{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64f1f67000d9130011234429/66e847a97c94296676fd0019?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Smart Soil, Smell Preferences, Mars Moss","description":"<p>Today, you’ll learn about the smart soil that gives plants a massive boost even when they’re watered less, how our love of certain odors could be more nurture than nature, and a moss that could one day fill greenhouses on Mars.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Smart Soil&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>“‘Smart soil’ grows 138% bigger crops using 40% less water.” <a href=\"https://newatlas.com/science/smart-soil-hydrogel-bigger-crops-less-water/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Michael Irving. 2024.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>“Climate Change Indicators: Drought.” <a href=\"https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicators/climate-change-indicators-drought\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">EPA. 2024.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>“Water for Prosperity and Peace.” <a href=\"https://www.unesco.org/reports/wwdr/en/2024/s\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Unesco. 2024.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li><li>“Self-watering SMAG-soil pulls moisture from the air.” <a href=\"https://newatlas.com/science/self-watering-smag-soil/?itm_source=newatlas&amp;itm_medium=article-body\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Ben Coxworth. 2020.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>“Self-Irrigation and Slow-Release Fertilizer Hydrogels for Sustainable Agriculture.” <a href=\"https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c01120\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Jungjoon Park, et al. 2024.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Smell Preferences&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>“Do you smell what I smell? New study reveals surprising variability in odor preferences.” <a href=\"https://www.psypost.org/do-you-smell-what-i-smell-new-study-reveals-surprising-variability-in-odor-preferences/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Mane Kara-Yakoubian. 2024.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>“Is the perception of odour pleasantness shared across cultures and ecological conditions? Evidence from Amazonia, East Africa, New Guinea, Malaysia, and Poland.” <a href=\"https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbl.2024.0120\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Piotr Sorokowski, et al. 2024.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Mars Moss&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>“Scientists find desert moss ‘that can survive on Mars’.” <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/jun/30/scientists-find-desert-moss-that-can-survive-on-mars\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Nicola Davis. 2024.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li><li>“The extremotolerant desert moss <em>Syntrichia caninervis</em> is a promising pioneer plant for colonizing extraterrestrial environments.” <a href=\"https://www.cell.com/the-innovation/fulltext/S2666-6758(24)00095-X\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Xiaoshuang Li, et al. 2024.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>“This desert moss has the potential to grow on Mars.” <a href=\"https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240630153052.htm\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Science News. 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></p>","author_name":"Discovery"}