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  • Printed Skin, Mammoth De-Extinction, Learning Happiness

    Printed Skin, Mammoth De-Extinction, Learning Happiness

    · Curiosity Daily

    Today, you’ll learn about a skin printer that could lead to scar-free surgeries, the possibility of bringing the wooly mammoth back to life, and how to work at being happy.  

     

    Printed Skin 

     

    “Scar-free surgery prints living skin (and maybe hair) right into wounds.” by Paul McClure. 2024.  â€œNew bioink promotes growth & regeneration of 3D-printed muscle tissue.” by Paul McClure. 2023.  

     

    Mammoth De-Extinction 

     

    “Wooly mammoth de-extinction inches closer after elephant stem cell breakthrough.” by Sascha Pare. 2024.  â€œScientists Are Reincarnating the Woolly Mammoth to Return in 4 Years.” by Tim Newcomb. 2023.  â€œWhy Are Scientists Trying to Bring Back the Woolly Mammoth?” by Teresa Ehrlich. 2022. 

     

    Learning Happiness 

     

    “Happiness can be learnt, but we have to work at it - study finds.” University of Bristol. 2024.  â€œUnit information: Science of Happiness.” University of Bristol. Course catalog.  â€œThe Science of Well-Being.” Coursera Course.  â€œThe Science of Happiness Course.” Greater Good Science Center. N.d. â€œManaging Happiness.” Harvard. Ongoing.  

     

     

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  • Glacier Curtain, Good Vibrations, PFAS Water Detox

    Glacier Curtain, Good Vibrations, PFAS Water Detox

    · Curiosity Daily

    Today, you’ll learn about a radical idea for installing a curtain around a massive ice sheet, how positive vibrations might help people with social anxiety, and new tech that could remove dangerous forever chemicals from our environment.  

     

    Glacier Curtain 

     

    “Scientists want to build 62-mile-long curtains around the ‘doomsday glacier’ for a $50 billion Hail Mary to save it.” by Ellyn Lapointe. 2024.  â€œThwaites Glacier Facts.” International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration. N.d.  â€œHow We Came to Know and Fear the Doomsday Glacier.” by Marissa Grunes. 2023.  

     

    Good Vibrations 

     

    “Good vibrations could hold answer to calming social anxiety.” University of Glasgow. 2024.  â€œBrain mechanisms of social anxiety disorder.” by D J Nutt, et al. 1998.  â€œSocial Anxiety Disorder.” NIH. n.d. 

     

    PFAS Water Detox 

     

    “Harmful ‘forever chemicals’ removed from water with new electrocatalysis method.” by Luke Auburn. 2024.  â€œPFAS Explained.” EPA. n.d.  â€œWhat are PFAS?” ASTDR. 2024. 

     

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  • Chernobyl Worms, Barnacle Proteins, Foot-Eye Coordination

    Chernobyl Worms, Barnacle Proteins, Foot-Eye Coordination

    · Curiosity Daily

    Today, you’ll learn about a surprising discovery inside the worms of Chernobyl, a way to protect metals at sea inspired by barnacles, and foot-eye coordination.  

     

    Chernobyl Worms 

     

    “Radiation-proof Chernobyl worms offer answers about cancer.” by Paul McClure. 2024.  â€œChernobyl Accident 1986.” n.a. 2022.  â€œEnvironmental radiation exposure at Chornobyl has not systematically affected the genomes or chemical mutagen tolerance phenotypes of local worms.” by Sophia C. Tintori, et al. 2024.  

     

    Barnacle Proteins 

     

    “Barnacle proteins protect metals from corrosion in salt water.” by Prachi Patel. 2024.  â€œHow Does Salt Water Rust Metals?” By Claire Gillespie. 2018.  â€œWhat are barnacles?” NOAA. 2023.  

     

    Foot-Eye Coordination 

     

    “Foot-eye coordination: how our vision changes in rhythm with our walking.” EurekAlert! 2024.  â€œNeuroscience research shows the brain is strobing, not constant.” n.a. 2017.  

