On today’s episode: China is building some wild stuff in the middle of the ocean. I’ve got one less thing for you to worry about: electromagnetic fields! All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

• China Is Putting Data Centers in the Ocean to Keep Them Cool | Scientific American
• China builds record-breaking floating wind turbine — it could change the face of renewable energy | Live Science
• https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/08/maha-draft-takes-on-electromagnetic-radiation-echoing-rfk-jr-s-conspiracies/
• https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5504984/#ack1
• https://ehtrust.org/the-invisible-poison/
• https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-electromagnetic-fields
• https://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/emf
• https://www.healthline.com/health/emf#types
• https://sciencenotes.org/difference-between-ionizing-and-non-ionizing-radiation/
• https://ec.europa.eu/health/scientific_committees/emerging/docs/scenihr_o_041.p

CREDITS:

Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong

Booking - September McCrady 

THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen

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On today’s episode: Where’s all the sulfur!? Is your teen using an AI Companion App? Probably. All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

• Archaeology student finds rare ninth-century gold 'within the first 90 minutes' of her first excavation | Live Science
• Chemists Help Solve Mystery of Missing Space Sulfur
• https://www.universetoday.com/articles/sofia-follows-the-sulfur-for-clues-on-stellar-evolution
• Talk, Trust, and Trade-Offs: How and Why Teens Use AI Companions | Common Sense Media
• Teens are increasingly turning to AI companions, and it could be harming them | The Conversation
• Adolescent Peer Relationship Qualities as Predictors of Long-Term Romantic Life Satisfaction | SRCD
• The significance of adolescent social competence for mental health in young adulthood | Mental Health & Prevention
• Is Adolescence a Sensitive Period for Sociocultural Processing? | Annual Reviews
• Assessments of AI Chat Bot Safety | Common Sense Media

CREDITS:

Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong

Booking - September McCrady 

THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen

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On today’s episode: We pay tribute to Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell. How does sunscreen work? All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

Jim Lovell, commander of NASA's Apollo 13 moon mission, dies at 97 | Live Science

NASA Biography of Jim Lovell

https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/the-science-of-sunscreen

https://www.britannica.com/video/sunscreen-human-skin-ultraviolet-radiation/-207855

https://www.wildchild.com.au/the-science-behind-water-resistant-sunscreens/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micronization

CREDITS:

Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong

Booking - September McCrady 

THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen

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http://andrewallenmusic.com

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On today’s episode: Ozempic may have even more health benefits! How is RFK Jr. undermining healthcare and science in the US and the world? All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

• https://www.yalemedicine.org/news/why-your-cardiologist-may-prescribe-semaglutide-wegovy
• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250803011814.htm
• https://utswmed.org/medblog/glp-1-ra-drugs-weight-loss-heart-diabetes/
• https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/07/trump-admin-is-muffling-cdcs-flagship-health-journal-report-finds/
• https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/27/rfk-jr-nih-scientists-medical-journals-jama-lancet-nejm-00371349
• https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/05/01/nx-s1-5383172/rfk-jr-placebo-vaccine-testing-studies
• https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crkx3egk3ygo
• https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/10/rfk-jr-is-winning-on-fluoride-dentists-foresee-a-cavity-crisis-00445489
• https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/rfk-jr-says-no-covid-vaccines-healthy-children-pregnant-women

CREDITS:

Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong

Booking - September McCrady 

THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen

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http://andrewallenmusic.com

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During the weeks from July 28 through Aug 8---while we take our summer vacation---we're going to be posting the daily news episodes from Bobby's daily science podcast, Daily Science Brief. If you like this short-form podcast and want to hear more, search for Daily Science Brief or head over to https://www.dailysciencebrief.com/

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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.

SOURCES

• What you need to know about mRNA vaccines in light of RFK's claims | New Scientist
• HHS Winds Down mRNA Vaccine Development Under BARDA | US Dept of HHS
• Time and cost of administering COVID-19 mRNA vaccines in the United States | NIH
• Super-sticky hydrogel is 10 times stronger than other glues underwater | New Scientist
• Mystery of why sea stars keep turning into goo finally solved — and it's not what scientists thought | Live Science
• SpaceX launched disease-causing bacteria to the International Space Station | Live Science

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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.

SOURCES

• Short course of psychotherapy relieves lower back pain for three years | New Scientist
• Scientists heat gold to 14 times its melting point — without turning it into a liquid | Live Science
• We can repurpose retired coal plants to produce green energy | New Scientist
• Titan sub implosion caused by absolutely bonkers “toxic workplace environment” | Ars Technica

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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.

SOURCES

• Tomatoes randomly mated with another plant 9 million years ago. The result? Potatoes. | Live Science
• Cameras that work like our eyes could give boost to astronomers | New Scientist
• When your mind goes 'blank,' your brain activity resembles deep sleep, scans reveal | Live Science
• 'Universal' detector spots AI deepfake videos with record accuracy | New Scientist

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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.

SOURCES

Google has turned 2 billion smartphones into a global earthquake warning system — it's as effective as seismometers, tests show | Live Science

Sticky goo in 2,500-year-old bronze jars finally identified, settling 70-year debate | Live Science

Ancient pots found near Pompeii contain 2500-year-old honey | New Scientist

'Universal' cancer vaccine heading to human trials could be useful for 'all forms of cancer' | Live Science

Lightning on Earth is sparked by a powerful chain reaction from outer space, simulations show | Live Science

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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.

SOURCES

expert reaction to earthquake off Russia and tsunami warnings across the Pacific | Science Media Centre

Waves hit US west coast after Russian earthquake as Japan lifts tsunami warnings | BBC

Mitochondria aren't only the 'powerhouses of cells' — they also battle germs | Live Science

EPA plans to ignore science, stop regulating greenhouse gases | Ars Technica

Forests with robust animal populations store four times as much carbon | New Scientist

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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.

SOURCES

• Neanderthals likely ate fermented meat with a side of maggots | The Conversation
• Neanderthals, hypercarnivores, and maggots: Insights from stable nitrogen isotopes | Science Advances
• Scientists gave mice flu vaccines by flossing their tiny teeth — and it worked | Live Science
• Intensely grieving a loved one could shorten a mourner's life | New Scientist
• Grief trajectories and long-term health effects in bereaved relatives: a prospective, population-based cohort study with ten-year follow-up | Frontiers in Public Health
• Negative social ties, like frenemies, could be ageing you | New Scientist
• Negative Social Ties as Emerging Risk Factors for Accelerated Aging, Inflammation, and Multimorbidity | medRxiv

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