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]]> Penguin Spears, Ocean Currents, and a Gladiator Bear Penguin Spears, Ocean Currents, and a Gladiator Bear Fri, 05 Sep 2025 18:48:54 GMT 9:47 68bb3095a4a9a4d945966d5f false https://shows.acast.com/daily-science-brief/episodes/penguin-spears-ocean-currents-and-a-gladiator-bear 68bb3095a4a9a4d945966d5f 6807e44fda41f5ac1acb55c5 penguin-spears-ocean-currents-and-a-gladiator-bear full 55 Penguins with dagger-like beaks, a collapsing Atlantic current, a brain map of 600,000 cells, and a bear skull that proves gladiators fought wild animals.


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]]> How to Sweet-Talk an AI How to Sweet-Talk an AI Thu, 04 Sep 2025 17:00:00 GMT 10:18 68b992d02d913bd3303e1488 false https://shows.acast.com/daily-science-brief/episodes/how-to-sweet-talk-an-ai 68b992d02d913bd3303e1488 6807e44fda41f5ac1acb55c5 how-to-sweet-talk-an-ai full 54 Why scrolling on the toilet could be bad for your health, why we may have way less carbon storage underground than we thought, whether plant-based dog food really works, and how humans and AIs fall for the same persuasion tricks.


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]]> Can We Recycle Every Car? Can We Recycle Every Car? Wed, 03 Sep 2025 17:00:00 GMT 10:23 68b842f57450e0cb41515f84 false https://shows.acast.com/daily-science-brief/episodes/can-we-recycle-every-car 68b842f57450e0cb41515f84 6807e44fda41f5ac1acb55c5 can-we-recycle-every-car full 53 Blobs from failed planets hiding in Mars, a possible anti-aging drug, a surprising benefit of the hepatitis B vaccine, and recycling old cars into new ones.


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]]> Blobs from failed planets hiding in Mars, a possible anti-aging drug, a surprising benefit of the hepatitis B vaccine, and recycling old cars into new ones.


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]]> Red Onion, Green Energy Red Onion, Green Energy Tue, 02 Sep 2025 17:00:00 GMT 9:53 68b6f9f17450e0cb4100171e false https://shows.acast.com/daily-science-brief/episodes/red-onion-green-energy 68b6f9f17450e0cb4100171e 6807e44fda41f5ac1acb55c5 red-onion-green-energy full 52 Volcanoes can lead to revolutions, onions powering solar panels, a spacecraft predicting solar storms, and computers you can throw in the wash.


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]]> <![CDATA[Spiders Throw Nature's Creepiest Rave]]> Fri, 29 Aug 2025 17:00:00 GMT 10:14 68b1b89787128a4176edc388 false https://shows.acast.com/daily-science-brief/episodes/spiders-throw-natures-creepiest-rave 68b1b89787128a4176edc388 6807e44fda41f5ac1acb55c5 spiders-throw-natures-creepiest-rave full 51 Stress in pregnancy may prime babies for eczema. Pee tests could help eliminate cervical cancer. Spiders use fireflies as glowing bait. China builds a macaque-sized brain supercomputer.

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]]> Shocking New Eye Treatment Shocking New Eye Treatment Thu, 28 Aug 2025 17:00:00 GMT 9:58 68b0670d7620a68ee6b3aa14 false https://shows.acast.com/daily-science-brief/episodes/shocking-new-eye-treatment 68b0670d7620a68ee6b3aa14 6807e44fda41f5ac1acb55c5 shocking-new-eye-treatment full 50 A brain-inspired AI outsmarts ChatGPT, a new zap for your eyeballs could replace LASIK, middle age isn’t the low point it used to be, and CPR in space gets a boost from machines.


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]]> Foam Sweet Foam Foam Sweet Foam Wed, 27 Aug 2025 17:00:00 GMT 10:14 68af149973bf5b6298bfd583 false https://shows.acast.com/daily-science-brief/episodes/foam-sweet-foam 68af149973bf5b6298bfd583 6807e44fda41f5ac1acb55c5 foam-sweet-foam full 49 Screwworms have invaded the US, AI is predicting hurricanes, U.S. power is slowly shifting to solar, and scientists crack the mystery of beer foam.


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]]> The Pig Lung That Could (for 9 days) The Pig Lung That Could (for 9 days) Tue, 26 Aug 2025 17:00:00 GMT 10:03 68adcba073bf5b629862356a false https://shows.acast.com/daily-science-brief/episodes/the-pig-lung-that-could-for-9-days 68adcba073bf5b629862356a 6807e44fda41f5ac1acb55c5 the-pig-lung-that-could-for-9-days full 48 A pig lung transplanted into a human body, why half our farmed calories never reach our plates, microbes that shrug off 100,000 years of ice, and asteroid dust older than the solar system itself.