     

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  • Eclipse 2024, Boiling Microplastics, Self-Control

    Eclipse 2024, Boiling Microplastics, Self-Control

    · Curiosity Daily

    Today, you’ll learn about the magic of the upcoming solar eclipse, a simple way to reduce the amount of microplastics in your drinking water, and the connection between self-control and the perception of power. 


    Livestream of the total solar eclipse on Discovery’s YouTube channel on April 8 at 2:15pm ET here!


    Eclipse 2024 

     

    “What this solar eclipse can teach us about our planet and beyond.” by Kasha Patel. 2024.  â€œEclipse Soundscapes Project.” 2024.  â€œGlobe Observer: Eclipse.” 2024.  â€œNationwide Eclipse Ballooning Project Objectives.” 2024.  

     

    Boiling Microplastics 

     

    “Concerned About Microplastics in Your Water? Consider Boiling It First.” by Alexander Beadle. 2024.  â€œMicroplastics in freshwaters and drink water: Critical review and assessment of data quality.” by Albert A. Koelmans, et al. 2019.  â€œThe Impact of Microplastics on the Gut Microbiome and Health.” Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2023.  â€œDrinking Boiled Tap Water Reduces Human Intake of Nanoplastics and Microplastics.” by Zimin Yu, et al. 2024.  

     

    Self-Control 

     

    “Having Self-Control Leads to Power.” by Jenn Riggle. 2024.  â€œSelf-control signals and affords power.” by Wu, S. 2024.  

     

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  • Geoengineering, Artificial Sweeteners, Butterfly Mimicry

    Geoengineering, Artificial Sweeteners, Butterfly Mimicry

    · Curiosity Daily

    Today, you’ll learn about a potentially risky new idea to geoengineer our way out of extreme heat, bad news for fans of artificially sweetened drinks, and an incredible new discovery about butterflies.  

     

    Geoengineering 

     

    “Dehydrate the stratosphere to curb global warming? Scientists float new risky strategy.” by Paul Voosen. 2024.  â€œContributions of Stratospheric Water Vapor to Decadal Changes in the Rate of Global Warming.” by Susan Solomon, et al. 2010.  â€œConsidering intentional stratospheric dehydration for climate benefits.” by Joshua P. Schwarz. 2024.  

     

    Artificial Sweeteners 

     

    “Artificially sweetened drinks linked to risk of irregular heartbeat, study finds.” by Erum Salam. 2024.  â€œSweetened Beverages, GEnetic Susceptibility, and Incident Atrial Fibrillation: A Prospective Cohort Study.” by Ying Sun, et al. 2024.  â€œAtrial Fibrillation.” CDC. 2022. 

     

    Butterfly Mimicry 

     

    “Butterflies mimic each other’s flight behaviour to avoid predators.” University of York. 2024.  â€œButterfly Mimicry.” by Karin Kjernsmo. 2021.  â€œMimicry in viceroy butterflies is dependent on abundance of the model queen butterfly.” by Kathleen L. Prudic, et al. 2019.  

     

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  • Shark Hunter, Asbestos Cancer Treatment, Creative Flow

    Shark Hunter, Asbestos Cancer Treatment, Creative Flow

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    Today, you’ll learn about an alarming new killer behavior in orcas, a potential breakthrough for patients with one of the deadliest cancers, and the brain science behind flow.  

     

    Shark Hunter 

     

    “Orcas Demonstrating They No Longer Need to Hunt in Packs to Take Down the Great White Shark.” Taylor & Francis. 2024.  â€œFurther insights into killer whales Orcinus orca preying on white sharks Carcharodon carcharias in South Africa.” by A Towner, et al. 2024.  â€œTop 10 Facts About Orcas.” WWF. 2023. 

     

    Asbestos Cancer Treatment 

     

    “Drug offers ‘wonderful’ breakthrough in treatment of asbestos-linked cancer.” by Andrew Gregory. 2024.  â€œKey Statistics About Malignant Mesothelioma.” American Cancer Society. 2019. â€œPegargiminase Plus First-Line Chemotherapy in Patients With Nonepithelioid Pleural Mesothelioma.” by Peter W. Szlosarek, MD, PhD. et al. 2024. 

