{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64f1f67000d9130011234429/66799322ad8df408599d365d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Microgravity Effects, Octocoral, Menstrual Sync","description":"<p>Today, you’ll learn about how microgravity affects sleep and physiological rhythms, the half a billion year old bioluminescent octocoral, and the truth about women’s synchronized menstrual cycles.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Microgravity Effects&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>“Simulated microgravity affects sleep and physiological rhythms.” <a href=\"https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1042038\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">EurekAlert! 2024.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>“Effect of 60 days of head down tilt bed rest on amplitude and phase of rhythms in physiology and sleep in men.” <a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41526-024-00387-3\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Maria-Angeles Bonmati-Carrion, et al. 2024.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Octocorals&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>“Glowing octocorals have been around for at least 540 million years.” <a href=\"https://www.sciencenews.org/article/glowing-octocorals-540-million-years\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Jake Buehler. 2024.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li><li>“What is bioluminescence?” <a href=\"https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/facts/bioluminescence.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">NOAA. N.D.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>“Evolution of bioluminescence in Anthozoa with emphasis on Octocorallia.” <a href=\"https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2023.2626\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Danielle M. DeLeo, et al. 2024.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Menstrual Sync&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>“Do women who live together get their periods together, or is it a myth?” <a href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2024/04/22/women-menstruation-periods-synchrony/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Marlene Cimons. 2024.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>“Women do not synchronize their menstrual cycles.” <a href=\"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26181612/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Zhengwei Yang &amp; Jeffrey C Schank. 2006.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>“Menstrual synchrony: Fact or artifact?” <a href=\"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26181611/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Anna Ziomkiewicz. 2026.&nbsp;</a>&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"}