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]]> China Is Dumping Servers Into the Ocean China Is Dumping Servers Into the Ocean Mon, 25 Aug 2025 17:00:00 GMT 9:57 68ac75ab982c36846e7d01ac false https://shows.acast.com/daily-science-brief/episodes/china-is-dumping-servers-into-the-ocean 68ac75ab982c36846e7d01ac 6807e44fda41f5ac1acb55c5 china-is-dumping-servers-into-the-ocean full 47 China drops data centers into the ocean, some people feel nothing from music, a Christian cross rewrites Gulf history, and our primate ancestors turn out to be cold-weather champs.


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]]> <![CDATA[Brains Aren't As Adaptable As We Thought]]> Fri, 22 Aug 2025 17:00:00 GMT 9:58 68a87474a04c35d2c9569cf6 false https://shows.acast.com/daily-science-brief/episodes/brains-arent-as-adaptable-as-we-thought 68a87474a04c35d2c9569cf6 6807e44fda41f5ac1acb55c5 brains-arent-as-adaptable-as-we-thought full 46 A myth about brain rewiring gets busted, Denisovan DNA helped the first Americans survive, solar cells that get power from your kitchen lights, and why your car’s paint color is roasting the city.


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]]> Paper Made From Pollen Paper Made From Pollen Thu, 21 Aug 2025 17:00:00 GMT 9:32 68a730457339ce61dbb5d783 false https://shows.acast.com/daily-science-brief/episodes/paper-made-from-pollen 68a730457339ce61dbb5d783 6807e44fda41f5ac1acb55c5 paper-made-from-pollen full 45 AI predicts solar flares, Uranus gets a new moon, bees get a superfood boost, and pollen turns into paper.


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]]> Quantum Space Navigation Quantum Space Navigation Wed, 20 Aug 2025 17:00:00 GMT 9:59 68a5de54e2f63983a7ad5d1a false https://shows.acast.com/daily-science-brief/episodes/quantum-space-navigation 68a5de54e2f63983a7ad5d1a 6807e44fda41f5ac1acb55c5 quantum-space-navigation full 44 A quantum upgrade for GPS-free navigation, AI bots messing with surveys, a brain implant that brings back joy, and sheep’s wool repairing teeth.


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]]> <![CDATA[You Probably Aren't Allergic to Penicillin]]> Tue, 19 Aug 2025 17:00:00 GMT 9:42 68a48a54352b565deb3391c0 false https://shows.acast.com/daily-science-brief/episodes/you-probably-arent-allergic-to-penicillin 68a48a54352b565deb3391c0 6807e44fda41f5ac1acb55c5 you-probably-arent-allergic-to-penicillin full 43 Jupiter’s moon Ganymede could help detect dark matter, a new way to break down forever chemicals in water, an Arctic heatwave that melted massive amounts of ice, and why you might not actually be allergic to penicillin.


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]]> The Earliest Baby Picture Possible The Earliest Baby Picture Possible Mon, 18 Aug 2025 17:00:00 GMT 10:55 68a33346e19a4396a0b00b4a false https://shows.acast.com/daily-science-brief/episodes/the-earliest-baby-picture-possible 68a33346e19a4396a0b00b4a 6807e44fda41f5ac1acb55c5 the-earliest-baby-picture-possible full 42 Viruses hitching a ride inside bacteria to fight cancer, a world-first video of a human embryo implanting, ancient toolmakers who planned way ahead, and why an FDA panel stirred confusion over antidepressant safety in pregnancy.


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]]> Computers That Read Minds Computers That Read Minds Fri, 15 Aug 2025 17:00:00 GMT 9:52 689f4aaf436325e27898d65f false https://shows.acast.com/daily-science-brief/episodes/computers-that-read-minds 689f4aaf436325e27898d65f 6807e44fda41f5ac1acb55c5 computers-that-read-minds full 41 Dinosaur tracks emerge after Texas floods, a shocking rise in dangerously hot and humid days, Inca recordkeeping may have been more common than we thought, and AI that can turn imagined speech into spoken words.


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]]> Vape Pens Are Riddled With Fungi Vape Pens Are Riddled With Fungi Thu, 14 Aug 2025 17:00:00 GMT 10:25 689df38a436325e27838f526 false https://shows.acast.com/daily-science-brief/episodes/vape-pens-are-riddled-with-fungi 689df38a436325e27838f526 6807e44fda41f5ac1acb55c5 vape-pens-are-riddled-with-fungi full 40 RFK Jr. takes aim at a massive vaccine safety study — and loses. Plus, fungi lurking in vape mouthpieces, Viking treasure that rewrites history, and levitating discs that could explore the atmosphere.


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]]> RFK Jr. takes aim at a massive vaccine safety study — and loses. Plus, fungi lurking in vape mouthpieces, Viking treasure that rewrites history, and levitating discs that could explore the atmosphere.


