Astronaut Blood, Screen Wrinkles, Save the Snow Crab

Today we explore how astronauts’ blood mutates when coming back from space, how our screens are aging us, and the potential extinction event of the snow crab. Astronaut Blood  “Astronauts' blood shows signs of DNA mutations due to spaceflight” by Elizabeth Howellhttps://www.space.com/astronaut-spaceflight-cancer-dna-mutations-study“Researchers Find Spaceflight May Be Associated With DNA Mutations and Increased Risk of Developing Heart Disease and Cancer” by Mount Sinaihttps://www.mountsinai.org/about/newsroom/2022/fesearchers-find-spaceflight-may-be-associated-with-dna-mutations-and-increased-risk-of-developing-heart-disease-and-cancerScreen Wrinkles “Your phone screen could be making you age quicker” by Alex Hugheshttps://www.sciencefocus.com/news/your-phone-screen-could-be-making-you-age-quicker/“Too much blue light can accelerate aging ... at least for flies” by Sarah Sloathttps://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/much-blue-light-can-accelerate-aging-least-flies-rcna44707Save the Snow Crab “What made billions of snow crabs disappear from the Bering Sea?” By Joanna Thompsonhttps://www.livescience.com/billions-snow-crabs-vanish-from-bering-sea“Valuable crab populations are in a ‘very scary’ decline in warming Bering Sea” by Hal Berntonhttps://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/valuable-crab-populations-crash-in-a-warming-bering-sea/“Determination of Overfishing or an Overfished Condition: A Notice” by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrationhttps://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/02/10/2022-02857/determination-of-overfishing-or-an-overfished-conditionFollow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/astronaut-blood-screen-wrinkles-save-the-snow-crab Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.