Stamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 6 days agoIt just doesn't have snowlemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square251linkfedilinkarrow-up1972arrow-down170
arrow-up1902arrow-down1imageIt just doesn't have snowlemmy.dbzer0.comStamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 6 days agomessage-square251linkfedilink
minus-squareronl2k@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 days agoNordics have definitely evolved for cold weather. Most whites and Asians evolved white skin to help synthesize vitamin D from scarce sunlight. Africans evolved dark skin to avoid synthesizing too much vitamin D, which can be toxic.
Nordics have definitely evolved for cold weather. Most whites and Asians evolved white skin to help synthesize vitamin D from scarce sunlight. Africans evolved dark skin to avoid synthesizing too much vitamin D, which can be toxic.