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Today, you’ll learn about the massive new study that suggests cell phones don’t cause cancer as some feared, a fluffy orange fungus that could one day turn your food waste into dinner, and how scientists are helping crocodiles refine their tastes.
Phones & Brain Cancer
“Mobile phones are not linked to brain cancer, according to a major review of 28 years of research.” by Sarah Loughran & Ken Karipidis. 2024. “Brain tumour risk in relation to mobile telephone use: results of the INTERPHONE international case-control study.” International Journal of Epidemiology. 2010. “Mobile phone use and incidence of brain tumour histological types, grading or anatomical location: a population-based ecological study.” by Ken Karipidis, et al. 2018.Fungus Food
“A fluffy, orange fungus could transform food waste into tasty dishes.” by Anna Gibbs. 2024. “Neurospora intermedia from a traditional fermented food enables waste-to-food conversion.” by Vayu Maini Rekdal, et al. 2024.Crocs & Toads
“Taste aversion training can educate free-ranging crocodiles against toxic invaders.” by Georgia Ward-Fear, et al. 2024. “Introduction of cane toads.” National Museum of Australia. 2023.Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.
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Today, you’ll learn about how to sync up clocks on Earth with clocks on the moon, a nanoparticle that could help relieve stubborn allergies, and the culture of birds.
Moon Clock
“Researchers figure out how to keep clocks on the Earth, Moon in sync.” by John Timmer. 2024. “The Relativistic Framework to Estimate Clock Rates on the Moon.” by Neil Ashby & Bijunath R. Patla. 2024.Meat Allergy
“Tick-borne red meat allergy prevented in mice through new nanoparticle treatment.” by Jim Lynch. 2024. “TAK-101 Nanoparticles Induce Gluten-Specific Tolerance in Celiac Disease: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study.” by Ciaran P. Kelly, et al. 2021.Bird Culture
“When birds build nests, they’re also building a culture.” by Nell Greenfieldboyce. 2024. “Social learning in nest-building birds: a role for familiarity.” by Lauren M. Guillette, et al. 2016.Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.
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Today, you’ll learn about a record-breaking deep drill into the Earth’s mantle, the new science behind the ancient Chinese diagnostic practice of tongue examination, and how a new discovery at Stonehenge is opening up yet more mysteries.
Mantle Drill
“Geologists drill 1.2 km into rare rocks from Earth’s mantle.” by Michael Irving. 2024. “Internal Structure of Earth: Crust, Mantle & Core, Discontinuities.” Rau’s IAS. 2024. “Earth’s layers: Exploring our planet inside and out.” by Daisy Dobrijevic. 2023. “A long section of serpentinized depleted mantle peridotite.” by C. Johan Lissenberg, et al.Tongue Exam
“Say ‘aah’ and get a diagnosis on the spot: is this the future of health?” University of South Australia. 2024. “Tongue Disease Prediction Based on Machine Learning Algorithms.” by Ali Raad Hassoon, et al. 2024.Stonehenge Discovery
“Stonehenge’s Strangest Rock Came From 500 Miles Away.” by Meghan Bartels. 2024. “A Scottish provenance for the Altar Stone of Stonehenge.” by Anthony J. I. Clarke, et al. 2024.Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.
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Today, you’ll learn about a new groundbreaking bionic leg, the problem with first impressions, and new tech that can detect microplastics in water in milliseconds.
Bionic Leg
“Bionic leg makes walking quicker and easier for amputees, trial shows.” by Hannah Devlin. 2024. “5.6 Million++ Americans are Living with Limb Loss and Limb Difference: New Study Published.” Amputee Coalition. 2024. “Agonist-antagonist Myoneural Interface (AMI).” MIT Media Lab. N.D. “Continuous neural control of a bionic limb restores biomimetic gait after amputation.” by Hyungeun Song, et al. 2024.First Impressions
“How first impressions can trap us into making suboptimal decisions.” by Eric W. Dolan. 2024. “Missing out by pursuing rewarding outcomes: Why initial biases can lead to persistent suboptimal choices.” by Chris Harris, et al. 2023.Nanoplastic Detection
“Cutting-edge technology detects nanoplastics in water - instantly.” McGill. 2024. “Scientists find about a quarter million invisible nanoplastic particles in a liter of bottled water.” by Seth Borenstein. 2024. “Nanoplastics in Water: Artificial Intelligence-Assisted 4D Physicochemical Characterization and Rapid In Situ Detection.” by Zi Wang, et al. 2024.Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.
