Chernobyl Dogs, Venus Volcanoes, Cold Mushrooms

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🗓️ 2 June 2023

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Today you’ll learn about how dogs in Ukraine have survived nuclear fallout, how Venutian volcanoes can teach us about the planet’s climate, and how mushrooms maintain a colder temperature than their surroundings.

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Chernobyl Dogs

“Why Scientists Are Studying the Stray Dogs Living at Chernobyl” by Will Sullivan
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-study-the-genetics-of-dogs-living-near-chernobyl-disaster-site-180981748/
“There’s Something Odd About the Dogs Living at Chernobyl” by Katherine J. Wu
- https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2023/03/chernobyl-dog-radiation-exposure-genome-research/673273/
“The dogs of Chernobyl: Demographic insights into populations inhabiting the nuclear exclusion zone” by GABRIELLA J. SPATOLA et al.
- https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.ade2537
“Can the dogs of Chernobyl teach us new tricks on survival?” By LAURA UNGAR
- https://apnews.com/article/dogs-chernobyl-nuclear-accident-genetics-f36bfae17b541bd6c3fba2b4abc0b0c6

Venus Volcanoes

“Volcanic activity on Venus spotted in radar images, scientists say” by Ari Daniel
- https://www.npr.org/2023/03/17/1164053464/volcanic-activity-on-venus-spotted-in-radar-images-scientists-say
“Magellan spacecraft images reveal volcanic activity on Venus” By Ashley Strickland
- https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/15/world/venus-volcanic-activity-scn/index.html
“How are volcanoes and earthquakes interrelated?” by Australian Museum
- https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/shaping-earth/how-are-volcanoes-and-earthquakes-interrelated/
“Plate Tectonics” by National Geographic
- https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/plate-tectonics/
“Earthquakes” by American Museum of Natural History
- https://www.amnh.org/explore/ology/earth/power-of-plate-tectonics/earthquakes

Cold Mushrooms

“This Is Why You See Those Colored Balls Hanging on Power Lines” by Chloë Nannestad
- https://www.rd.com/article/what-are-the-balls-on-power-lines/
“What Are Those Balls That Hang on Power Lines?” by Shulie Tornel
- https://energized.edison.com/stories/what-are-those-balls-that-hang-on-power-lines
“What are the Colored Aerial Marker Balls on Power Lines For?” by Electrical Technology
- https://www.electricaltechnology.org/2019/05/colored-aerial-marker-balls-on-power-lines.html
“Marker balls for overhead lines” By RAEL F. AMOS
- https://www.upi.com/Archives/1983/02/09/Marker-balls-for-overhead-lines/2851413614800/
“The Reason Behind Those Brightly Colored Balls Along Power Lines” By Ellen Gutoskey
- https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/598043/colored-balls-power-lines-reason

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0:00.0	Hi, you're about to get smarter in just a few minutes with Curiosity Daily from Discovery.
0:08.5	Time flies when you learn super cool stuff.
0:10.5	I'm Nate.
0:11.5	And I'm Callie. If you're dropping in for the first time, welcome to curiosity where we aim to blow your mind by helping you to grow your mind. If you're a loyal listener, welcome back. Today you'll learn about how dogs in Ukraine have survived nuclear fallout, how Venetian volcanoes
0:25.1	teach us about the planet's climate, and how mushrooms maintain a colder temperature than
0:30.0	their surroundings.
0:31.0	Without further ado, let's satisfy some curiosity.
0:35.1	Reason number 8001 why dogs are better than humans.
0:38.0	Today I have a story for you about some dogs who not only survived nuclear destruction, but may teach humans a few tricks on how to
0:44.1	survive nuclear radiation too.
0:46.1	Oh, old dogs are actually teaching humans the new tricks. I see. I like that.
0:51.5	Tell me about these nuclear dogs.
0:54.0	Yeah, well if you know anything about history you probably heard about the
0:59.0	1986 Chernobyl disaster.
1:01.0	For those of you who haven't, it was the aftermath of a massive
1:04.6	explosion at a nuclear power plant near the city of Cripyat in what's known today as Ukraine.
1:09.5	The explosion led to a number of fires that let loose a massive amount of radioactive debris into the air and surrounding environment, requiring a total evacuation of the city.
1:18.6	Nowadays, Pripyat and the surrounding 19-mile radius are practically a ghost town
1:23.0	because of how dangerous the radiation is,
1:25.0	with its many homes and businesses
1:27.0	frozen in time and no residence to speak of.
1:29.0	Almost no residence.
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