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Death to Skeeters, Swapping Saliva, Messing with Lightspeed Apr 28, 2022

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Today, you’ll learn about a brilliant biotechnology that is turning mosquitoes against themselves, how babies use a slimy indicator to figure out who can be trusted and the freaky things that would happen if we messed with the speed of light.

Hate mosquitos? These modified mosquitoes do, too.

Millions of genetically modified mosquitoes may soon be buzzing in Florida and California. Here's why. by Ryan W. Miller

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/03/08/genetically-modified-mosquitoes-florida-california/9424548002/

2 Billion Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Cleared for Release in California and Florida by Ed Cara

https://gizmodo.com/2-billion-genetically-modified-mosquitoes-cleared-for-r-1848630797

California's first lab-grown mosquitoes may take flight—stirring controversy by Lisa M. Krieger

https://phys.org/news/2022-03-california-lab-grown-mosquitoes-flightstirring-controversy.html

Malaria’s Impact Worldwide by The CDC

https://www.cdc.gov/malaria/malaria_worldwide/impact.html

Mosquitoes and Disease by Illinois Department of Public Health

http://www.idph.state.il.us/envhealth/pcmosquitoes.htm

Want a baby to trust you? Try sharing some spit.

Babies may use saliva sharing to figure out relationships by Erin Garcia de Jesús

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/baby-saliva-spit-sharing-relationships-kiss-food

Kids attend to saliva sharing to infer social relationships by Christine Fawcett

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abn5157

Babies can tell who has close relationships based on one clue: saliva by Anne Trafton

https://news.mit.edu/2022/babies-relationships-saliva-0120

When babies see people swap spit, they know what’s what by Juan Siliezar

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abn5157

Let’s keep lightspeed where it’s at. Just trust us here.

What would happen if the speed of light was much slower? by Ashley P. Taylor

https://www.livescience.com/what-if-speed-of-light-slowed-down

What Is Relativity? by Michael Schirber

https://www.livescience.com/32216-what-is-relativity.html

What time is it? That depends on how fast you're traveling. by American Museum of Natural History

https://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/einstein/time/time-machines

'A Slower Speed of Light' turns the strangeness of near-light speed travel into a game by Janus Kopfstein

https://www.theverge.com/gaming/2012/11/6/3608218/a-slower-speed-of-light

How Fast is the Speed of Light by LTP NASA

https://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/Numbers/Math/Mathematical_Thinking/how_fast_is_the_speed.htm#:~:text=Light%20travels%20at%20a%20constant,7.5%20times%20in%20one%20second.

How Fast is the World’s Fastest Human? By Kara Rogers

https://www.britannica.com/story/how-fast-is-the-worlds-fastest-human#:~:text=Speed%20is%20the%20rate%20at,was%2010.44%20meters%20per%20second.

The Doppler Effect by the Physics Classroom

https://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/waves/Lesson-3/The-Doppler-Effect

The Most Extreme Human Spaceflight Records by Mike Wall

https://www.space.com/11337-human-spaceflight-records-50th-anniversary.html

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Otterly Amazing, Let’s Go Bananas, Blingy Mayan Grills Apr 27, 2022

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Today, you’ll learn about the cutest warriors helping humans on the front lines in the fight against climate change, an important new study that reveals how you can add years to your life, yes… years, and an ancient Mayan dental practice that added some flashy bling to their teeth.

Otter’s holding hands? Adorable, AND these little cuties are on the front lines of climate change.

The Cutest Way to Fight Climate Change? Send in the Otters by Matt Simon

https://www.wired.com/story/the-cutest-way-to-fight-climate-change-send-in-the-otters/

Sea otter by Monterey Bay Aquarium

https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/animals-a-to-z/sea-otter

How sea otters can fight climate change by Ula Chrobak

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210914-how-sea-otters-help-fight-climate-change

Why combatting climate change just got a whole lot cuter by Carley Gomez

https://www.abc10.com/article/tech/science/climate-change/combatting-climate-change/103-80d00b4a-adc0-4781-837a-aae073fa5bf1

Companies hoping to grow carbon-sucking kelp may be rushing ahead of the science by James Temple

https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/09/19/1035889/kelp-carbon-removal-seaweed-sinking-climate-change/#:~:text=An%20expert%20panel%20assembled%20by,of%20carbon%20dioxide%20per%20year.