     

    Creative Flow 

     

    “Your brain in the zone: A new neuroimaging study reveals how the brain achieves a creative flow state.” EurekAlert! 2024.  â€œCreative flow as optimized processing: Evidence from brain oscillations during jazz improvisations by expert and non-expert musicians.” by David Rosen, et al. 2024.  

     

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  • Human Diversity, Ancient Tool Use, Deep Sea Discoveries

    Human Diversity, Ancient Tool Use, Deep Sea Discoveries

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    Happy 300 episodes to our Curiosity Daily listeners! Today, you’ll learn about a massive database of human genomes that’s uncovering major new genetic discoveries, the scientists building stone age tools from scratch
 and then putting them to work, and a treasure trove of deep sea discoveries in an underwater mountain range.  

     

    Human Diversity  

     

    “Ambitious survey of human diversity yields millions of undiscovered genetic variants.” by Max Kozlov. 2024.  â€œNIH’s All of Us Research Program Releases First Genomic Dataset of Nearly 100,000 Whole Genome Sequences.” NIH. 2022.  â€œAbout.” NIH. 2021. 

     

    Ancient Tool Use 

     

    “Scientists try out stone age tools to understand how they were used.” EurekAlert! 2024.  â€œExperiments with replicas of Early Upper Paleolithic edge-ground stone axes and adzes provide criteria for identifying tool functions.” by Akira Iwase, et al. 2024.  

     

    Deep Sea Discoveries 

     

    “See the strange new species discovered near Chile - with the help of a deep-diving sea robot.” by Laura Baisas. 2024.  â€œScientists Confirm Underwater Mountains Harbor Abundant Life Off Chile’s Coast.” Schmidt Ocean Institute. 2024.  â€œHow much of the ocean has been explored?” NOAA. n.d. 

     

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  • Learning From Friends, Hair & Heart, Feeding Weeds

    Learning From Friends, Hair & Heart, Feeding Weeds

    · Curiosity Daily

    Today, you’ll learn about how we learn the same information differently from people we like than from those we don’t like, a drug men already take that could have incredible added benefits, and a weed that could feed a hungry world.  

     

    Learning From Friends  

     

    “The brain is ‘programmed’ for learning from people we like.” Lund University. 2024.  â€œIngroup sources enhance associative inference.” by Marius Boeltzig. 2023.  

     

    Hair & Heart  

     

    “Common hair loss and prostate drug may also cut heart disease risk in men and mice.” by Lauren Quinn. 2024.  â€œFinasteride delays atherosclerosis progression in mice and is associated with a reduction in plasma cholesterol in men.” by Patrick McQueen, et al. 2024.  

     

    Feeding Weeds 

     

    “Common plant could help reduce food insecurity, researchers find.” by Jeff Mulhollem. 2024.  â€œFood Resilience in the Face of Catastrophic Global Events.” Penn State University. N.d.  â€œWhat You Need to Know About Food Security and Climate Change.” Worldbank. 2022.  â€œValorizing staple Native American food plants as a food resilience resource.” by Daniel J. Winstead, et al. 2023.  

     

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  • ADHD Foraging, Pollution & Pollinators, Big Cats Listen

    ADHD Foraging, Pollution & Pollinators, Big Cats Listen

    · Curiosity Daily

    Today, you’ll learn about how ADHD might have actually helped our ancient ancestors thrive, the way pollution makes it hard for nighttime pollinators to stop and smell the flowers, and a new study that suggests lions, tigers, and other big cats can tell who’s talking to them.  

     

    ADHD Foraging 

     

    “Attention deficits linked with proclivity to explore while foraging.” by David Barack. 2024.  â€œWhat is ADHD?” NIH. n.d.  â€œForaging theory upscaled: the behavioural ecology of herbivore movement.” by N. Owen-Smith, et al. 2010.  

     

    Pollution & Pollinators 

     

    “At night, pollution keeps pollinating insects from smelling the flowers.” by Elizabeth Pennisi. 2024.  â€œHere’s how insects help keep ecosystems in balance.” WWF. 2023.  â€œNitrate radicals and biogenic volatile organic compounds: oxidation, mechanisms, and organic aerosol.” by Nga Lee Ng, et al. 2017.  