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Today, you’ll learn about the smart soil that gives plants a massive boost even when they’re watered less, how our love of certain odors could be more nurture than nature, and a moss that could one day fill greenhouses on Mars.
Smart Soil
“‘Smart soil’ grows 138% bigger crops using 40% less water.” by Michael Irving. 2024. “Climate Change Indicators: Drought.” EPA. 2024. “Water for Prosperity and Peace.” Unesco. 2024. “Self-watering SMAG-soil pulls moisture from the air.” by Ben Coxworth. 2020. “Self-Irrigation and Slow-Release Fertilizer Hydrogels for Sustainable Agriculture.” by Jungjoon Park, et al. 2024.Smell Preferences
“Do you smell what I smell? New study reveals surprising variability in odor preferences.” by Mane Kara-Yakoubian. 2024. “Is the perception of odour pleasantness shared across cultures and ecological conditions? Evidence from Amazonia, East Africa, New Guinea, Malaysia, and Poland.” by Piotr Sorokowski, et al. 2024.Mars Moss
“Scientists find desert moss ‘that can survive on Mars’.” by Nicola Davis. 2024. “The extremotolerant desert moss Syntrichia caninervis is a promising pioneer plant for colonizing extraterrestrial environments.” by Xiaoshuang Li, et al. 2024. “This desert moss has the potential to grow on Mars.” Science News. 2024.Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.
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Today, you’ll learn about the first ever total larynx transplant that gave one cancer patient his voice back, a new way to conduct gold-standard sleep studies without all the wires, and how a new discovery is changing the way scientists understand the mammalian brain.
Larynx Transplant
“Mayo Clinic marks medical milestone with world’s first known successful total larynx transplant performed in a patient with an active cancer as part of a clinical trial.” EureAlert! 2024. “Total Laryngeal Transplantation in the Setting of Active Laryngeal Malignancy.” by David G. Lott, MD, et al. 2024. “Laryngeal Cancer Data.” Iowa Health & Human Services. 2024.Sleep Studies
“Sleep studies simplified: Gold-standard results with far less wiring.” by Paul McClure. 2024. “Cardiosomnography: ECG-only sleep studies.” Cardiosomnography.com. 2024.Mammal Brains
“Co-evolutionary dynamics of mammalian brain and body size.” by Chris Venditti, et al. 2024. “Brain size riddle solved as humans exceed evolution trend.” Durham University. 2024.Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.
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Today, you’ll learn about the so-called super synchronizers who are super attractive to potential partners, a new quantum compass that could one day replace GPS, and how a rare seabird rides out tropical cyclones.
Super Synchronizers
“Scientists discover ‘Super Synchronizers’ with heightened romantic appeal.” by Eric W. Dolan. 2024. “Social and nonsocial synchrony are interrelated and romantically attractive.” by M. Cohen, et al. 2024.Quantum Compass
“‘It’s the perfect place’: London Underground hosts tests for ‘quantum compass’ that could replace GPS.” by Robin McKie. 2024. “Quantum ‘compass’ could allow navigation without relying on satellites.” by Hayley Dunning, et al. 2018. “What Is GPS and how do global positioning systems work?” Geotab. 2024.Seabirds & Cyclones
“Groundbreaking study reveals oceanic seabirds chase tropical cyclones.” EurekAlert! 2024. “Oceanic seabirds chase tropical cyclones.” by Francesco Ventura, et al. 2024.Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.
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Today, you’ll learn about a new way for doctors to use neural networks - or AI - to figure out the risks of organ transplants in individual patients, a new fabric that is - literally - cool, and how serotonin affects fertility.
Rejection Prediction
“Decoding the hallmarks of allograft dysfunction with a comprehensive pan-organ transcriptomic atlas.” by Harry Robertson, et al. 2024. “History of transplantation.” UNOS. n.d.Cool Fabric
“New fabric makes urban heat islands more bearable.” by Paul Dailing. 2024. “Spectrally engineered textile for radiative cooling against urban heat islands.” by Ronghui Wu, et al. 2024.Serotonin & Fertility
“Intriguing connection found between serotonin and fertility.” by Eric W. Dolan. 2024. “Raphne glucose-sensing serotonergic neurons stimulate KNDy neurons to enhance LH pulses via 5HT2CR: rat and goat studies.” by Sho Nakamura, et al. 2024.Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.
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Today, you’ll learn about how an existing blood pressure drug might prevent epilepsy, the pint-sized 3D printer that can print inside your body, and why doing something kind for someone else can be a boost for your own well-being.