Here are the 10 most popular cars in Boston by Jack Pickell

https://www.boston.com/uncategorized/car-culture/2018/09/12/most-popular-cars-in-boston/#:~:text=The%20Boston%20Globe%20analyzed%20data,according%20to%20the%20newspaper's%20analysis.

We all know we should eat healthy - but did you know it could add YEARS to your life? Yes. Years.

Changing your diet could add up to 13 years to your life, study says by Sandee LaMotte

https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/08/health/longer-life-diet-wellness/index.html

Estimating impact of food choices on life expectancy: A modeling study by Lars T. Fadnes, Jan-Magnus Økland, Øystein A. Haaland, and Kjell Arne Johansson

https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1003889

Dietary changes may extend life span by up to 10 years by Robby Berman

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/can-dietary-changes-extend-life-span

Eating Less Red Meat and More of These ‘Key 3’ Foods Could Add 10 Years to Your Life Expectancy by Kells McPhillips

https://www.wellandgood.com/derm-check-winter-skyrizi/

America’s Women and the Wage Gap by The National Partnership for Women and Families

https://www.nationalpartnership.org/our-work/resources/economic-justice/fair-pay/americas-women-and-the-wage-gap.pdf

Why Good Nutrition is Important by Center for Science in the Public Interest

https://www.cspinet.org/eating-healthy/why-good-nutrition-important

An ancient Mayan dental practice was all about the bling, baby.

The ancient Mayan practice of dental modification by Katelyn Green

https://sciworthy.com/what-did-the-ancient-maya-do-to-their-teeth/

Mayans: Civilization, Culture & Empire by History.com Editors

https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-americas/maya

Belize cave was Maya child sacrifice site by Bruce Bower

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/belize-cave-was-maya-child-sacrifice-site

This Exhibition Has Real Bite by Roslyn Sulcas

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/07/arts/design/teet

Dr. Verdugo’s Research Papers

https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Cristina-Verdugo-2113635702

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To the Moon Artemis, Oh Snap!, The Skunky Funk of Cannabis Apr 22, 2022

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Today, you’ll learn about a super exciting space program, blasting off in a few months, that will take us back to the moon for the first time in 50 years, how the simple snap of your fingers actually involves some cool physics and the chemistry behind the skunky stank of cannabis.

We’re going back to the moon, for the first time in 50 years!

NASA

Artemis-I: https://www.nasa.gov/artemisprogram
Artemis: https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis/
Artemis Program: https://www.nasa.gov/artemisprogram
Around the Moon with NASA’s First Launch of SLS with Orion: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/around-the-moon-with-nasa-s-first-launch-of-sls-with-orion
NASA Readies Rocket for Artemis I Wet Dress Rehearsal: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-readies-rocket-for-artemis-i-wet-dress-rehearsal
The Artemis Plan: https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/artemis_plan-20200921.pdf
Rocket Weight and Thrust: https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/sls_reference_guide_2022_web.pdf

NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket reaches the launch pad by Brendan Byrne

https://www.npr.org/2022/03/18/1087417075/nasas-artemis-1-moon-rocket-reaches-the-launch-pad

NASA's Artemis program will land the first person of color on the moon by Ashley Strickland

https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/09/world/nasa-artemis-person-of-color-crew-scn/index.html

NASA's Artemis 1 moon megarocket rolls out to the launch pad today and you can watch it live by Chelsea Gohd

https://www.space.com/artemis-1-moon-megarocket-rollout-webcast

Why NASA’s new ‘Mega Moon Rocket’ is so incredible by Adam Mann

https://www.livescience.com/megamoon-rocket-is-incredible

SpaceX Starship: Stunning Concept Art Reveals NASA’s New Lunar Lander by Mike Brown

https://www.inverse.com/innovation/spacex-starship-nasa-new-concept-art

Inventions we use everyday that were actually created for space exploration by Josie Green