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]]> Toxicity On Social Media Might Be Inevitable Toxicity On Social Media Might Be Inevitable Wed, 13 Aug 2025 17:00:00 GMT 10:41 689ca000436325e278d8d330 false https://shows.acast.com/daily-science-brief/episodes/toxicity-on-social-media-might-be-inevitable 689ca000436325e278d8d330 6807e44fda41f5ac1acb55c5 toxicity-on-social-media-might-be-inevitable full 39 Toxic social media may be inevitable, ancient England was more diverse than you think, losing your Y chromosome might wreck your heart, and two bee viruses could quietly sabotage hives.


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]]> Toxic social media may be inevitable, ancient England was more diverse than you think, losing your Y chromosome might wreck your heart, and two bee viruses could quietly sabotage hives.


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]]> Deepfakes and Fake Tastes Deepfakes and Fake Tastes Tue, 12 Aug 2025 17:00:00 GMT 9:50 689b44955edc63baa3f9b7dc false https://shows.acast.com/daily-science-brief/episodes/deepfakes-and-fake-tastes 689b44955edc63baa3f9b7dc 6807e44fda41f5ac1acb55c5 deepfakes-and-fake-tastes full 38 Jim Lovell, Apollo 13’s commander, passes away at 97; lights that hide secret codes to fight deepfakes; the first artificial tongue that tastes and learns; and why working past retirement might make you happier.


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]]> Jim Lovell, Apollo 13’s commander, passes away at 97; lights that hide secret codes to fight deepfakes; the first artificial tongue that tastes and learns; and why working past retirement might make you happier.


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]]> Flesh Eating Science News Flesh Eating Science News Mon, 11 Aug 2025 17:00:00 GMT 10:20 6899ffbadbbf82a7fe7d8bee false https://shows.acast.com/daily-science-brief/episodes/flesh-eating-science-news 6899ffbadbbf82a7fe7d8bee 6807e44fda41f5ac1acb55c5 flesh-eating-science-news full 37 A new executive order threatens science funding, NASA wants to put a nuclear reactor on the moon, Texas is getting ready for a flesh-eating invasion, and archaeologists uncover evidence of human cannibalism.


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]]> A new executive order threatens science funding, NASA wants to put a nuclear reactor on the moon, Texas is getting ready for a flesh-eating invasion, and archaeologists uncover evidence of human cannibalism.


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]]> RFK Jr. Is Defunding Vaccines RFK Jr. Is Defunding Vaccines Thu, 07 Aug 2025 17:00:00 GMT 9:45 6894bc2a86fca1362806b9de false https://shows.acast.com/daily-science-brief/episodes/rfk-jr-is-defunding-vaccines 6894bc2a86fca1362806b9de 6807e44fda41f5ac1acb55c5 rfk-jr-is-defunding-vaccines full 36 RFK Jr. slashes mRNA vaccine funding, a glue that holds firm underwater for over a year, scientists solve why sea stars keep turning to goo, and SpaceX sends bacteria to the ISS.


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]]> RFK Jr. slashes mRNA vaccine funding, a glue that holds firm underwater for over a year, scientists solve why sea stars keep turning to goo, and SpaceX sends bacteria to the ISS.


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]]> Psychotherapy Relieves Back Pain Psychotherapy Relieves Back Pain Wed, 06 Aug 2025 17:00:00 GMT 10:09 68936616b84a51f512224ff4 false https://shows.acast.com/daily-science-brief/episodes/psychotherapy-relieves-back-pain 68936616b84a51f512224ff4 6807e44fda41f5ac1acb55c5 psychotherapy-relieves-back-pain full 35 Back pain relief that lasts for three years with no pills, or surgery. Gold heated 14× past it’s melting point … without melting. Retired coal plants get a clean energy reboot. And the Titan sub’s implosion traced to a toxic workplace.


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]]> Back pain relief that lasts for three years with no pills, or surgery. Gold heated 14× past it’s melting point … without melting. Retired coal plants get a clean energy reboot. And the Titan sub’s implosion traced to a toxic workplace.


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]]> A New Tool For Detecting Deepfakes A New Tool For Detecting Deepfakes Tue, 05 Aug 2025 17:00:00 GMT 10:08 68920c4e3a582a36b3b073b4 false https://shows.acast.com/daily-science-brief/episodes/a-new-tool-for-detecting-deepfakes 68920c4e3a582a36b3b073b4 6807e44fda41f5ac1acb55c5 a-new-tool-for-detecting-deepfakes full 34 A tomato and its cousin accidentally invented the potato, eye-inspired cameras might transform astronomy, your brain may enter deep sleep while you’re awake, and a universal deepfake detector just raised the bar for spotting fakes.


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]]> A tomato and its cousin accidentally invented the potato, eye-inspired cameras might transform astronomy, your brain may enter deep sleep while you’re awake, and a universal deepfake detector just raised the bar for spotting fakes.


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]]> Lightning Comes From Space Lightning Comes From Space Thu, 31 Jul 2025 17:00:00 GMT 9:59 688b7b30c6d705dd3a3ea521 false https://shows.acast.com/daily-science-brief/episodes/lightning-comes-from-space 688b7b30c6d705dd3a3ea521 6807e44fda41f5ac1acb55c5 lightning-comes-from-space full 33 Smartphones can now detect earthquakes, scientists confirm ancient honey, a universal cancer vaccine heads to human trials, and lightning may actually come from outer space.