     

    Big Cats Listen 

     

    “Big cats can tell apart known and unknown human voices, study finds.” by Nicola Davis. 2024.  â€œLions are the Brainiest of the Big Cats.” by Jason G. Goldman. 2016.  â€œCatcalls: exotic cats discriminate the voices of familiar caregivers.” by Taylor Crews, et al. 2024.  

     

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  • Mind-Reading, Universe’s Brightest Object, Cinnamon

    Mind-Reading, Universe’s Brightest Object, Cinnamon

    · Curiosity Daily

    Today, you’ll learn about mind-reading machines, the brightest object in the known universe, and the potential power punch of cinnamon. 

     

    Mind-Reading 

     

    “Mind-reading devices are revealing the brain’s secrets.” by Miryam Naddaf. 2024.  â€œThe brain-reading devices helping paralysed people to move, talk and touch.” by Liam Drew. 2022.  â€œThe rise of brain-reading technology: what you need to know.” by Liam Drew. 2023.  â€œHow our brains decode speech: special neurons process certain sounds.” by Saima Sidik. 2023.  

     

    Universe’s Brightest Object 

     

    “Astronomers discover universe’s brightest object - a quasar powered by a black hole that eats a sun a day.” by Tory Shepherd. 2024.  â€œWhat is a quasar?” by Andy Briggs. 2021.  â€œRevealed: the oldest black hole ever observed, dating to dawn of universe.” by Hannah Devlin. 2023.  

     

    Cinnamon 

     

    “Cinnamon supplements reduce blood glucose in people with prediabetes.” by Dani Mann. 2024.  â€œCinnamon and Diabetes.” n.a. 2023. â€œPrediabetes (Borderline Diabetes).” by Mike Watts. 2022. 

     

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  • Category 6, Colo-Rectal Bacteria, Meteorite Loot

    Category 6, Colo-Rectal Bacteria, Meteorite Loot

    · Curiosity Daily

    Today, you’ll learn about hurricanes so powerful they need a new category, bacteria linked to young-onset colo-rectal cancer, and ancient treasures made out of meteorites.  

     

    Category 6 

     

    “In a warming world, climate scientists consider category 6 hurricanes.” EurekAlert! 2024. â€œHow do hurricanes form?” NOAA. 2023.  â€œAMCR’s Wehner Explores Impact of ‘Extreme Event Attribution’ on Climate Science Research.” by Kathy Kincade. 2023.  â€œSaffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale.” NOAA. n.d. 

     

    Colo-Rectal Bacteria 

     

    “Cleveland Clinic Research reveals unique tumor-related bacteria tied to young-onset colorectal cancer.” EurekAlert! 2024.  â€œColorectal (Colon) Cancer.” Cleveland Clinic. 2022.  â€œDistinct intratumoral microbiome of young-onset and average-onset colorectal cancer.” by Shimoli V. Barot, et al. 2024.  â€œThe microbiome and human cancer.” by Gregory D. Sepich-Poore, et al. 2022.  

     

    Meteorite Loot 

     

    “These 3,000-Year-Old Treasures Were Forged From Meteoritic Iron.” by Sonja Anderson. 2024.  â€œBronze Age artifacts used meteoric iron.” Science Daily. 2017.  â€œTreasure of Villena and Jose Maria Soler Archaeological Museum.” Turismo Villena. N.d.  â€œBronze Age ‘treasure’ was crafted with extraterrestrial metal.” by Jennifer Nalewicki. 2024.  

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  • Stress & Immunity, Crop Resilience, Psychedelic Scale

    Stress & Immunity, Crop Resilience, Psychedelic Scale

    · Curiosity Daily

    Today, you’ll learn about the surprising effect our immune system has on our emotional health, a new discovery about the biological clock of plants, and how researchers are rediscovering the science of psychedelics.  

     

    Stress & Immunity 

     

    “Mount Sinai Study Shows That Circulating Immune Cells Drawn to the Brain During Stress Can Control Emotional Behaviors.” Mt. Sinai. 2024.  â€œMajor Depressive Disorder.” by Navneet Bains & Sara Abdijadid. 2023.  â€œCirculating myeloid-derived MMP8 in stress susceptibility and depression.” by Flurin Cathomas, et al. 2024.  

