letters, words, sounds, semantics and grammar at breakneck speed. StudioM1/iStock via Getty Images Plus – By Nichol Castro, Assistant Professor of Communicative Disorders and Sciences, University at Buffalo Published: 2023 Nov 07 – The days of having a dictionary on your …

What’s your chronotype? Knowing whether you’re a night owl or an early bird could help you do better on tests and avoid scams

Owl chronotypes function better at night, while lark chronotypes are more energized in the morning. The Photo Matrix/Moment, nomis_g/iStock via Getty Images Plus – By Cindi May, Professor of Psychology, College of Charleston – Published: 2023 Nov 06 – Timing is everything. For …

Higher cell phone usage associated with lower sperm count in new study

Cell phone use was linked to sperm quantity, but not its morphology or motility. Rita Rahban – By Michael Franco 2023 Nov 01 – A study of nearly 3,000 Swiss men over the course of 13 years has shown a link between frequent cell …

Climate labels similar to cigarette packet warnings could cut meat consumption – new research

Valerie Sidorova/Unsplash, CC BY-SA – By Jack Hughes, PhD Candidate in Behavioural Science, Durham University and by Mario Weick, Professor of Behavioural Science, Durham University and by Milica Vasiljevic, Associate Professor of Behavioural Science, Durham University Published: 2023 Oct 31 – There was …

The world’s boreal forests may be shrinking as climate change pushes them northward

A brown bear in a Siberian boreal forest. Logan Berner, CC BY-ND – By Ronny Rotbarth, Ph.D. Candidate of Arctic and Sub-Arctic Ecology, Wageningen University and by David J. Cooper, Senior Research Scientist Emeritus, Colorado State University and by Logan Berner, Assistant Research Professor …

Modern medicine has its scientific roots in the Middle Ages − how the logic of vulture brain remedies and bloodletting lives on today

This 15th-century medical manuscript shows different colors of urine alongside the ailments they signify. Cambridge University Library, CC BY-NC – By Meg Leja, Associate Professor of History, Binghamton University, State University of New York Published: 2023 Nov 02 – Nothing calls to mind …

From India and Taiwan to Tibet, the living assist the dead in their passage

Hindu devotees prepare to scatter ashes of the deceased into the sea as part of Ngaben, a mass cremation ceremony, in Surabaya, Indonesia. Juni Kriswanto/AFP via Getty Images – By Liz Wilson, Professor of Comparative Religion, Miami University Published: 2023 Oct 31 – …