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]]> Smartphones can now detect earthquakes, scientists confirm ancient honey, a universal cancer vaccine heads to human trials, and lightning may actually come from outer space.


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]]> Earth-Shattering Changes in the Pacific and EPA Earth-Shattering Changes in the Pacific and EPA Wed, 30 Jul 2025 17:00:00 GMT 10:32 688a1c07c6d705dd3adb7198 false https://shows.acast.com/daily-science-brief/episodes/earth-shattering-changes-in-the-pacific-and-epa 688a1c07c6d705dd3adb7198 6807e44fda41f5ac1acb55c5 earth-shattering-changes-in-the-pacific-and-epa full 32 A monster earthquake rattles the Pacific, mitochondria double as immune agents, the EPA backs away from climate science, and animal-filled forests fight carbon better.


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]]> A monster earthquake rattles the Pacific, mitochondria double as immune agents, the EPA backs away from climate science, and animal-filled forests fight carbon better.


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]]> Vaccine Dental Floss Vaccine Dental Floss Tue, 29 Jul 2025 17:00:00 GMT 10:38 6888cd212a38d6f5cbd4712a false https://shows.acast.com/daily-science-brief/episodes/vaccine-dental-floss 6888cd212a38d6f5cbd4712a 6807e44fda41f5ac1acb55c5 vaccine-dental-floss full 31 Maggot meat may have helped Neanderthals thrive, mice get flu shots by flossing, grief might be deadly, and your frenemies could be aging you—literally.


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]]> 7,000 Steps A Day Is Plenty 7,000 Steps A Day Is Plenty Thu, 24 Jul 2025 17:00:00 GMT 9:48 6882389c498abee41679db2a false https://shows.acast.com/daily-science-brief/episodes/7000-steps-a-day-is-plenty 6882389c498abee41679db2a 6807e44fda41f5ac1acb55c5 7000-steps-a-day-is-plenty full 30 New clues about dino friendships, why 7,000 steps—not 10,000—might be enough, how a moon crater helped test for alien life, and a crumpled piece of Bronze Age armor tells a warrior’s tale.


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]]> New clues about dino friendships, why 7,000 steps—not 10,000—might be enough, how a moon crater helped test for alien life, and a crumpled piece of Bronze Age armor tells a warrior’s tale.


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]]> Male Birth Control Pills Are Coming Male Birth Control Pills Are Coming Wed, 23 Jul 2025 17:00:00 GMT 10:21 6880d9f3e0a86cc3ab4c7918 false https://shows.acast.com/daily-science-brief/episodes/male-birth-control-pills-are-coming 6880d9f3e0a86cc3ab4c7918 6807e44fda41f5ac1acb55c5 male-birth-control-pills-are-coming full 29 A fossilized brain rewrites spider evolution, conspiracy theorists think their views are mainstream, a male birth control pill shows early promise, and cleaner air is triggering more heatwaves.


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]]> A fossilized brain rewrites spider evolution, conspiracy theorists think their views are mainstream, a male birth control pill shows early promise, and cleaner air is triggering more heatwaves.


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]]> Stop Blaming Gluten Stop Blaming Gluten Tue, 22 Jul 2025 17:00:00 GMT 9:42 687f970bf6d4262b0772b2a6 false https://shows.acast.com/daily-science-brief/episodes/stop-blaming-gluten 687f970bf6d4262b0772b2a6 6807e44fda41f5ac1acb55c5 stop-blaming-gluten full 28 A study says your baby’s sex might not be a coin flip, ancient Mars may have had heavy rains, a shorter workweek boosts well-being, and gluten might not be to blame for your IBS.


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]]> A study says your baby’s sex might not be a coin flip, ancient Mars may have had heavy rains, a shorter workweek boosts well-being, and gluten might not be to blame for your IBS.


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]]> Sloths Fart Too Sloths Fart Too Thu, 17 Jul 2025 17:00:00 GMT 9:17 68790f8681b46e5956384ec8 false https://shows.acast.com/daily-science-brief/episodes/sloths-fart-too 68790f8681b46e5956384ec8 6807e44fda41f5ac1acb55c5 sloths-fart-too full 27 Babies born using DNA from three people, sloths settle a flatulence mystery, a simple device turns moon dust into water and fuel, and astronomers find ice cubes in a place they absolutely shouldn’t be.