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/07/08/space-race-inventions-we-use-every-day-were-created-for-space-exploration/39580591/

How Heavy Is A School Bus? (Empty And Full) by Measuring Stuff

https://measuringstuff.com/how-heavy-is-a-school-bus-empty-and-full/#:~:text=On%20average%2C%20an%20empty%20school,the%20weight%20of%20the%20passengers.

Thanos’ snap - is it actually possible? We’re not only exploring if it’ll work but the physics behind snapping your fingers.

New high-speed video reveals the physics of a finger snap by Emily Conover

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/finger-snap-physics-new-high-speed-video-thanos

The Surprising Physics of Finger Snapping by Karen Hopkin

https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/the-surprising-physics-of-finger-snapping/

The ultrafast snap of a finger is mediated by skin friction by Raghav Acharya, Elio J. Challita, Mark Ilton and M. Saad Bhamla

https://royalsocietypublishing.org/rsif/doi/10.1098/rsif.2021.0672

How a Single Finger Snap Became a Scientific Game-Changer by Cayla Mihalovich

https://www.webmd.com/brain/news/20220224/finger-snap-a-scientific-achievement

Snapping your fingers is a move worthy of a professional athlete by Elana Spivack

https://www.popsci.com/science/finger-snapping-physics/

Why does weed smell like… well, weed?

Why does cannabis smell skunky? by John Arnst

https://www.livescience.com/why-cannabis-smells-like-skunk

Great News, Scientists Finally Figured Out Why Cannabis Smells 'Skunky' by Carly Cassella

https://www.sciencealert.com/we-finally-know-why-cannabis-smells-skunk-y-and-the-answer-could-hold-health-benefits

Here’s the chemistry behind marijuana’s skunky scent by Ariana Remmel

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/marijuana-skunk-smell-cannabis-pot-plant-chemistry

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Dirty Disinfectant, Hot Iron Blobs, Infinite Versions of You Apr 21, 2022

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Today, you’ll learn about how some cleaning products in your kitchen may be terrible for the environment even though they’re labeled “green,” hot blobs of iron playing games with Earth’s magnetic field and how some far-out theories in physics predict there are infinite versions of you.

Your green cleaning products may not actually be so clean OR green.

How do household cleaning products affect the environment? by Alexandra Franklin-Cheung

https://www.sciencefocus.com/planet-earth/how-do-household-cleaning-products-affect-the-environment/

Household Cleaning Products Market by Precedence Research

https://www.precedenceresearch.com/household-cleaning-products-market

Are your cleaning products really green? Here’s how to tell. by Shaena Montanari

https://www.popsci.com/story/environment/sustainable-cleaning-products/

EPA.gov

Identifying Greener Cleaning Products
- https://www.epa.gov/greenerproducts/identifying-greener-cleaning-products
EPA Safer Choice-Certified Product Search
- https://www.epa.gov/saferchoice/products
EPA DfE-Certified Product Search
- https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-labels/dfe-certified-disinfectants
The Effects: Dead Zones and Harmful Algal Blooms
- https://www.epa.gov/nutrientpollution/effects-dead-zones-and-harmful-algal-blooms

How to find ‘green’ cleaning products that get the job done by Laura Daily

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/home/choosing-green-cleaning-products/2021/08/23/e7a20ba4-fea2-11eb-ba7e-2cf966e88e93_story.html

Microplastics are everywhere — but are they harmful? By XiaoZhi Lim

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01143-3

Cosmetic Fragrance and Flavor Ingredient Right to Know Act of 2021 by Breast Cancer Prevention Partners

https://www.bcpp.org/resource/cosmetic-fragrance-and-flavor-ingredient-right-to-know-act-of-2021/

Hot blobs of iron playing games with Earth’s magnetic field.

