089 - Phytomining - Plants Can Mine For Metal
May 16, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 89
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Episode description
On today’s episode: What if we could make fuel out of lunar soil and sunlight? You can’t wear sunscreen to the beach anymore, because coral reefs don’t like it. Plants are being used to mine metal. All that and more today on All Around Science. LINKS:
- [ARTICLE] Lunar soil has the potential to generate oxygen and fuel -- ScienceDaily
- [ARTICLE] Corals convert sunscreen chemical into a toxin that kills them
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