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]]> <![CDATA[NASA's Budget Might Be Saved!]]> Wed, 16 Jul 2025 17:00:00 GMT 9:20 6877ade65d5bb08874c580d3 false https://shows.acast.com/daily-science-brief/episodes/nasas-budget-might-be-saved 6877ade65d5bb08874c580d3 6807e44fda41f5ac1acb55c5 nasas-budget-might-be-saved full 26 Congress fights to keep NASA fully fueled. Eating disorders show brain changes like OCD and autism. NASA's asteroid crash test sent boulders flying. And naps won’t actually wreck your kid’s bedtime sleep


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]]> Thirsty Trees Are Stealing Drinking Water Thirsty Trees Are Stealing Drinking Water Tue, 15 Jul 2025 17:00:00 GMT 9:54 687661ee610560d3ef8bd290 false https://shows.acast.com/daily-science-brief/episodes/thirsty-trees-are-stealing-drinking-water 687661ee610560d3ef8bd290 6807e44fda41f5ac1acb55c5 thirsty-trees-are-stealing-drinking-water full 25 A record-breaking black hole merger, thirsty city trees drinking from leaky pipes, gene therapy restores hearing in kids born deaf, and farms that grow food and solar power at the same time.


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]]> Robots Do Surgery All By Themselves Robots Do Surgery All By Themselves Thu, 10 Jul 2025 17:00:00 GMT 10:39 686fc270ea74e132fb845324 false https://shows.acast.com/daily-science-brief/episodes/robots-do-surgery-all-by-themselves 686fc270ea74e132fb845324 6807e44fda41f5ac1acb55c5 robots-do-surgery-all-by-themselves full 24 A cancer-fighting side effect of exercise, a surgical robot that doesn't need a human, a miraculous treatment for a rare disease, and dams that are literally shifting the Earth’s poles.


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]]> Texas Will Have More Flash Floods Texas Will Have More Flash Floods Wed, 09 Jul 2025 17:00:00 GMT 10:56 686e75399af244138c79331d false https://shows.acast.com/daily-science-brief/episodes/texas-will-have-more-flash-floods 686e75399af244138c79331d 6807e44fda41f5ac1acb55c5 texas-will-have-more-flash-floods full 23 A modified herpes virus is fighting skin cancer, chimps launch a bizarre fashion trend, Texas floods reveal our new climate reality, and scientists debate geoengineering to stop climate collapse.


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]]> Cooking Up A New Pandemic Cooking Up A New Pandemic Tue, 08 Jul 2025 17:00:00 GMT 9:55 686d224ae389975a4c5d740f false https://shows.acast.com/daily-science-brief/episodes/cooking-up-a-new-pandemic 686d224ae389975a4c5d740f 6807e44fda41f5ac1acb55c5 cooking-up-a-new-pandemic full 22 RFK Jr. suggests a bird flu plan that could backfire, Earth spins a little faster, robots get synthetic skin that feels pain, and melting glaciers may wake sleeping volcanoes.


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]]> Wireless Charging From Space Lasers Wireless Charging From Space Lasers Thu, 03 Jul 2025 17:00:00 GMT 8:59 685d6cea7cd58072a5f05763 false https://shows.acast.com/daily-science-brief/episodes/wireless-charging-from-space-lasers 685d6cea7cd58072a5f05763 6807e44fda41f5ac1acb55c5 wireless-charging-from-space-lasers full 21 DARPA pops popcorn with a power laser, Inca string codes reveal ancient climate records, cancer cells steal mitochondria to spread, and a new chip brings quantum computing closer to reality.


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]]> Your Pelvis Is Shrinking Your Pelvis Is Shrinking Wed, 02 Jul 2025 17:00:00 GMT 10:10 685c152fe36cea9c16a89dd6 false https://shows.acast.com/daily-science-brief/episodes/your-pelvis-is-shrinking 685c152fe36cea9c16a89dd6 6807e44fda41f5ac1acb55c5 your-pelvis-is-shrinking full 20 We finally understand how Tylenol blocks pain, women’s pelvises are evolving with medicine, a giant new telescope just saw first light, and your brain may literally be keeping a sleep debt ledger.


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]]> <![CDATA[Planting Trees Doesn't Matter]]> Tue, 01 Jul 2025 17:00:00 GMT 9:57 685b0f9e4a2d8b8b51b38398 false https://shows.acast.com/daily-science-brief/episodes/planting-trees-doesnt-matter 685b0f9e4a2d8b8b51b38398 6807e44fda41f5ac1acb55c5 planting-trees-doesnt-matter full 19 AI's dirty emissions secret, a peaceful pharaoh succession, trees that can't save us, and a microbe that's almost a virus.

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]]> <![CDATA[AI Doesn't Understand Kids These Days]]> Thu, 26 Jun 2025 17:00:00 GMT 9:52 685d68a0e36cea9c1617080b false https://shows.acast.com/daily-science-brief/episodes/ai-doesnt-understand-kids-these-days 685d68a0e36cea9c1617080b 6807e44fda41f5ac1acb55c5 ai-doesnt-understand-kids-these-days full 18 A prehistoric boomerang just doubled its age, gastric bypass might slash cancer risk, scientists grow carbon-guzzling materials, and Gen Alpha's secret slang is stumping both parents and AI.