Epilepsy Preventer
“Epilepsy risk drops up to 30% on existing blood pressure drugs.” by Paul McClure. 2024. “Types of Blood Pressure Medications.” Heart.org. 2024. “The epidemiology of epilepsy in older adults: A narrative review by the ILAE Task Force on Epilepsy in the Elderly.” by Ettore Beghi, et al. 2023. “Seizures and Epilepsy After Stroke: Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Management.” by Marian Galovic, et al. 2021. “The role of inflammation in the development of epilepsy.” by Amna Rana & Alberto E. Musto. 2018.Tiny 3D Printer
“This 3-D printer can fit in the palm of your hand.” by Claire Yuan. 2024. “Silicon-photonics-enabled chip-based 3D printer.” by Sabrina Corsetti, et al. 2024.Acts of Kindness
“New psychology research shows acts of kindness predict seven types of well-being.” by Eric W. Dolan. 2024. “Everyday acts of kindness predict greater well-being during the transition to university.” by Tiara A. Cash, et al. 2024.Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.
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Today, you’ll learn about the part of the brain that keeps us focused on our goals - even when it would be better to quit, a massive discovery of lost wheat genes that could help feed a crowded planet, and the new wearable technology that could diagnose disease by monitoring your sweat.
Sunk Cost Fallacy
“The neuroscience behind the sunk cost fallacy: Key brain region identified.” by Eric W. Dolan. 2024. “Goal commitment is supported by vmPFC through selective attention.” by Eleanor Holton, et al. 2024.Wheat Genes
“Hidden genetic treasure: wheat discovery could sustainably feed global population.” University of Bristol. 2024. “The A.E. Watkins landrace collection of bread wheat: Who was AE Watkins?” John Innes Centre. 2024. “Harnessing landrace diversity empowers wheat breeding.” by Shifeng Cheng, et al. 2024.Sweat Monitor
“Sweat health monitor measures levels of disease markers.” by Tina Hilding. 2024. “3D-Printed Flexible Microfluidic Health Monitor for In Situ Sweat Analysis and Biomarker Detection.” by Chuchu Chen, et al. 2024.Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.
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Today, you’ll learn about the amazing transformative power of an out-of-body experience, how scientists want to use brain cells to do their computing, and a study that suggests eating cheese might make you live longer.
Out-Of-Body Experience
“Exploring the transformative potential of out-of-body experiences: A pathway to enhanced empathy.” by Marina Weiler, et al. 2024. “Out of body experiences and their neural basis.” by Olaf Blanke. 2004.Brain Cell Computing
“Open and remotely accessible Neuroplatform for research in wetware computing.” by Fred D. Jordan, et al. 2024. “Neuromorphic wetware for artificial neural networks that overcome the limits of traditional computer hardware.” Innovation Toronto. 2023. “How Many Joules Does My Surge Protector Need?” by Karenann Brow. 2024.Cheese & Aging
“Eating cheese plays a role in healthy, happy aging - who are we to argue?” by Bronwyn Thompson. 2024. “Mendelian randomization evidence for the causal effect of mental well-being on healthy aging.” by Chao-Jie Ye, et al. 2024.Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.
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Today, you’ll learn about how moms helped us evolve to live longer, the jumping leeches of Madagascar, and how cities affect bird diversity.
Maternal Bonds
“Mothers’ care is central factor in animal, human longevity.” by Caitlin Hayes. 2024. “Why Humans Live So Long.” by Heather Pringle. 2013. “Maternal care leads to the evolution of long, slow lives.” by Matthew N. Zipple, et al. 2024.Jumping Leeches
“A jumping terrestrial leech from Madagascar.” by Mai Fahmy & Michael Tessler. 2024. “New leech-like device to suck blood for sampling instead of needling.” by Shubhangi Dua. 2024. “100-year-old mystery solved as first jumping leech found in Madagascar.” People Movers. 2024.Urban Birds
“Dense city centers support less evolutionary unique bird communities than sparser urban areas.” by Federico Morelli, et al. 2024. “2.5 The Impact Of Urban Greenspace On Bird Populations.” by Kristin J. Harpster. N.d.Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.
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Today, you’ll learn about the effect of space on our kidneys, how a simple display of pride can win a fight, and bad news for artists we know bad things about.
