Ant Doctors, Sequestered Carbon, Menstrual Brain

Today, you’ll learn about ants that play doctor to their fellow ants after going into battle, a possible game-changing way to sequester carbon at the bottom of the ocean, and the changes that can happen in the female mind during menstruation.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ant Doctors&nbsp;&nbsp;<ul><li>“Ants Recognize Infected Wounds and Treat Them.” <a href="https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/news-and-events/news/detail/news/ant-antibiotics/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Universitat Wurzburg. 2024.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>“Innovative drugs, chemicals, and enzymes within the animal production chain.”<a href="https://veterinaryresearch.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13567-018-0559-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> by Yousef I. Hassan, et al. 2018.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li><li>“Targeted treatment of injured nestmates with antimicrobial compounds in ant society.” <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-43885-w" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">by Erik. T. Frank, et al. 2023.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li><li>Ant Video. <a href="https://video.uni-wuerzburg.de/iframe/?securecode=5b537620b31e9ddc1e230575" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">N.d</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul>&nbsp;Sequestered Carbon&nbsp;&nbsp;<ul><li>“To combat climate change, companies bury plant waste at sea.” <a href="https://www.science.org/content/article/combat-climate-change-companies-bury-plant-waste-sea" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">by Saima Sidik. 2023.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>“Biomass Storage in Anoxic Marine Basins: Initial estimates of geochemical impacts and CO2 sequestration capacity.” <a href="https://www.authorea.com/users/560136/articles/640305-biomass-storage-in-anoxic-marine-basins-initial-estimates-of-geochemical-impacts-and-co2-sequestration-capacity" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">by Morgan Reed Raven, et al. 2023.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>“2023 Global Carbon Budget Report Emphasizes Urgent Need to Reduce Global Emissions.” <a href="https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/2023-global-carbon-budget-report/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">by Laura Chaibongsai. 2023.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul>&nbsp;Menstrual Brain&nbsp;&nbsp;<ul><li>“The menstrual rhythm of the brain.” <a href="https://www.mpg.de/20964081/1013-nepf-the-menstrual-rhythm-of-the-brain-149575-x?c=2249" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Max Planck Gesellschaft. 2023.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>“Ultra-high-field 7T MRI reveals changes in human medial temporal lobe volume in female adults during menstrual cycle.” <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s44220-023-00125-w" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">by Rachel G. Zsido, 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. <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.