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]]> A Breathalyzer Test for Diseases A Breathalyzer Test for Diseases Wed, 25 Jun 2025 17:00:00 GMT 10:18 685c0ba77cd58072a57b049c false https://shows.acast.com/daily-science-brief/episodes/a-breathalyzer-test-for-diseases 685c0ba77cd58072a57b049c 6807e44fda41f5ac1acb55c5 a-breathalyzer-test-for-diseases full 17 A breathalyzer test for disease, how much your cat meows is in its DNA, heart attacks are losing their top killer status, and the new US vaccine panel is already causing problems.


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]]> Orcas Are Giving Kelp Massages Orcas Are Giving Kelp Massages Tue, 24 Jun 2025 17:00:00 GMT 9:17 685ac5f384ae3ce8a4156d1a false https://shows.acast.com/daily-science-brief/episodes/orcas-are-giving-kelp-massages 685ac5f384ae3ce8a4156d1a 6807e44fda41f5ac1acb55c5 orcas-are-giving-kelp-massages full 16 A brutal heat dome across the US this week, mice made from two dads, orcas massaging each other with kelp, and emotionally intelligent AIs.


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]]> Cover the Poop With a Tarp Cover the Poop With a Tarp Thu, 19 Jun 2025 17:00:00 GMT 9:16 68541cde6800be96340fcfb9 false https://shows.acast.com/daily-science-brief/episodes/cover-the-poop-with-a-tarp 68541cde6800be96340fcfb9 6807e44fda41f5ac1acb55c5 cover-the-poop-with-a-tarp full 15 An “off switch” in the brain for binge-drinking, how early humans leveled up before leaving Africa, a mysterious skull that’s been hiding Denisovan secrets for 90 years, and a simple fix that could slash methane on dairy farms.


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]]> A Viking Woman and Her Dog A Viking Woman and Her Dog Wed, 18 Jun 2025 17:00:00 GMT 9:31 6852d3d4259ce49e3e7a6e72 false https://shows.acast.com/daily-science-brief/episodes/a-viking-woman-and-her-dog 6852d3d4259ce49e3e7a6e72 6807e44fda41f5ac1acb55c5 a-viking-woman-and-her-dog full 14 Forgotten memories still shaping your behavior, Viking dogs buried at sea, industrial waste turning into rocks, and a 3,000-kilometer-wide dust storm that crossed an ocean to land in Florida.

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]]> Astronomers Want An Asteroid to Hit The Moon Astronomers Want An Asteroid to Hit The Moon Tue, 17 Jun 2025 17:00:00 GMT 9:58 68517bf4cf39b4f29a861a45 false https://shows.acast.com/daily-science-brief/episodes/astronomers-want-an-asteroid-to-hit-the-moon 68517bf4cf39b4f29a861a45 6807e44fda41f5ac1acb55c5 astronomers-want-an-asteroid-to-hit-the-moon full 13 Biofuels may be backfiring on the climate, we’ve finally solved the mystery of the Moon’s orange glass beads, Pluto has a bizarre new kind of climate, and a city-killer asteroid might give the Moon a black eye in 2032.

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]]> AI Reading Minds For A Good Reason AI Reading Minds For A Good Reason Thu, 12 Jun 2025 17:00:00 GMT 9:18 684aef0b7ffb4452ec37e39d false https://shows.acast.com/daily-science-brief/episodes/ai-reading-minds-for-a-good-reason 684aef0b7ffb4452ec37e39d 6807e44fda41f5ac1acb55c5 ai-reading-minds-for-a-good-reason full 12 A paralyzed man speaks again thanks to mind-reading AI, scientists grow brain implants in tadpoles, we finally see the sun’s south pole, and the Romans had a taste kentucky fried songbird.

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]]> RFK Jr. Just Fired All the Vaccine Advisors RFK Jr. Just Fired All the Vaccine Advisors Wed, 11 Jun 2025 17:00:00 GMT 9:31 6849a5f244a17fa6a17b102b false https://shows.acast.com/daily-science-brief/episodes/rfk-jr-just-fired-all-the-vaccine-advisors 6849a5f244a17fa6a17b102b 6807e44fda41f5ac1acb55c5 rfk-jr-just-fired-all-the-vaccine-advisors full 11 RFK Jr. removes every vaccine advisor from the CDC, gene editing may finally reverse kidney damage, artificial blood that works for everyone, and Death Valley’s dry air might just save your life.

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]]> Vaccine Recommendations Are Changing Vaccine Recommendations Are Changing Tue, 10 Jun 2025 17:00:00 GMT 9:03 684854b6680b3bd50472540a false https://shows.acast.com/daily-science-brief/episodes/vaccine-recommendations-are-changing 684854b6680b3bd50472540a 6807e44fda41f5ac1acb55c5 vaccine-recommendations-are-changing full 10 US stops endorsing COVID-19 shots for kids — and a CDC leader resigns. Women find other women’s faces more attractive than men do. How our brains sort imagination from reality. What a sauropod dinosaur’s last meal reveals about its eating habits.

