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Birdwatching Rewires the Brain and Slows Cognitive Decline Watching Birds Helped Nursing Home Residents Become More Cognitively Agile in Just 3 to 4 Weeks, Research Finds Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do spiders dream? Scientists just found a surprising clue First Evidence of Sleep Rebound Discovered in an Invertebrate Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

James Webb discovers a scorching lava planet with a “giant sunscreen” This lava planet shouldn’t have an atmosphere—but it does Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Man Named ‘Service’ Cleans Up NYC Dumping Site on His Own Initiative Queens resident takes it upon himself to clean up filthy Brooklyn underpass. Here's the story of Mr. Service. Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How Brain Cells Lock In Short-Term Memories Fruit fly brains reveal a surprising secret about human memory Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10-Year-Old Dog Found After a Month Lost in Yellowstone Luna, dog missing in Yellowstone for a month, is reunited with her owners Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Smart farming technologies are starting to pay off Using AI, Drones, and Robots for Farming is Working Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Man Proposes to His Girlfriend After They Were Struck by Lightning–She Restarted His Heart Twice After being struck by lightning, woman performs CPR twice to save boyfriend in Kettle Moraine State Forest Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eating blueberries every day may have a surprising effect on your mood Eating Blueberries Linked to Subtle Gut Changes and Signs of Mood Improvement Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reaction speed may depend on whether you are breathing in or out Exhaling may speed up reaction times Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How literature can inspire us to forgive Reading fiction may change the way we think about forgiveness Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How parents treat toddlers may shape their brains for years to come Positive parenting in early childhood linked to stronger brain reward responses Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Teen Knew She Had a Long-Lost Sister Somewhere. They Found Each Other Facing Off at Softball Game Montana high school softball player discovered long-lost sister on opposing team Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scientists turn eggshells into a new defense against space debris Scientists Find a Surprising Way to Use Eggshells Against High-Speed Space Debris Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Neighbors Flock to Rescue a Wounded Owl Tangled Up in Barbed Wire How Strangers With Wire Cutters Saved a Trapped Owl Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How much sleep is too short? The answer may be different for everyone Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AI Chatbots Will Never Replace Advice From Elders, Say Seven of 10 in New Poll Older generations still trusted over AI for life advice, poll finds Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Modern LED light leaves out infrared that may help human vision Are LED lights bad for us? Study claims they’re ‘new asbestos’ Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bio-based liquid bends wood like it's thin, pliable metal Curved without cracking: A plant-based solvent softens wood just long enough to shape it Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sharks can hear nearly 250 feet away and pinpoint the source Blacktip Sharks Detect and Locate Underwater Sounds from Nearly 250 Feet Away Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christian Bale Opens Long-Dreamed of Foster Care Village Aimed at Keeping Siblings Together Christian Bale opens foster care village in Palmdale aimed at keeping siblings together Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scientists expected these Galápagos sea turtles to wander. They stayed put Scientists Thought These Galápagos Sea Turtles Would Migrate. Some Basically Refused to Leave Home. Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Simple breath test could help identify lung cancer Breath test shows promise for identifying cancerous lung nodules Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is the universe infinite? The answer gets weird fast Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New tool gives officials up to five extra days to prepare before a hurricane suddenly intensifies New method flags hurricane rapid intensification up to five days ahead Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices