On today’s episode: Dinosaurs went extinct in the spring. Hubble found a triangular galaxy. Wait, that can’t be right. Triangular? Words help us to understand things like numbers and colors. All that and more today on All Around Science. LINKS:

• [ARTICLE] An asteroid killed dinosaurs in spring—which might explain why mammals survived
• [ARTICLE] Galaxy Collision Creates 'Space Triangle' in New Hubble Image | NASA
• [ARTICLE] Words are needed to think about numbers, study suggests

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On today’s episode: Humans aren’t the only ones who can choke under pressure! Mad scientists made a robot fish out of human hearts! Some viruses are so big that they have their own viruses! All that and more today on All Around Science.

LINKS:

• [ARTICLE] Study Finds That Monkeys, Like People, Can 'Choke Under Pressure'
• [ARTICLE] The beating heart of a swimming robot

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On today’s episode: Evolution doesn’t always happen slowly over long periods of time! Sometimes it’s quick. Viruses make genes go…viral? And we’ve got Dr. Niki Ackermans here to talk to us about evolution. All that and more today on All Around Science.

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LINKS:

• [ARTICLE] New research shows gene exchange between viruses and hosts drives evolution | UBC Science
• [ARTICLE] A new database reveals how much humans are messing with evolution

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On today’s episode: Fetal development is influenced by the lifestyle choices of…the father? Some birds are shuffling their songs like a Spotify playlist to keep it interesting. How did our solar system form? All that and more today on All Around Science.

LINKS:

• [ARTICLE] Study Shows Paternal Alcohol Use Increases Fetal Development Issues
• [ARTICLE] Song sparrows shuffle and repeat to keep their audience listening

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On today’s episode: Scientists have figured out how to regrow frogs’ legs. Something weird is going on with Mars’s carbon… Is nuclear power too risky to rely on to replace fossil fuels? All that and more today on All Around Science. LINKS:

• [ARTICLE] Scientists regrow frog's lost leg
• [ARTICLE] Newly discovered carbon may yield clues to ancient Mars | Penn State University
• [ARTICLE] Europe is in the middle of a messy nuclear showdown
• [ARTICLE] Answering Questions About Nuclear Power

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On today’s episode: Why do the COVID vaccines have such frequent side effects? It might be because we expect them. Astronauts are being plagued by SPACE ANEMIA!! How do planes fly? No, really? How? All that and more today on All Around Science.

LINKS:

• [ARTICLE] Nocebo responses explain up to 76% of COVID vaccine side effects | Ars Technica
• [ARTICLE] We don’t know why, but being in space causes us to destroy our blood
• [ARTICLE] Apparently we don’t know why planes actually stay in the sky…

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On today’s episode: New evidence that the virus which causes mono might also trigger Multiple Sclerosis. There’s something in the air…it’s DNA! New computer models help understand mysteries of the moon. All that and more today on All Around Science.

LINKS:

• [ARTICLE] A Virus Likely Triggers Almost All Multiple Sclerosis, Massive Study Concludes -- IFL Science
• [ARTICLE] A very common virus may be the trigger for multiple sclerosis -- Ars Technica
• [ARTICLE] Scientists vacuum zoo animals' DNA out of the air
• [ARTICLE] Did a large impact remix the Moon's interior?

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On today’s episode: Watch out, flu virus; we found a new antibody, and we’re coming for you! Water plumes on Enceladus might not be coming from where we think they are. What exactly is MRI? It’s Magnetic Resonance Imaging, and it’s even cooler than you think. All that and more today on All Around Science.

LINKS:

• [ARTICLE] No more annual flu shot? Scripps Research and collaborators find new target for universal influenza vaccine
• [ARTICLE] Enceladus' plumes might not come from an underground ocean

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On today’s episode: One scientist built a robot to hunt down and scare the fins off of mosquitofish. Bladeless, noninvasive….brain surgery? And what is sentience? How does it factor into our decisions about animal treatment? All that and more today on All Around Science.

LINKS:

• [ARTICLE] Putting the fear of bass into mosquitofish -- with a robot
• [ARTICLE] UVA Develops Precise Brain Surgery Without a Scalpel
• [ARTICLE] The world's first octopus farm - should it go ahead?
• [ARTICLE] Animals to be formally recognised as sentient beings in domestic law

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On today’s episode: Humans don’t produce pheromones, but…do they? Can lab grown coffee save the environment? Scientists have found a way to trace the lineage of your cells IN your body. The first ever pig-to-human kidney transplant happened this year! All that and more today on All Around Science.

LINKS:

• [ARTICLE] Misplaced trust: When trust in science fosters belief in pseudoscience and the benefits of critical evaluation
• [ARTICLE] Chemical emitted by babies could make men more docile, women more aggressive
• [ARTICLE] Lab-grown coffee cuts out the beans and deforestation
• [ARTICLE] Cellular lineage: Researchers create 'Ancestry.com' for our bodies
• [ARTICLE] In a major scientific advance, a pig kidney is successfully transplanted into a human

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