Salt & Cancer, Ancient Bridge, Nuclear Clock

Today, you’ll learn about how common table salt could help our bodies fight cancer, an ancient underwater bridge that’s changing what we know about human migration in Europe, and the hyper precise nuclear clock breakthrough.  

Salt & Cancer 

• “Common salt activates anti-tumor cells.” by Charlotte Fuchs and Friederike Gawlik. 2024.  
• “Sodium chloride in the tumor microenvironment enhances T cell metabolic fitness and cytotoxicity.” by Dominik Soll, et all. 2024.  

Ancient Bridge 

• “Submerged bridge constructed at least 5600 years ago indicates early human arrival in Mallorca, Spain.” by Bogdan P. Onac, et al. 2024.  
• “What a submerged ancient bridge discovered in a Spanish cave reveals about early human settlement.” ScienceDaily. 2024.  
• “Mallorca Facts.” Mallorca.com. Nd.  

Nuclear Clock  

• “A nuclear clock prototype hints at ultraprecise timekeeping.” by Emily Conover. 2024.  
• “How Does the NIST-7 Atomic Clock Work?” by Bruce Morser. 2012.  
• “A new ultrafast laser emits pulses of light 30 billion times a second.” by Emily Conover. 2018.  

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