Plastic Waste Fuel, Colds Got Worse?, Trees and Mushrooms

Today you’ll learn about a new process that could turn plastic waste and CO2 into lipstick, how cold and flu season isn’t different, you are, and a way to turn the forest into farmland without cutting down trees. Plastic Waste Fuel <ul><li>“Could waste plastic become a useful fuel source?” by Katherine Latham. 2023. <ul><li><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/business-64703976">https://www.bbc.com/news/business-64703976</a></li></ul></li><li>“Our planet is choking on plastic.” n.a. N.d.<ul><li><a href="https://www.unep.org/interactives/beat-plastic-pollution/">https://www.unep.org/interactives/beat-plastic-pollution/</a></li></ul></li></ul>Colds Got Worse? <ul><li>“Colds Haven’t Changed. So Why Do They Suddenly Feel So Bad?” by Katherine J. Wu. 2023. <ul><li><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2023/02/common-cold-virus-symptoms-immunity/673193/">https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2023/02/common-cold-virus-symptoms-immunity/673193/</a></li></ul></li><li>“The National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System.” CDC. 2023. <ul><li><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/surveillance/nrevss/index.html">https://www.cdc.gov/surveillance/nrevss/index.html</a></li></ul></li><li>“BIOFORE Syndromic Trends.” n.a. 2023. <ul><li><a href="https://syndromictrends.com/">https://syndromictrends.com/</a></li></ul></li></ul>Trees and Mushrooms <ul><li>“Growing mushrooms alongside trees could feed millions and mitigate effects of climate change, research finds.” n.a. 2023. <ul><li><a href="https://www.stir.ac.uk/news/2023/march-2023-news/growing-mushrooms-alongside-trees-could-feed-millions-and-mitigate-effects-of-climate-change-research-finds/">https://www.stir.ac.uk/news/2023/march-2023-news/growing-mushrooms-alongside-trees-could-feed-millions-and-mitigate-effects-of-climate-change-research-finds/</a></li></ul></li><li>“Edible fungi crops through mycoforestry, potential for carbon negative food production and mitigation of food and forestry conflicts.” by Paul W. Thomas & Alistair S. Jump. 2023. <ul><li><a href="https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2220079120">https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2220079120</a></li></ul></li><li>“Edible mycorrhizal fungi of the world: What is their role in forest sustainability, food security, biocultural conservation and climate change?” by Jesus Perez-Moreno, et al. 2021. <ul><li><a href="https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ppp3.10199#:~:text=Edible%20mycorrhizal%20fungi%3A%20This%20name,different%20cultures%20around%20the%20world">https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ppp3.10199#:~:text=Edible%20mycorrhizal%20fungi%3A%20This%20name,different%20cultures%20around%20the%20world</a>.</li></ul></li></ul>Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with<a href="https://twitter.com/producercody"> </a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/calbits/">Calli</a> and<a href="https://twitter.com/smashleyhamer"> </a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/nate_from_the_internet/">Nate</a> — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to <a href="https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity">https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity</a> to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.