All Around Science

On today’s episode: It’s Nobel Prize time! Let’s tackle the physiology and medicine award. We talk hormone replacement therapy for perimenopause. All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESNobel Prize in Physiology & MedicinePopular information: Medicine Prize 2026 | NobelPrize.orgNobel medicine prize goes to 3 scientists for research into brain activity | WUNC/NPRMore women are taking testosterone to treat menopause symptoms. Does science support that? | CBC NewsHot flashes, night sweats, insomnia – OB-GYNS set new rules for menopause treatment CREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCradyTHEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com

On today’s episode: What is El Nino, and how will it affect us? A new battery that you can eat! All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCEShttps://www.sciencenews.org/article/swiftiephylus-bug-named-taylor-swiftThis year's El Niño just broke a record months before it's expected to peakWhat is El Niño (ENSO) | YouTubeWhat are El Niño and La Niña? | NOAAWhat we talk about when we talk about the jet stream and El Niño | NOAAScientists made a paper battery you can swallow to power internal medical devices | Live ScienceCREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCradyTHEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com

On today’s episode:T. Rex is warm-blooded, and I’m gonna answer some listener questions. All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESScientists finally figured out the temperature of T. rex's blood ‪— and it was as hot as ours | Live ScienceCREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com

On today’s episode: AI has generated an important mathematical proof, and it’s causing turbulence in the math community. All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESOpenAI breakthrough triggers ‘existential crisis’ in math | Science | AAAS CREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com

On today’s episode: Raindrops hold little lightning bolts that are damaging your car. The Ig Nobel prizes have been awarded for 2026. All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESRaindrops are tiny lightning bolts, and they’re corroding cars, study finds | Ars TechnicaPast Ig Winners – Improbable Research CREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com

On today’s episode:The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has launched! Carbon dioxide is making our carrots less nutritious. All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESNASA’s Roman Mission Gears Up for a Torrent of Future Data'The apple you eat isn't the apple your granddaughter will eat': What's on the menu in a warming world? | Live ScienceCREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com

On today’s episode: Life’s Last Universal Common Ancestor might not have been fully alive. Scientists wiped the memory of a bunch of lab mice… and they weren’t even EVIL scientists! All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESLife’s ‘last universal common ancestor’ may predate life itself | Scientific AmericanPutting mice into hibernation causes a major loss of synapses | Ars TechnicaMemories stick around even after half the synapses are gone | Ars TechnicaWhat Happens to Memories When Half the Brain's Synapses Disappear? | Technology NetworksCREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com

On today’s episode: Personlized cancer vaccines are coming! This worm can eat plastic! All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESBobby was on Daily Tech News ShowModerna Press ReleaseNew Cancer Vaccine Could Change America in 7 Surprising Ways | NewsweekModerna, Merck breakthrough could usher in wave of cancer vaccines | CNNModerna, Merck unveil mRNA-based cancer vaccine that cuts spread | Al-JazeeraNature’s original bioplastic is food for animalsCREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com

On today’s episode: A way to turn unsorted plastic into hydrogen! What’s the coldest place you’ve ever lived? I bet it’s not as cold as Antarctica! All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESNew process turns mixed plastic waste into hydrogen fuel without sortingAntarctica just experienced minus 119 F, Earth's coldest temperature since 2012 — here's why | Live ScienceCREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com