The Magnetic North Pole Is Rapidly Moving Because of Some Blobs by Jennifer Leman

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/a32496561/why-magnetic-north-pole-moving/

The north magnetic pole is leaving Canada for Siberia. These 'blobs' may be the reason why. by Laura Geggel

https://www.livescience.com/magnetic-north-pole-to-siberia.html

Fact check: A compass is oriented to the Earth's magnetic field lines, doesn't prove flat earth by Kate S. Petersen

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2022/02/22/fact-check-compass-works-globe-because-magnetic-field-lines/6848272001/

Strong planetary magnetic fields like Earth's may protect oceans from stellar storms by Royal Astronomical Society

https://phys.org/news/2019-03-strong-planetary-magnetic-fields-earth.html

Origins of Earth’s magnetic field remain a mystery by Jennifer Chu

https://news.mit.edu/2020/origins-earth-magnetic-field-mystery-0408

When north goes south: Is Earth's magnetic field flipping? by Chris Holt

https://astronomy.com/news/2021/09/when-north-goes-south-is-earths-magnetic-field-flipping

Flip Flop: Why Variations in Earth's Magnetic Field Aren't Causing Today's Climate Change By Alan Buis, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory

https://climate.nasa.gov/ask-nasa-climate/3104/flip-flop-why-variations-in-earths-magnetic-field-arent-causing-todays-climate-change

How some far-out theories in physics predict there are infinite versions of you.

Parallel Worlds Exist and Interact With Our World, Say Physicists by Bryan Nelson

https://www.treehugger.com/parallel-worlds-exist-and-interact-with-our-world-say-4863488

Do parallel universes exist? We might live in a multiverse. by Vicky Stein and Daisy Dobrijevic

https://www.space.com/32728-parallel-universes.html

The Real Science of the Multiverse by Jess Romeo

https://daily.jstor.org/the-real-science-of-the-multiverse/

What is multiverse theory by Paul Sutter

https://www.livescience.com/multiverse

Are Many Worlds and the Multiverse the Same Idea? by Sean Carroll

https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/are-many-worlds-and-the-multiverse-the-same-idea

The weirdest idea in quantum physics is catching on: There may be endless worlds with countless versions of you. By Corey S. Powell

https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/weirdest-idea-quantum-physics-catching-there-may-be-endless-worlds-ncna1068706

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Sex! And COVID, The Biggest Comet Ever, Wave of The Future Apr 20, 2022

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Today, you’ll learn about the surprising sexual implications of the COVID pandemic, if the biggest comet ever discovered is going to end the world and how the natural power built into the ocean could, one day, power a bunch of stuff on land.

Even though we were all home during the pandemic, something else was on the rise.

Covid chaos fueled another public health crisis: STDs by Alice Miranda Ollstein

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/03/12/covid-std-crisis-00015717

Why sexual identities shifted during the pandemic by Jessica Klein

https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20220224-why-sexual-identities-shifted-during-the-pandemic

The pandemic offered a unique chance for many people to come out as queer by Anna Iovine

https://mashable.com/article/covid-coming-out-queer-lgbtq-pandemic

Scientists discovered the biggest comet ever - will it end the world?

Largest comet ever observed bumps Hale-Bopp from pedestal by Stephanie Pappas

https://www.livescience.com/bernardinelli-bernstein-comet-largest

The Most Monstrous Comet Ever Known Is Headed Straight for Us by David Axe

https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-biggest-comet-ever-discovered-bernardinelli-bernstein-is-headed-our-way

The 'megacomet' Bernardinelli-Bernstein is the find of a decade. Here's the discovery explained. by Meghan Bartels

https://www.space.com/giant-comet-bernardinelli-bernstein-discovery-size-activity

Mega Comet Arriving From the Oort Cloud Is 85 Miles Wide by George Dvorsky

https://gizmodo.com/bernardinelli-bernstein-biggest-comet-ever-1848502226

Comets by NASA

https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/asteroids-comets-and-meteors/comets/overview

Oort Cloud by NASA

https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/solar-system/oort-cloud/overview/

People on land are trying to access the power of the ocean - here’s how.

