Sleepy Sharks, Sharks Love Grass, Glow-In-The-Shark

Today, you’ll learn about how some sharks do in fact sleep, how sharks are fighting climate change, and how some sharks glow in the dark!Shark nap time.“Sharks Sleep, Even When Both Eyes Are Wide Open” by Veronique Greenwoodhttps://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/09/science/sharks-sleep.html“Behavioural Sleep in Two Species of Buccal Pumping Sharks” by Michael Kelly, et al.https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jsr.13139“Analysis of Draughtsboard Sharks’ Metabolic Rates Suggests They Sleep” by Bob Yirkahttps://phys.org/news/2022-03-analysis-draughtsboard-sharks-metabolic.html“Catshark” by Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catshark“Snake” by The San Diego Zoohttps://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/snake“Meet the Animals That Literally Sleep with One Eye Open” by Gian Gastone Mascettihttps://www.scientificamerican.com/article/meet-the-animals-that-literally-sleep-with-one-eye-open/Sharks are good for the earth.“California Is About to Test Its First Solar Canals” by Roger Baleshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/california-is-about-to-test-its-first-solar-canals-180979637/“Project Nexus: Water & Energy Integration for the Future” by TID Water and Powerhttps://www.tid.org/about-tid/current-projects/project-nexus/“Energy and Water Co-Benefits from Covering Canals with Solar Panels” by Brandi McKuin, et al.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-021-00693-8“NOAA Drought Task Force Report on the 2020–2021 Southwestern U.S. Drought” by NOAA Drought Task Force IVhttps://www.drought.gov/documents/noaa-drought-task-force-report-2020-2021-southwestern-us-drought“New NOAA Report: Exceptional Southwest Drought Exacerbated” by Human-Caused Warming by NOAA/NIDIShttps://www.drought.gov/news/new-noaa-report-exceptional-southwest-drought-exacerbated-human-caused-warming“California Approves New Water Restrictions Amid Worsening Drought” by Soumya Karlamanglahttps://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/25/us/california-drought-water-restrictions.html“California State Water Project” by Wikipedia​​https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_State_Water_Project“California Agricultural Production Statistics” by California Department of Food and Agriculturehttps://www.cdfa.ca.gov/statistics/A different kind of night light."This deep-sea shark is one of the world’s largest glowing animals" by Annie Rothhttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/deep-sea-shark-largest-glowing-animal-bioluminescence“Quantification of bioluminescence from the surface to the deep sea demonstrates its predominance as an ecological trait” by Séverine Martini & Steven H. D. Haddockhttps://www.nature.com/articles/srep45750For more about sharks, head to SharkWeek.com and don't miss #SharkWeek starting 7/24 on Discovery and streaming on discovery+.Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/sleepy-sharks-sharks-love-grass-glow-in-the-sharkFollow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.