{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64f1f67000d9130011234429/668c034f2387098e046ecc89?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Shark Oil, Eco-Friendly Lubricant, Historic Land Management","description":"<p>Today, you’ll learn about the demand for a compound called squalene that is decimating deepwater shark populations, an amazing effort to create an eco-friendly lubricant using green chemistry, and the surprising connection between shepherds, women, and wildfires.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Shark Oil&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>“Deepwater Sharks Are Threatened by Demand for Liver Oil.” <a href=\"https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/deepwater-sharks-are-threatened-by-demand-for-liver-oil/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by David Shiffman. 2024.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>“100 Million Sharks Killed Every Year, Study Show On Eve of International Conference on Shark Protection.” <a href=\"https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/100-million-sharks-killed-every-year-study-shows-on-eve-of-international-conference-on-shark-protection?loggedin=true&amp;rnd=1715869375676\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">National Geographic. 2013.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li><li>“Fishing for oil and meat drives irreversible defaunation of deepwater sharks and rays.” <a href=\"https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ade9121\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Brittany Finucci, et al. 2024.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Eco-Friendly Lubricant&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>“New eco-friendly lubricant additives protect turbine equipment, waterways.” <a href=\"https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1043395\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">EurekAlert! 2024.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li><li>“Minimizing Toxicity and Optimizing Lubricity of Ionic Liquids for Eco-Friendly Lubrication.” <a href=\"https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acssuschemeng.3c06194\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Xin He, et al. 2024.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Historic Land Management&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>“Anthropologist documents how women and shepherds historically reduced wildfire risk in Central Italy.” <a href=\"https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1042615\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">EurekAlert! 2024.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li><li>“Wildfires as legacies of agropastoral abandonment: Gendered litter raking and managed burning as historic fire prevention practices in the Monte Pisano of Italy.” <a href=\"https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13280-024-01993-x\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Andrew S. Mathews &amp; Fabio Malfatti. 2024.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p><em>Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with</em><a href=\"https://twitter.com/producercody\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em> </em></a><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/calbits/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Calli</em></a><em> and</em><a href=\"https://twitter.com/smashleyhamer\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em> </em></a><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/nate_from_the_internet/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Nate</em></a><em> — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to </em><a href=\"https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity</em></a><em> to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.</em>&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"Discovery"}