Happy 300 episodes to our Curiosity Daily listeners! Today, you’ll learn about a massive database of human genomes that’s uncovering major new genetic discoveries, the scientists building stone age tools from scratch… and then putting them to work, and a treasure trove of deep sea discoveries in an underwater mountain range.

Human Diversity

“Ambitious survey of human diversity yields millions of undiscovered genetic variants.” by Max Kozlov. 2024.
“NIH’s All of Us Research Program Releases First Genomic Dataset of Nearly 100,000 Whole Genome Sequences.” NIH. 2022.
“About.” NIH. 2021.

Ancient Tool Use

“Scientists try out stone age tools to understand how they were used.” EurekAlert! 2024.
“Experiments with replicas of Early Upper Paleolithic edge-ground stone axes and adzes provide criteria for identifying tool functions.” by Akira Iwase, et al. 2024.

Deep Sea Discoveries

“See the strange new species discovered near Chile - with the help of a deep-diving sea robot.” by Laura Baisas. 2024.
“Scientists Confirm Underwater Mountains Harbor Abundant Life Off Chile’s Coast.” Schmidt Ocean Institute. 2024.
“How much of the ocean has been explored?” NOAA. n.d.

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