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Podcast: Curiosity Weekly

Episode: Smart Soil, Smell Preferences, Mars Moss

Description: 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. Smart Soil “‘Smart soil’ grows 138% bigger crops using 40% less water.” by Michael Irving. 2024. “Climate Change Indicators: Drought.” EPA. 2024. “Water for Prosperity and Peace.” Unesco. 2024. “Self-watering SMAG-soil pulls moisture from the air.” by Ben Coxworth. 2020. “Self-Irrigation and Slow-Release Fertilizer Hydrogels for Sustainable Agriculture.” by Jungjoon Park, et al. 2024. Smell Preferences “Do you smel...

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