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17 Things We Used to Think Were Okay for Us in the ’70s and ’80s (But Really Weren’t)
Last Updated on July 3, 2025 by Matt Staff Back in the ’70s and ’80s, people were all about chasing the next big thing, ...
10 Packing hack essentials to maximise ease and save luggage space; Top 10 must-haves for any trip
packing hack essentials, from packing cubes to vacuum packing bags, help you save luggage space, stay organised and keep travel stress low and simple.
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Study Finds Glass Bottles May Contain More Microplastics Than Plastic Bottles
Microplastics, plastic fragments 5 millimeters or smaller, have been found in just about every part of the human body. To ...
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Glass bottles shed up to 50 times more microplastics into drinks than plastic or cans — and the paint on the cap may be to blame
A team of researchers from ANSES, France’s food safety agency, has found that drinks sold in glass bottles actually contain ...
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Are Recycled Plastic Water Bottles Safe? Study Warns They Could Be Leaching Toxic Chemicals Into Your Drink
Are recycled bottles safe? A study suggests chemical mixtures in recycled plastics might affect metabolism and hormone ...
How the Science Activity Centre at IISER is revolutionising science education
Every Wednesday, the centre welcomes a fresh batch of 70 to 80 students; some of them having travelled hundreds of kilometres from Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Sikkim among others to be part of the half-d ...
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You eat thousands of bits of plastic every year
A whale shark swims beside a plastic bag in the Gulf of Aden near Yemen. Although whale sharks are the biggest fish in the sea, they're still threatened by ingesting small bits of plastic.