Kidneys & Space
“Would astronauts’ kidneys survive a roundtrip to Mars?” UCL. 2024. “Cosmic kidney disease: an integrated pan-omic, physiological and morphological study into spaceflight-induced renal dysfunction.” by Keith Siew, et al. 2024.Boxing Pride
“Pride displays can sway perceptions of victory in evenly matched boxing fights.” by Eric W. Dolan. 2024. “The effects of nonverbal pride and skill on judgements of victory and social influence: a boxing study.” by Jason P. Martens & Lucy Doytchinova. 2024.Art & The Artist
“Art perception is affected by negative knowledge about famous and unknown artists.” by Hannah Kaube & Rasha Abdel Rahman. 2024. “The role of expertise and culture in visual art appreciation.” by Kohinoor M. Darda & Emily S. Cross. 2022.Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.
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Today, you’ll learn about a potential breakthrough in stroke detection, how AI could help put a lid on online hate speech and create safer spaces, and the delicious development of healthier chocolate.
Stroke Blood Test
“Researchers develop ‘game-changing’ blood test for stroke detection.” EurekAlert! 2024. “Large Vessel Occlusion in Acute Stroke.” by Lena-Alexandra Beume, et al. 2018. “Prospective Validation of Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein, D-Dimer, and Clinical Scales for Acute Large-Vessel Occlusion Ischemic Stroke Detection.” by Yasir Durrani, et al. 2024.Hate Speech Monitoring
“AI saving humans from the emotional toll of monitoring hate speech.” by Media Relations, University of Waterloo. 2024. “Multi-Modal Discussion Transformer: Integrating Text, Images and Graph Transformers to Detect Hate Speech on Social Media.” by Liam Hebert, et al. 2024.Healthy Chocolate
“Scientists develop method of making healthier, more sustainable chocolate.” by Ajit Niranjan. 2024. “Valorization of cocoa pod side streams improves nutritional and sustainability aspects of chocolate.” by Kim Mishra, et al. 2024.Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.
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Today, you’ll learn about AI that can detect wildfires from space, why going to bed late might not be so great on your mental health, and a breakthrough in recycling.
Space Firefighting
“Fighting fires from space in record time: how AI could prevent a repeat of Australia’s devastating wildfires.” University of Southern Australia. 2024. “Fire detection from space.” YouTube Video, University of South Australia. 2024. “Number of wildfires to rise by 50% by 2100 and governments are not prepared, experts warn.” UN. 2022. “Onboard AI for Fire Smoke Detection Using Hyperspectral Imagery: An Emulation for the Upcoming Kanyini Hyperscout-2 Mission.” by Sha Lu, et al. 2024.Sleep Schedules
“Perils of the nighttime: Impact of behavioral timing and preference on mental health in 73,888 community-dwelling adults.” by Renske Lok, et al. 2024. “Dictionary of Circadian Physiology.” Circadian.org. N.d. “Circadian Rhythm.” by Lucy Bryan & Dr. Lulu Guo. 2024.Polystyrene
“New polystyrene recycling process could be world’s first to be both economical and energy-efficient.” University of Bath. 2024. “Thermodynamic and economic analysis of a deployable and scalable process to recover Monomer-Grade styrene from waste polystyrene.” by Madison R. Reed, et al. 2024.Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.
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Today, you’ll learn about how a simple walk through nature could make you want to eat healthier foods, a new finding that T.rexes might not have been as cognitively advanced as we thought, and the sheath that keeps sawfish from doing battle in the womb.
Nature & Healthy Food
“Experiencing nature seems to have an important impact on food choices.” by Eric W. Dolan. 2024. https://www.psypost.org/experiencing-nature-seems-to-have-an-important-impact-on-food-choices/ “Experiencing nature leads to healthier food choices.” by Maria Langlois & Pierre Chandon. 2024. https://www.nature.com/articles/s44271-024-00072-xT.Rex Intelligence
“T. rex not as smart as previously claimed, scientists find.” University of Bristol. 2024. https://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2024/april/t-rex-not-as-smart.html “How smart was T. rex? Testing claims of exceptional cognition in dinosaurs and the application of neuron count estimates in palaeontological research.” by Kai R. Caspar, et al. https://anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ar.25459Baby Sawfish
“A built-in pocket protector keeps sawfish from ‘sword fighting’ in the womb.” by Natalie van Hoose. 2024. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/stops-sawfish-from-sword-fighting-womb “Smalltooth Sawfish.” Oceana. N.d. https://oceana.org/marine-life/smalltooth-sawfish/ “Morphology, composition, and deterioration of the embryonic rostral sheath of the smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata).” by Gregg R. Poulakis, et al. 2024. https://fisherybulletin.nmfs.noaa.gov/content/morphology-composition-and-deterioration-embryonic-rostral-sheath-smalltooth-sawfishFollow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.