     

    Crop Resilience 

     

    “USC researchers uncover biological circuit that protects plants from extreme conditions.” EurekAlert! 2024.  â€œClimate Change Impacts on Agriculture and Food Supply.” EPA. 2023.  â€œThe interplay between the circadian clock and abiotic stress responses mediated by ABF3 and CCA1/LHY.” by Tong Liang, et al. 2024.  

     

    Psychedelic Scale 

     

    “An intriguing psychedelic assessment is back from the dead, thanks to Swiss scientists.” by Eric W. Dolan. 2024.  â€œThe Psychedelic Integration Scales: Tools for Measuring Psychedelic Integration Behaviors and Experiences.” by Tomas Frymann, et al. 2022.  â€œThe revival of the psychedelic experience scale: Revealing its extended-mystical, visual, and distressing experiential spectrum with LSD and psilocybin studies.” by Kurt Stocker, et al. 2023.  

     

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  • Depression Temp, Cold Water Menopause, Ultrasound Sticker

    Depression Temp, Cold Water Menopause, Ultrasound Sticker

    · Curiosity Daily

    Today, you’ll learn about the link between body temperature and depression, how taking the the Polar Bear Plunge could soothe symptoms of menopause, and a new sticker that can detect organ failure.  

     

    Depression Temp 

     

    “Are Body Temperature and Depression Linked? Science Says, Yes.” by Jess Berthold. 2024.  â€œSurprising Link Discovered Between Body Temperature and Depression.” by Jess Berthold. 2024.  

     

    Cold Water Menopause 

     

    “Cold water swimming improves menopause symptoms.” EurekAlert! 2024.  â€œIs cold water swimming in the winter healthy?” by Bard Amundsen. 2021.  

     

    Ultrasound Sticker 

     

    “This ultrasound sticker senses changing stiffness of deep internal organs.” by Jennifer Chu. 2024.  â€œWearable bioadhesive ultrasound shear wave elastography.” by Hsiao-Chuan Liu, et al. 2024.  

     

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  • Psychosis Blood Test, Altitude Genes, PCOS Cognition

    Psychosis Blood Test, Altitude Genes, PCOS Cognition

    · Curiosity Daily

    Today, you’ll learn about a new blood test that can detect signs of psychosis and guide precision treatment, a gene mutation that happened in two different high altitude populations thousands of years apart, and new findings of the mental impacts of polycystic ovary syndrome.  

     

    Psychosis Blood Test 

     

    “Blood test predicts psychosis risk, most effective treatments.” UI School of Medicine. 2024.  â€œThe Link Between Schizophrenia and Substance Use Disorder: A Unifying Hypothesis.” by Jibran Y. Khokhar, et al. 2019.  â€œPrecision medicine for psychotic disorders: objective assessment, risk prediction, and pharmacogenomics.” by M.D. Hill, et all. 2024.  

     

    Altitude Genes 

     

    “Mutations in same gene allow two different groups of humans to thrive at extreme altitudes.” by Phie Jacobs. 2024.  â€œHigh-altitude living has changed more than just the genes of some Peruvians.” by Freda Kreier. 2020.  â€œHow the people of the Andes evolved to live in high altitudes.” by Lizzie Wade. 2018.  â€œMutations may reveal how Tibetans can live on world’s highest plateau.” by Michael Price. 2017.  

     

    PCOS Cognition 

     

    “Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Linked to Cognitive Decline in Midlife.” by Rhianna-lily Smith. 2024.  â€œAssociations of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome With Indicators of Brain Health at Midlife in the CARDIA Cohort.” by Heather G. Huddleston, MD, et al. 2024.  â€œWhite Matter Microstructure and Cognitive Function in Young Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.” by D. Aled Rees, et al. 2016.

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  • Fentanyl Rapid Test, Lead Detector, Bach & Math

    Fentanyl Rapid Test, Lead Detector, Bach & Math

    · Curiosity Daily

    Today, you’ll learn about a new rapid test for detecting fentanyl, a hyper-sensitive new lead detector, and the mathematical proof that Bach
 was a great composer.  

