All Around Science

Scientists discover new gut bacteria aiding in plant digestion. NASA's innovations for pooping in space, from fan vacuum systems to fecal bags. Explore the challenges of waste management in zero gravity environments. Astronaut mishaps with floating turds and evolving space toilet technology.

Delve into generating electricity in space, dangers of radiation in space travel, and astronaut protection techniques. Explore the evolution of pronouns, radiation shielding challenges, and innovative solutions for space exploration. Learn about risks of radiation exposure on Mars missions and genetic advantages on the journey.

AI surpasses humans in creative tests, whiptail lizards reproduce uniquely. Discusses AI's potential, parthenogenesis in organisms, specific reproductive strategies in lizards, and similarities between biological and AI systems. Entertaining and informative episode!

Explore the science of sleep with Dr. Alex Reynolds, the revolutionary drug Omalizumab for severe food allergies, the relationship between light exposure and sleep patterns, and casual banter about 90s trends and turning 40.

Explore the first-ever atomic freeze-frame of liquid water and the intricacies of capturing subatomic changes. Delve into the history of measuring sound energy, the logarithmic scale of decibels, and the nuances of sound measurement. Learn about the relationship between sound frequency, decibel levels, and human perception, and how our brains perceive sound and sight beyond just our ears and eyes.

The podcast discusses microbes in CSI Miami and answers listener questions about eye rubbing, phosphenes, and granular substances' static electricity. They also explore decomposition microbes in forensic science and give tips on managing benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and dry skin in winter.

Tiny robot news, baby great white sharks, double brood swarm of cicadas, periodic cicada emergence, refraction and its applications, right hand rule in physics, naming elements and Lagrange points.

Exploring the future of nuclear fusion power, with discussions on black hole collisions, challenges in fusion technology, and the quest for sustainable energy solutions. Delving into the complexities of nuclear reactions, fusion methods, and the high stakes involved in fusion research. Touching on scientific reflections, dark matter theories, and recent advancements like the COVID vaccine.

This podcast discusses the environmental impact of large-scale farms compared to urban gardens, highlighting a study that shows urban farming can outperform in terms of carbon emissions. They also explore tiny robots modeled after insects and the versatility of shape memory alloys in robotics.

On today’s episode: Scientists tracked the 20 year journey of a mammoth that lived 14,000 years ago! How do migrating birds know where they’re going? Quantum mechanics! All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES New study tracks a mammoth’s travels across Alaska Magnetic sensitivity of cryptochrome 4 from a migratory songbird | Nature How quantum mechanics help birds find their way How Migrating Birds Use Quantum Effects to Navigate | Scientific American Magnetic field effects on plant growth, development, and evolution Cryptochrome-mediated light responses in plants - PMC Magnetic bones in human sinuses The magnetite-based receptors in the beak of birds and their role in avian navigation - PMC European Robin - Erithacus rubecula - Birds of the World Cryptochromes in mammals: a magnetoreception misconception? - PMC Electromagnetic noise leaves birds lost in migration, study reports Interaction of magnetite-based receptors in the beak with the visual system underlying 'fixed direction' responses in birds | Frontiers in Zoology THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.