The US Is Finally Trying to Unlock the Power of Wave Energy by Ysabelle Kempe

Federal spending bill expected to aid Oregon State wave energy, wildfire and mass timber projects by Sean Nealon

https://today.oregonstate.edu/news/federal-spending-bill-expected-aid-oregon-state-wave-energy-wildfire-and-mass-timber-projects

European Marine Energy Centre - About Us

https://www.emec.org.uk/about-us/

Can shore-based wave power unlock clean, affordable ocean energy? by Julian Spector

https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/ocean-energy/is-shore-based-wave-power-the-key-to-unlocking-affordable-clean-energy-from-the-sea

NREL continues to explore marine wave energy by Ryan Kennedy

https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2022/02/16/nrel-continues-to-explore-marine-wave-energy/

Wave Energy Market to See Booming Growth | Eco Wave Power, Carnegie Clean Energy, Mocean Energy by Newsmantraa

https://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/wave-energy-market-to-see-booming-growth-eco-wave-power-carnegie-clean-energy-mocean-energy

It’s settled: Where The Wave first started by Doug Williams

https://www.espn.com/blog/playbook/fandom/post/_/id/18888/its-settled-where-the-wave-first-started

Scientists Figured Out How And When Our Sun Will Die, And It’s Going To Be Epic by Michelle Starr

https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-figured-out-how-and-when-our-sun-will-die-and-it-s-going-to-be-epic

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Curiosity Daily Presents: Monsters Inside Me Apr 18, 2022

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If you like Curiosity Daily, you might like a new podcast from Animal Planet called Monsters Inside Me. For shocking, true stories about mysterious illnesses caused by parasites, check out Monsters Inside Me.

In this episode, you'll learn how a creature feeds on the brain tissue of a young boy after he ingests worm eggs, and how a killer works its way through the body of a Vietnam veteran, laying waste to his organs and lymph system.

Follow wherever you get your podcasts.

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Tripping to Run, Everest’s Warning, Investigating Planet 9 Apr 15, 2022

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Today, you’ll learn about trippy psychedelic drugs that could alter everything we know about mental health, a glacier on Mount Everest that is literally blowing away and an object in the far reaches of our solar system that may or may not be there.

Psychedelic drugs are making a comeback, but not on the party scene. They could be the future of mental health.

The Future of Psychedelic Science by Ryan O’Hare

https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/220873/the-future-psychedelic-science/

About Us by Imperial Centre for Psychedelic Research

https://www.imperial.ac.uk/psychedelic-research-centre

Back to the future: Psychedelic drugs in psychiatry by Peter Grinspoon, MD

https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/back-to-the-future-psychedelic-drugs-in-psychiatry-202106222508

The Future Of Psychedelic Medicine Might Skip The Trip by Will Yakowicz

https://www.forbes.com/sites/willyakowicz/2021/06/23/the-future-of-psychedelic-medicine-might-skip-the-trip-rick-doblin-bryan-roth-mindmed-darpa-maps

The worldview-changing drugs poised to go mainstream by Ed Prideaux

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210906-what-if-everyone-took-psychedelics

Top 10 Hardest-Throwing Pitchers in Baseball by Matthew Jussim

https://www.mensjournal.com/sports/top-10-hardest-throwing-pitchers-baseball/

How Dock Ellis dropped acid and threw a no-hitter by Larry Getlen

https://nypost.com/2014/08/31/pitcher-dock-ellis-dropped-acid-then-threw-a-no-hitter/

A glacier on Mount Everest is literally blowing away.

