All Around Science

On today’s episode: Plastic eating enzymes are helping us improve recycling. Does too many pictures make it too hard to read? And we get to the core of the science of subglacial lakes. All that and more today on All Around Science… LINKS: ARTICLE: Characterization and engineering of a two-enzyme system for plastics depolymerization ARTICLE: Busy pictures hinder reading ability in children ARTICLE: Physical, chemical and biological processes in Lake Vostok and other Antarctic subglacial lakes ARTICLE: Metatranscriptomic and Metagenomic Analysis of Biological Diversity in Subglacial Lake Vostok (Antarctica) THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today’s episode of All Around Science: Are perfectionist parents likely to be helicopter parents? Thick Martian ice might be harboring deep, hidden lakes. The Placebo Effect… what even is it? All that and more on today’s episode of All Around Science... LINKS: ARTICLE: Perfectionists may be more prone to helicopter parenting ARTICLE: Water on Mars: Discovery of three buried lakes intrigues scientsts THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today’s episode of All Around Science: Scientists have taken a closer look at 66 million years of climate change. Baby animals all grow at different speeds.. But why? What would happen if the moon disappeared? All that and more on today’s episode of All Around Science... LINKS: June Almeida ARTICLE: High-fidelity record of Earth’s climate history puts current changes in context ARTICLE: Uncovering the clock that sets the speed of embryo development THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  On today’s episode of All Around Science: Did you hear the news about Venus?!? How to lock away carbon for...ever? And we talk to Dr. Paul Offit about COVID vaccines  All that and more on today’s episode of All Around Science... LINKS: ARTICLE: Life on Venus? - Phil Plait's writeup of the news ARTICLE: Industrial waste can turn planet-warming carbon dioxide into stone THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today’s episode of All Around Science: The latest buzz on the hunt for cancer therapies Got Milk? Ancient Bronze Age Warriors sure did! We help you spot the difference between science and pseudoscience  All that and more on today’s episode of All Around Science... LINKS: ARTICLE: Bee Venom Kills Breast Cancer Cells ARTICLE: Study reveals lactose tolerance happened quickly in Europe THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today’s episode of All Around Science: A rose by any other name you might remember is a rose at all. Tiny robots are the result of a breakthrough in nanoscale movement. Some new vaccine technology is on its way. What is it and how does it work? All that and more on today’s episode of All Around Science... LINKS: Naming guides how 12-month-old infants encode and remember objects Laser jolts microscopic electronic robots into motion Link to video describing possible scenario where these robots could detect and contain tumor through chemical signals: http://www.cornell.edu/video/computer-chips-tiny-robots-medical-applications THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.