Water Breakthrough, Suppress Stress, Ancient Wood

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;&nbsp;Water Breakthrough&nbsp;&nbsp;<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>&nbsp;Suppress Stress&nbsp;&nbsp;<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>&nbsp;Ancient Wood&nbsp;&nbsp;<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>&nbsp;Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with<a href="https://twitter.com/producercody" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/calbits/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Calli</a> and<a href="https://twitter.com/smashleyhamer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/nate_from_the_internet/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">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" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity</a> to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.&nbsp; <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.