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Today, you’ll learn about a new method to cryopreserve parts of the brain for later use, the personality changes that happen after organ transplants, and how fungicides cause dangerous fungi to self-destruct.
Cryopreservation
“Effective cryopreservation of human brain tissue and neural organoids.” by Weiwei Xue, et al. 2024. “Brain organoids: Establishment and application.” by Hao Chen, et al. 2022.Personality Transplant
“Personality Changes Associated with Organ Transplants.” by Brian Carter, et al. 2024. https://www.mdpi.com/2673-3943/5/1/2 “Does changing the heart mean changing personality? A retrospective inquiry on 47 heart transplant patients.” by B Bunzel, et al. 1992. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1299456/Fungal Azoles
“Azoles activate type I and type II programmed cell death pathways in crop pathogenic fungi.” by Martin Schuster, et al. 2024. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-48157-9 “Leaf Blotch Disease of Wheat - Septoria tritici Blotch, Stagonospora nodorum Blotch and Tan Spot.” by Jorge David Selgado & Pierce A. Paul. 2016. https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/plpath-cer-07Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.
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Today, you’ll learn about why giving babies foods with peanuts could crack the peanut allergy problem, a wild discovery of cancer treatment 4,000 years ago, and the sneaky way cuckoos evolve to look like other birds so they can live in their nests.
Peanut Allergy
“Giving young children peanut products cuts allergy risk, study finds.” by Ian Sample. 2024. “Peanut Allergies.” Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. 2024. “Follow-up to Adolescence after Early Peanut Introduction for Allergy Prevention.” by George Du Toit, et al. 2024.Ancient Cancer Treatment
“‘Extraordinary’ 4,000-year-old Egyptian skull may show signs of attempts to treat cancer.” EurekAlert! 2024. “Case report: Boundaries of oncological and traumatological medical care in ancient Egypt: new palaeopathological insights from two human skulls.” by Tatiana Tondini, et al. 2024.Cuckoo Evolution
“Cuckoos evolve to look like their hosts - and form new species in the process.” University of Cambridge. 2024. “Cuckoo guide: why they call ‘cuckoo’, how they trick other birds, and where they go in winter.” by Megan Shersby. 2022. “Coevolution with hosts underpins speciation in brood-parasitic cuckoos.” by N.E. Langmore, et al. 2024.Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+!
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Today, you’ll learn about the lifelong learning of chimps, a mysterious strange signal from space, and the possible treatment for depression that involves heating up the body.
Chimp Tools
“Chimps are lifelong learners, study on tool use shows.” by Charles Mpaka. 2024. “Protracted development of stick tool use skills extends into adulthood in wild western chimpanzees.” by Mathieu Malherbe, et al. 2024.Space Radio
“A strange intermittent radio signal from space has astronomers puzzled.” by Manisha Caleb & Emil Lenc. 2024. “An emission-state-switching radio transient with a 54-minute period.” by M. Caleb, et al. 2024.Hyperthermia Treatment
“Whole-body hyperthermia shows promising antidepressant effects through anti-inflammatory pathways.” by Eric W. Dolan. 2024. “The antidepressant effect of whole-body hyperthermia is associated with the classical interleukin-6 signaling pathway.” by Naoise Mac Giollabhui, et al. 2024.Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.
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Today, you’ll learn about how when chimpanzees can’t figure out how to do something they get their friends to teach them, a potential breakthrough in the fight against breast cancer, and how singing repairs the brain after a stroke.
Chimpanzee Learning
“Chimpanzees use social information to acquire a skill they fail to innovate.” by Edwin J. C. van Leeuwen, et al. 2024. “Like Humans, Bumblebees and Chimpanzees Can Pass on Their Skills to Form ‘Cumulative Culture’.” by Cristen Hemingway Jaynes. 2024.Breast Cancer Gel
“Scientists make potential breast cancer breakthrough after preserving tissue in gel.” by Matthew Weaver. 2024. “Breast cancer statistics.” Cancer Research UK. n.d.Singing Brain Repair
“Singing repairs the language network of the brain after a cerebrovascular accident.” University of Helsinki. 2024. “Vocal music boosts the recovery of language functions after stroke.” University of Helsinki. 2021.Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.
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