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]]> Edibles Might Be Bad For Your Heart Edibles Might Be Bad For Your Heart Thu, 05 Jun 2025 17:00:00 GMT 9:09 6841a387bb963fd5cfca82e9 false https://shows.acast.com/daily-science-brief/episodes/edibles-might-be-bad-for-your-heart 6841a387bb963fd5cfca82e9 6807e44fda41f5ac1acb55c5 edibles-might-be-bad-for-your-heart full 9 A plant-based glue that's stronger than epoxy, AI that rewrites biblical history, a massage that might help your brain clean itself, and why even weed edibles could be hurting your heart.

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]]> A plant-based glue that's stronger than epoxy, AI that rewrites biblical history, a massage that might help your brain clean itself, and why even weed edibles could be hurting your heart.

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]]> NASA Science Is Being Threatened NASA Science Is Being Threatened Wed, 04 Jun 2025 17:00:00 GMT 10:00 684056fbf2fbdde542c6a112 false https://shows.acast.com/daily-science-brief/episodes/nasa-science-is-being-threatened 684056fbf2fbdde542c6a112 6807e44fda41f5ac1acb55c5 nasa-science-is-being-threatened full 8 A super-termite hybrid could spread globally, NASA’s budget takes a hit, newborns may do better with direct RSV shots, and cockatoos are learning to use drinking fountains.

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]]> A super-termite hybrid could spread globally, NASA’s budget takes a hit, newborns may do better with direct RSV shots, and cockatoos are learning to use drinking fountains.

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]]> Why Do We Follow the Rules? Why Do We Follow the Rules? Tue, 03 Jun 2025 17:00:00 GMT 9:57 683f0510c966cde736222e4f false https://shows.acast.com/daily-science-brief/episodes/why-do-we-follow-the-rules 683f0510c966cde736222e4f 6807e44fda41f5ac1acb55c5 why-do-we-follow-the-rules full 7 One in four people follow rules—even when it costs them. Bird feeders may be quietly steering hummingbird evolution. There could be trillions of dollars in platinum… on the Moon. And a bold solution to the Colorado River’s water crisis—floating solar panels.

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]]> Starlink Under Attack From the Sun Starlink Under Attack From the Sun Thu, 29 May 2025 17:00:00 GMT 9:45 68386e169bd0275f2cace0d6 false https://shows.acast.com/daily-science-brief/episodes/starlink-under-attack-from-the-sun 68386e169bd0275f2cace0d6 6807e44fda41f5ac1acb55c5 starlink-under-attack-from-the-sun full 6 Starlink satellites falling from the sky, a looming climate milestone, rocket booms mistaken for earthquakes, and a quantum computer breakthrough that might change everything.

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]]> Starlink satellites falling from the sky, a looming climate milestone, rocket booms mistaken for earthquakes, and a quantum computer breakthrough that might change everything.

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]]> Bird Poop Is Saving the Environment Bird Poop Is Saving the Environment Tue, 27 May 2025 17:00:00 GMT 9:48 6835caf9944c948b9a5841e2 false https://shows.acast.com/daily-science-brief/episodes/bird-poop-is-saving-the-environment 6835caf9944c948b9a5841e2 6807e44fda41f5ac1acb55c5 bird-poop-is-saving-the-environment full 5 Night vision contact lenses, the fading promise of cord blood banking, penguin poop’s role in cloud formation, and birds turning our trash into nest defense.

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]]> Night vision contact lenses, the fading promise of cord blood banking, penguin poop’s role in cloud formation, and birds turning our trash into nest defense.

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]]> <![CDATA[AI Doesn't Understand the Word "No"]]> Thu, 22 May 2025 17:00:00 GMT 9:30 682f5098fc865cdd049947ca false https://shows.acast.com/daily-science-brief/episodes/ai-doesnt-understand-the-word-no 682f5098fc865cdd049947ca 6807e44fda41f5ac1acb55c5 ai-doesnt-understand-the-word-no full 4 Electric fields might be confusing bees, monkeys are getting oddly social with their neighbors’ babies, AI still doesn’t understand the word “no,” and extra breast cancer screenings might catch more—but raise more questions.


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Vision-Language Models Do Not Understand Negation | Arxiv.org

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]]> Electric fields might be confusing bees, monkeys are getting oddly social with their neighbors’ babies, AI still doesn’t understand the word “no,” and extra breast cancer screenings might catch more—but raise more questions.


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Honeybees are getting confused by electric pollution from power lines | New Scientist

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]]> Custom Gene Therapy That Saved a Baby Custom Gene Therapy That Saved a Baby Tue, 20 May 2025 17:00:00 GMT 9:52 682c8b2bf5721925a0d85ed4 false https://shows.acast.com/daily-science-brief/episodes/custom-gene-therapy-that-saved-a-baby 682c8b2bf5721925a0d85ed4 6807e44fda41f5ac1acb55c5 custom-gene-therapy-that-saved-a-baby full 3 A life-saving gene therapy developed in record time, fossil footprints that rewrite our family tree, a cervix-on-a-chip that could prevent preterm birth, and a surprising dip in China’s carbon emissions.