Everest’s Highest Glacier has Lost 2,000 Years of Ice in 30 Years by Brandon Specktor

https://www.livescience.com/mt-everest-highest-glacier-rapid-ice-retreat

Behind the Scenes of a Comprehensive Scientific Expedition to Mt. Everest by Sandra Elvin, Pete Athans, Paul Mayewski, Jiban Ghimire, Aurora C. Elmore, and Valerie Craig

https://www.cell.com/one-earth/fulltext/S2590-3322(20)30536-4

Glaciers are shrinking fast. Scientists are rushing to figure out how fast by Rebecca Hersher

https://www.npr.org/2022/02/08/1079227805/glaciers-are-shrinking-fast-scientists-are-rushing-to-figure-out-how-fast

Everest expedition with 6 CCI scientists sets 3 world records by UMaine News (Contact: Beth Staples)

https://umaine.edu/news/blog/2021/10/06/everest-expedition-with-6-cci-scientists-sets-3-world-records/

25 of the strangest Guinness World Records ever by USA Today Travel

https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/travel/news/2019/10/11/guinness-world-records-25-strangest-records-ever/40145381/

What is a glacier? by National Snow & Ice Data Center

https://nsidc.org/cryosphere/glaciers/questions/what.html

Why That Giant Ice Cube Is in Your Drink by Anna Archibald

https://www.thrillist.com/culture/why-that-giant-ice-cube-in-your-cocktail-is-really-important

An object in the far reaches of our solar system may or may not actually exist, but scientists are trying to find out for sure.

If Planet Nine exists, why has no one seen it? by Zaria Gorvett

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210216-the-massive-planet-scientists-cant-find

Uncovering the mystery of Planet Nine by Lucy Freeman

https://www.bbcearth.com/news/uncovering-the-mystery-of-planet-nine

PLANET 9: OLD DATA COULD UNCOVER THE SOLAR SYSTEM'S NEWEST WORLD, 38 YEARS LATE by Passant Rabie

https://www.inverse.com/science/have-scientists-actually-found-planet-9

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Pee Pee Concrete, Black Diamond from Space, Electric Plane Apr 14, 2022

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Today, you’ll learn about an unusual proposal to use human tinkle to make buildings on Mars, a billion-year-old black diamond with an interstellar history and what it’s going to take for airplanes to become totally electric.

A very unusual proposal to use human waste products could allow us to build on Mars.

Researchers propose making concrete with human bodily fluids by Hunter Dulay

https://sciworthy.com/researchers-propose-making-concrete-with-human-bodily-fluids/

Mars explorers might make concrete-like materials from their own blood and urine by Amanda Kooser

https://www.cnet.com/science/mars-explorers-might-make-concrete-like-materials-from-their-own-blood-and-urine/

Concrete on Mars Could Literally Be Made Out of Astronaut Blood, Sweat, And Tears by Michelle Starr

https://www.sciencealert.com/mars-concrete-could-be-made-out-of-alien-dust-and-astronaut-blood

Blood, sweat, and tears: extraterrestrial regolith biocomposites with in vivo binders by A.D. Roberts, D.R. Whittall, R. Breitling, E.Takano, J.J. Blaker, S.Hay, and N.S. Scrutton

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590006421000442#!

A Brief History of the Flush Toilet by The British Association of Urological Surgeons

https://www.baus.org.uk/museum/164/a_brief_history_of_the_flush_toilet

What is Plasma? by University of Rochester Health Encyclopedia

https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?ContentTypeID=160&ContentID=37#:~:text=The%20main%20role%20of%20plasma,blood%20through%20your%20circulatory%20system.

A billion-year-old black diamond has an interstellar - and very rich - history.

The Enigma: Billion-year-old black diamond sold for £3.16m by BBC News

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-60328375

A Huge Black Diamond, Purportedly From Outer Space, Is Now Up for Sale by Corryn Wetzel

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-massive-black-diamond-claimed-to-come-from-space-is-going-on-sale-180979438/

55-sided, 555-carat 'Enigma' black diamond (potentially from space) goes on sale by Harry Baker

https://www.livescience.com/enigma-black-diamond-auction

Enigma Black Diamond Sells For $4.3 Million At Auction by Tanya Klich

https://www.forbes.com/sites/tanyaklich/2022/02/09/enigma-black-diamond-sells-for-43-million-at-sothebys-auction/?sh=4d190d59361c

How an Ad Campaign Invented the Diamond Engagement Ring by Uri Friedman

https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/02/how-an-ad-campaign-invented-the-diamond-engagement-ring/385376/

We have electric cars, but what’s it going to take for airplanes to become totally electric?