     

    Fentanyl Rapid Test   

     

    “Researchers Develop Rapid Test for Detecting Fentanyl.” by Kim Horner. 2024.  â€œFentanyl and the U.S. Opioid Epidemic.” Claire Klobucista & Mariel Ferragamo. 2023.  â€œNaloxone-AuNPs@ZIF-8-Based Impedimetric Sensor Platform for Ultrasensitive Detection of Fentanyl and Fabrication of Fen-Track Prototype for Real-Field Analysis.” by Anirban Paul, et al. 2024.  

     

    Lead Detector  

     

    “Ultra-sensitive lead detector could significantly improve water quality monitoring.” EurekAlert! 2024.  â€œToward the Ultimate Limit of Analyte Detection, in Graphene-Based Field-Effect Transistors.” by Alex W. Lee, et al. 2024.  â€œLead in Drinking Water.” CDC. 2023. â€œBasic Information about Lead in Drinking Water.” EPA. 2024. â€œEPA finds more than 9 million lead pipes supplying drinking water throughout the U.S.” by Li Cohen. 2023.  

     

    Bach & Math 

     

    “Mathematicians have finally proved that Bach was a great composer.” by Kamela Padavic-Callaghan. 2024.  â€œClassical music synchronises the audience’s heartbeats and sweating.” By Jason Arunn Murugesu. 2023.  â€œJohann Sebastian Bach.” by Mark Cartwright. 2023.  

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  • Chimp Menopause, Ancient Tsunami, Sexism in Science

    Chimp Menopause, Ancient Tsunami, Sexism in Science

    · Curiosity Daily

    Today, you’ll learn about how a population of female chimps have surprisingly been found to go through menopause and live well beyond their reproductive years, an ancient tsunami and its devastating impact on stone age populations, and the dire effects of sexism in science.  

     

    Chimp Menopause  

     

    “Surprisingly long-lived wild female chimps go through menopause.” by Bruce Bower. 2023.  â€œWild Chimps Shown to Undergo Menopause for the First Time.” by Joanna Thompson. 2023.  â€œEvolutionarily, grandmas are good for grandkids - up to a point.” by Sujata Gupta. 2019.  â€œWhy postmenopausal women are so crucial to our evolutionary success.” by Alice Klein. 2024.  

     

    Ancient Tsunami 

     

    “Tsunami 8,000 Years Ago May Have Devastated Stone Age Community - Study.” by Aristos Georgiou. 2024.  â€œPossible Tsunami Risk as Geologists Discover 45-Mile-Long Hidden Fault.” by Jess Thomson. 2023.  â€œThe Historic Storegga Slide & Tsunamis.” by David Nikel. 2021.  

     

    Sexism in Science 

     

    “How centuries of sexism excluded women from science.” by Karly Pitman. 2023.  â€œStudy shows gender bias in science is real. Here’s why it matters.” by Ilana Yurkiewicz. 2012.  â€œWhat science has gotten wrong by ignoring women.” by Catherine Zuckerman. 2018.  â€œConfronting Sexism in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM): What Are the Consequences? By Eden J.V. Hennessey. 2018.  

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  • Ovarian Cancer Treatment, Passive Learning, Lions & Ants

    Ovarian Cancer Treatment, Passive Learning, Lions & Ants

    · Curiosity Daily

    Today, you’ll learn about a potential breakthrough in the treatment of ovarian cancer, how just passively listening can help you learn things much more quickly, and the ant that changed the lion’s cuisine.  

     

    Ovarian Cancer Treatment 

     

    “mRNA therapeutic successfully combats ovarian cancer in mice.” by Monika Raab, et al. 2023.  â€œKey Statistics for Ovarian Cancer.” by American Cancer Society. 2024.  â€œThe Long History of mRNA Vaccines.” by Chris Beyrer. 2021.  

     

    Passive Learning 

     

    “Passive exposure can speed up learning, new research shows.” by Laurel Hamers. 2024.  â€œBoosting Learning With the Power of Passive Exposure.” Neurosciencenews.com. 2024.  

     

    Lions & Ants 

     

    “How an invasive ant changed a lion’s dinner menu.” by Bethany Brookshire. 2024.  â€œDisruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their primary prey.” by Douglas N. Kamaru, et al. 2024.  â€œHow Wolves Change Rivers - video.” By GrrlScientist. 2014.  