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From birth to gene-edited in 6 months: Custom therapy breaks speed limits | Ars Technica

Scientists Found Footprints That Push Humanity’s Timeline Back By 40 Million Years | Popular Mechanics

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Renewable power reversing China’s emissions growth | Ars Technica

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]]> A life-saving gene therapy developed in record time, fossil footprints that rewrite our family tree, a cervix-on-a-chip that could prevent preterm birth, and a surprising dip in China’s carbon emissions.


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From birth to gene-edited in 6 months: Custom therapy breaks speed limits | Ars Technica

Scientists Found Footprints That Push Humanity’s Timeline Back By 40 Million Years | Popular Mechanics

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]]> Can We Make Peppers Less Spicy, Please? Can We Make Peppers Less Spicy, Please? Thu, 15 May 2025 17:00:00 GMT 10:18 68260963ee813e8be2d2bc36 false https://shows.acast.com/daily-science-brief/episodes/can-we-make-peppers-less-spicy-please 68260963ee813e8be2d2bc36 6807e44fda41f5ac1acb55c5 can-we-make-peppers-less-spicy-please full 2 How much milk are breastfeeding babies really drinking? Can we make chili peppers less spicy? Why is a dangerous E. coli strain suddenly everywhere? And what’s up with a frog that lays eggs in trees?


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Smart device can measure how much milk breastfed babies really drink | New Scientist

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]]> How much milk are breastfeeding babies really drinking? Can we make chili peppers less spicy? Why is a dangerous E. coli strain suddenly everywhere? And what’s up with a frog that lays eggs in trees?


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Smart device can measure how much milk breastfed babies really drink | New Scientist

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]]> Europe Wants to Steal Your Scientists Europe Wants to Steal Your Scientists Tue, 13 May 2025 17:00:00 GMT 9:16 6823409d68999864d6a639f2 false https://shows.acast.com/daily-science-brief/episodes/europe-wants-to-steal-your-scientists 6823409d68999864d6a639f2 6807e44fda41f5ac1acb55c5 europe-wants-to-steal-your-scientists full 1 Could intermittent fasting be hurting your gut instead of helping it? Europe rolls out the red carpet for scientists leaving the U.S. A surprising new way to mine uranium—from seawater. And… why your body glows while you’re alive, and stops the moment you die.


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]]> Could intermittent fasting be hurting your gut instead of helping it? Europe rolls out the red carpet for scientists leaving the U.S. A surprising new way to mine uranium—from seawater. And… why your body glows while you’re alive, and stops the moment you die.


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]]> Lower Blood Pressure Might Save Your Brain Lower Blood Pressure Might Save Your Brain Wed, 23 Apr 2025 13:05:54 GMT 9:05 6808e5b280a1a34ac5aa1689 false https://shows.acast.com/daily-science-brief/episodes/lower-blood-pressure-might-save-your-brain 6808e5b280a1a34ac5aa1689 6807e44fda41f5ac1acb55c5 lower-blood-pressure-might-save-your-brain full A sample episode of our new podcast launching on May 13.


We're launching a new podcast focused entirely on delivering the day's science news. The point is to bring you quick, trustworthy updates on the most important science news—every single day. In just a few minutes, you'll get the facts without the fluff, helping you stay informed without getting overwhelmed. In a time when it's hard to know what information you can trust, we’re here to make science clear, honest, and relevant to your life.


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]]> A sample episode of our new podcast launching on May 13.


We're launching a new podcast focused entirely on delivering the day's science news. The point is to bring you quick, trustworthy updates on the most important science news—every single day. In just a few minutes, you'll get the facts without the fluff, helping you stay informed without getting overwhelmed. In a time when it's hard to know what information you can trust, we’re here to make science clear, honest, and relevant to your life.


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]]> Trailer Trailer Wed, 23 Apr 2025 12:55:54 GMT 4:06 6808e35980a1a34ac5a99c05 false https://shows.acast.com/daily-science-brief/episodes/trailer 6808e35980a1a34ac5a99c05 6807e44fda41f5ac1acb55c5 trailer trailer We're launching a new podcast focused entirely on delivering the day's science news. The point is to bring you quick, trustworthy updates on the most important science news—every single day. In just a few minutes, you'll get the facts without the fluff, helping you stay informed without getting overwhelmed. In a time when it's hard to know what information you can trust, we’re here to make science clear, honest, and relevant to your life.


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]]> We're launching a new podcast focused entirely on delivering the day's science news. The point is to bring you quick, trustworthy updates on the most important science news—every single day. In just a few minutes, you'll get the facts without the fluff, helping you stay informed without getting overwhelmed. In a time when it's hard to know what information you can trust, we’re here to make science clear, honest, and relevant to your life.


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