{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64f1f67000d9130011234429/653fc6b718e0ae0011833063?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Water Breakthrough, Suppress Stress, Ancient Wood","description":"<p>Today, you’ll learn about a new way to turn saltwater into drinking water, research that suggests stuffing your bad feelings deep down might actually be a good thing, and an amazing 500,000 year old discovery in Tanzania.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Water Breakthrough&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>“New method for purifying drinking water could be used in disaster zones.” <a href=\"https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1002316\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">EurekAlert! 2023.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>“Desalination.” <a href=\"https://www.usgs.gov/special-topics/water-science-school/science/desalination\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Water Science School. 2019.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li><li>“Tuning and Coupling Irreversible Electroosmotic Water Flow in Ionic Diodes: Methylation of an Intrinsically Microporous Polyamine (PIM-EA-TB).” <a href=\"https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsami.3c10220\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Zhongkai Li, et al. 2023.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Suppress Stress&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>“Suppressing negative thoughts may be good for mental health after all.” <a href=\"https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/suppressing-negative-thoughts-good-for-mental-health\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Z. Mamat &amp; MC Anderson. 2023.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li><li>“Suppress Negative Thoughts to Improve Mental Health, Study Says.”<a href=\"https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/news/20230921/suppress-negative-thoughts-to-improve-mental-health-study\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> by Lisa O’Mary. 2023.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Ancient Wood&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>“‘Oldest wooden structure’ discovered on border of Zambia and Tanzania.” <a href=\"https://amp.theguardian.com/science/2023/sep/20/oldest-wooden-structure-discovered-on-border-of-zambia-and-tanzania\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Ian Sample. 2023.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li><li>“Evidence for the earliest structural use of wood at least 476,000 years ago.” <a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06557-9\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by L. Barham, et al. 2023.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p><em>Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with</em><a href=\"https://twitter.com/producercody\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em> </em></a><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/calbits/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Calli</em></a><em> and</em><a href=\"https://twitter.com/smashleyhamer\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em> </em></a><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/nate_from_the_internet/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Nate</em></a><em> — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to </em><a href=\"https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity</em></a><em> to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.</em>&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"Discovery"}