     

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  • Aging & Colors, First Continents, Phones & Infant Health

    Aging & Colors, First Continents, Phones & Infant Health

    · Curiosity Daily

    Today, you’ll learn about how we experience colors differently as we age, a discovery from the time of the very first continents on Earth, and the impact of mobile phones on infant health - it’s not what you might expect. 

     

    Aging & Colors  

     

    “Colours fade as people age.” UCL. 2024.  â€œPupil responses to colorfulness are selectively reduced in healthy older adults.” By Janneke E. P. van Leeuwen, et al. 2023.  

     

    First Continents 

     

    “Researchers uncover source rocks of the first real continents.” The University of British Columbia. 2024.  â€œTonalite-Trondhjemite-Granodiorite.” by Herve Martin & Nicholas Arndt. Reference work entry. N.d. â€œWhat was it like when life first sprang forth on Earth?” by Ethan Siegel. 2024.  â€œArchaean continental crust formed from mafic cumulates.” by Matthijs A. Smit, et al. 2024.  

     

    Phones & Infant Health 

     

    “How does owning a mobile phone impact infant health?” McGill University. 2024.  â€œMobile phones and infant health at birth.” by Luca Maria Pesando & Komin Qiyomiddin. 2023.  â€œPrevalence of low birth weight and its associated factors: Hospital based cross sectional study in Nepal.” by Pratibha Thapa, et al. 2022.  â€œNational, regional, and worldwide estimates of low birthweight in 2015, with trends from 2000: a systematic analysis.” by Hannah Blencowe, et al. 2019.  â€œLow birth weight.” World Health Organization. N.d.  

     

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  • Microgravity Gardening, AI Learns Language, Elephant Numbers

    Microgravity Gardening, AI Learns Language, Elephant Numbers

    · Curiosity Daily

    Today, you’ll learn about the possible dangers of growing leafy greens in microgravity, a study that let AI tag along with a toddler to learn language the human way, and research on stabilizing elephant populations on the African savannah.  

     

    Microgravity Gardening 

     

    “Simulated microgravity facilitates stomatal ingression by Salmonella in lettuce and suppresses a biocontrol agent.” by Noah Totsline, et al. 2024.  â€œThe Future.” NASA. N.D.  â€œWhat will astronauts eat during long missions in space?” Leidos. 2023.  

     

    AI Learns Language 

     

    “AI learns language through the experience of a single child in groundbreaking study.” by Eric W. Dolan. 2024.  â€œGrounded language acquisition through the eyes and ears of a single child.” by Wai Keen Vong, et al. 2024.  

     

    Elephant Numbers 

     

    “Protecting and connecting landscapes stabilizes populations of the Endangered savannah elephant.” by Ryan M. Huang, et al. 2024.  â€œThe African Savanna.” by Michael Swiderek. 2021.  â€œAfrica’s great savannahs may be more endangered than the world’s rainforests.” by Jeremy Hance. 2012.  

     

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  • Leap Year, Tailored Microgreens, Teenage Advice

    Leap Year, Tailored Microgreens, Teenage Advice

    · Curiosity Daily

    Today, you’ll learn about the reason and the history of leap year, how scientists could tailor microgreens to your own personal dietary needs, and a lesson in getting teens to listen to your advice.  

     

    Leap Year 

     

    “Why do we have leap years? And how did they come about?” by Harry Baker. 2024.  â€œWhich years are leap years?” Royal Museums Greenwich. N.d. 

     

    Tailored Microgreens 

     

    “Microgreens made to order: Italian scientists have tailored iodine and potassium content of radishes, peas, rocket and chard.” EurekAlert! 2024.  â€œSoilless cultivation systems to produce tailored microgreens for specific nutritional needs.” by Massimiliano D’Imperio, et al. 2023.  â€œWhy You Should Eat Microgreens.” Cleveland Clinic. 2023.  

     

    Teenage Advice 

     

    “Got advice? Here’s how to get teens to listen.” by J.D. Warren. 2024.  â€œRelations Between Daily Activities and Adolescent Mood: The Role of Autonomy.” by Sally M. Weinstein & Robin Mermelstein. 2008.  

     

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