All Around Science

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

On today’s episode: Astronomers have discovered a first: sister supernovae. Our ancestors had their eye on more hominins than we originally thought. All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESIn a cosmic first, astronomers detect 2 sibling supernovas that came from a pair of bound stars | Live ScienceShared cloud interactions unveil a candidate binary-system supernova pair with no known analogue | NatureNew technique pinpoints human DNA inherited from ‘ghost’ ancestors - Berkeley NewsCREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com

On today’s episode: How come your uncle says he loves science, but also thinks chemtrails are real? An amateur astronomer discovered a crater in Quebec! All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESWhy do some people who trust in science also believe in scientific conspiracy theories? | The ConversationWhat they don’t tell you about conspiracy theories: genius-driven science and informal science communication predict susceptibility to conspiracy beliefs | Current PsychologyBritain Talks Trust in Science | More In CommonAmateur astronomer discovers 390-million-year-old meteorite impact crater in Quebec - ABC NewsCriteria for the identification of an impact structureAn Amateur Astronomer Using Google Maps Spotted a Strange Indentation. It Turned Out to Be a Meteorite Crater From 390 Million Years AgoCREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com

On today’s episode: How naked mole rats synchronize their cycles. California is overdue for the next big one… are you prepared? All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESHow naked mole rat queens stop rivals reproducingA queen odour mediates reproductive suppression in a eusocial mammal | Nature A Millennium of Pressure Has Been Building Under California Fault Lines. What Does That Mean for Earthquake Risk? | TIMECREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com

On today’s episode: Talking about your birth story helps you deal with your…birth story The SpudCell is here! The first completely artificial cell that feeds, grows, and reproduces! All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESResearchers Discover a Rare, Carnivorous Caterpillar That Wears Dead Insect Parts to Fool Spiders | SmithsonianThe power of conversation post-childbirth: Midwife-led birth debrief strengthens perinatal mental healthThis Cell Feeds, Grows and Reproduces. And It’s Manmade. | New York TimesLab-created ‘SpudCell’ marks ‘stunning’ step toward building life from scratch | ScienceCREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com

On today’s episode: Orangutan mothers organize playdates! Just like humans! Cyborg cockroaches just got an upgrade. All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESThe Vera C. Rubin Observatory's 10-year movie of the universe is about to 'blow our minds' | Live ScienceOrangutan mothers seem to plan playdates for their offspring | New ScientistGreat apes use self-experience to anticipate an agent’s action in a false-belief test | PNASMaternal ranging strategies facilitate offspring social play at energetic cost in the most solitary ape | bioRxivWorld’s first cockroach diving suit actually works | Popular Science CREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com