What It’ll Take to Get Electric Planes Off the Ground by Gregory Barber

https://www.wired.com/story/what-itll-take-to-get-electric-planes-off-the-ground/

The challenges and opportunities of battery-powered flight by Venkatasubramanian Viswanathan, Alan H. Epstein, Yet-Ming Chiang, Esther Takeuchi, Marty Bradley, John Langford & Michael Winter

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-04139-1

Electric Planes Are Coming Sooner Than You Think by Elissa Garay

https://www.afar.com/magazine/electric-planes-are-coming-sooner-than-you-think

World's first electric plane start up parts ways with CEO in mysterious rift by Jennifer Korn

https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/17/tech/eviation-ceo-exit/index.html

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Arctic Alien-ish Life, A Nuclear Donut, Babies Curing HIV Apr 13, 2022

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Today, you’ll learn about how alien-like life figured out a bizarre way to survive at the bottom of the Arctic Ocean, a donut-shaped machine that just set a bunch of records in the world of nuclear fusion and how babies are becoming superheroes in the fight against cancer and HIV.

Learn about how alien-like life figured out how to survive at the bottom of the Arctic ocean.

'Alien-like' life thrives on dead matter in Arctic deep by Helen Briggs

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-60308650

Fossil-eating sponges discovered in the Arctic by James Ashworth

https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2022/february/fossil-eating-sponges-discovered-Arctic.html

Giant sponge gardens discovered on seamounts in the Arctic deep sea by Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/02/220208113915.htm

890-Million-Year-Old Fossills Are Sponges, Oldest Animals: Study by Abby Olena

https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/890-million-year-old-fossils-are-sponges-oldest-animals-study-69031

Deep-sea sponges: Biotechnology and the blue economy by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

https://www.fao.org/3/cb2738en/cb2738en.pdf

This donut isn’t what you think - it could set records in the world of nuclear fusion.

A giant donut-shaped machine just proved a near-limitless clean power source is possible by Danya Gainor and Angela Dewan

https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/09/uk/nuclear-fusion-climate-energy-scn-intl/index.htm

Major breakthrough on nuclear fusion energy by Jonathan Amos

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-60312633

Nuclear-fusion reactor smashes energy record by Elizabeth Gibney

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-00391-1

The new heroes in the fight against HIV are not who you expect: they’re babies!

A Woman Is Cured of H.I.V. Using a Novel Treatment by Apoorva Mandavilli

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/15/health/hiv-cure-cord-blood.html

Testing cord blood transplants as a cure for leukemia — and HIV by Sabin Russell

https://www.fredhutch.org/en/news/center-news/2022/03/hiv-cure-cord-blood.html

Progress in HIV/AIDS cure: N.Y. woman is free of HIV for 4 years by Leila Fadel interviews Dr. Carlos del Rio

https://www.npr.org/2022/02/21/1082079030/progress-in-hiv-aids-cure-n-y-woman-is-free-of-hiv-for-4-years

A third person has been cured of HIV, scientists report by Nicoletta Lanese

https://www.livescience.com/third-person-cured-hiv-stem-cell-transplant-from-cord-blood

About HIV/Aids and Treatment by the CDC

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Covid’s Bright Side, Frogs Out on a Limb, Fertilizing Fuel Apr 08, 2022

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Today, you’ll learn about how COVID-19 may have revamped cities for the better, astounding new technology that could one day regrow human limbs and how an agricultural fertilizer is going from feeding the world to potentially powering the world.

The pandemic changed more than just our home lives, it also changed the way we live in our cities.

The Pandemic Might Have Redesigned Cities Forever by Adam Rogers