Shark Oil, Eco-Friendly Lubricant, Historic Land Management

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;&nbsp;Shark Oil&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<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>&nbsp;Eco-Friendly Lubricant&nbsp;&nbsp;<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>&nbsp;Historic Land Management&nbsp;&nbsp;<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>&nbsp;Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with<a href="https://twitter.com/producercody" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/calbits/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Calli</a> and<a href="https://twitter.com/smashleyhamer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/nate_from_the_internet/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nate</a> — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to <a href="https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity</a> to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.&nbsp; <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.