Heart Cells in Space, Ancient Log, Day Chapters

Curiosity Daily

Today, you’ll learn about the trouble hearts have in space, an ancient log that could help us hit climate targets, and how our brain divides our days into chapters.  

Heart Cells in Space  

  • “Space Travel Found To Disrupt Normal Rhythm in Heart Muscle Cells.” Technology Networks. 2024.  
  • “Spaceflight-induced contractile and mitochondrial dysfunction in an automated heart-on-a-chip platform.” by Devin B. Mair, et al. 2024.  

Ancient Log 

  • “A thousands-year-old log demonstrates how burying wood can fight climate change.” by Jonathan Lambert. 2024.  
  • “3775-year-old wood burial supports ‘wood vaulting’ as a durable carbon removal method.” by Ning Zeng, et al. 2024.  

Day Chapters 

  • “Our brains divide the day into chapters. New psychology research offers details on how.” EurekAlert! 2024.  
  • “Top-down attention shifts behavioral and neural event boundaries in narratives with overlapping event scripts.” by Alexandra De Soares, et al. 2024.  

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