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On today’s episode:T. Rex is warm-blooded, and I’m gonna answer some listener questions. All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES Scientists finally figured out the temperature of T. rex's blood ‪— and it was as hot as ours | Live Science CREDITS: Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong Booking - September McCrady 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: AI has generated an important mathematical proof, and it’s causing turbulence in the math community. All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES OpenAI breakthrough triggers ‘existential crisis’ in math | Science | AAAS CREDITS: Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong Booking - September McCrady  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: Raindrops hold little lightning bolts that are damaging your car. The Ig Nobel prizes have been awarded for 2026. All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES Raindrops are tiny lightning bolts, and they’re corroding cars, study finds | Ars TechnicaPast Ig Winners – Improbable Research CREDITS: Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong Booking - September McCrady  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:The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has launched! Carbon dioxide is making our carrots less nutritious. All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES NASA’s Roman Mission Gears Up for a Torrent of Future Data'The apple you eat isn't the apple your granddaughter will eat': What's on the menu in a warming world? | Live Science CREDITS: Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong Booking - September McCrady  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: Life’s Last Universal Common Ancestor might not have been fully alive. Scientists wiped the memory of a bunch of lab mice… and they weren’t even EVIL scientists! All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES Life’s ‘last universal common ancestor’ may predate life itself | Scientific AmericanPutting mice into hibernation causes a major loss of synapses | Ars TechnicaMemories stick around even after half the synapses are gone | Ars TechnicaWhat Happens to Memories When Half the Brain's Synapses Disappear? | Technology Networks CREDITS: Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong Booking - September McCrady  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: Personlized cancer vaccines are coming! This worm can eat plastic! All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES Bobby was on Daily Tech News ShowModerna Press ReleaseNew Cancer Vaccine Could Change America in 7 Surprising Ways | NewsweekModerna, Merck breakthrough could usher in wave of cancer vaccines | CNNModerna, Merck unveil mRNA-based cancer vaccine that cuts spread | Al-JazeeraNature’s original bioplastic is food for animals CREDITS: Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong Booking - September McCrady  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: A way to turn unsorted plastic into hydrogen! What’s the coldest place you’ve ever lived? I bet it’s not as cold as Antarctica! All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES New process turns mixed plastic waste into hydrogen fuel without sortingAntarctica just experienced minus 119 F, Earth's coldest temperature since 2012 — here's why | Live Science CREDITS: Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong Booking - September McCrady  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: Astronomers have discovered a first: sister supernovae. Our ancestors had their eye on more hominins than we originally thought. All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES In a cosmic first, astronomers detect 2 sibling supernovas that came from a pair of bound stars | Live ScienceShared cloud interactions unveil a candidate binary-system supernova pair with no known analogue | NatureNew technique pinpoints human DNA inherited from ‘ghost’ ancestors - Berkeley News CREDITS: Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong Booking - September McCrady  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: Do dolphins have names? Orcas have the weirdest piñatas. All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES Are dolphins the only animals that call each other by name? | Science Watch orcas ram a sunfish so hard it explodes | Ars Technica CREDITS: Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong Booking - September McCrady  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: How come your uncle says he loves science, but also thinks chemtrails are real? An amateur astronomer discovered a crater in Quebec! All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES Why do some people who trust in science also believe in scientific conspiracy theories? | The ConversationWhat they don’t tell you about conspiracy theories: genius-driven science and informal science communication predict susceptibility to conspiracy beliefs | Current PsychologyBritain Talks Trust in Science | More In CommonAmateur astronomer discovers 390-million-year-old meteorite impact crater in Quebec - ABC NewsCriteria for the identification of an impact structureAn Amateur Astronomer Using Google Maps Spotted a Strange Indentation. It Turned Out to Be a Meteorite Crater From 390 Million Years Ago CREDITS: Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong Booking - September McCrady  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: How naked mole rats synchronize their cycles. California is overdue for the next big one… are you prepared? All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES How naked mole rat queens stop rivals reproducingA queen odour mediates reproductive suppression in a eusocial mammal | Nature A Millennium of Pressure Has Been Building Under California Fault Lines. What Does That Mean for Earthquake Risk? | TIME CREDITS: Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong Booking - September McCrady  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: Talking about your birth story helps you deal with your…birth story The SpudCell is here! The first completely artificial cell that feeds, grows, and reproduces! All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES Researchers Discover a Rare, Carnivorous Caterpillar That Wears Dead Insect Parts to Fool Spiders | SmithsonianThe power of conversation post-childbirth: Midwife-led birth debrief strengthens perinatal mental healthThis Cell Feeds, Grows and Reproduces. And It’s Manmade. | New York TimesLab-created ‘SpudCell’ marks ‘stunning’ step toward building life from scratch | Science CREDITS: Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong Booking - September McCrady  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: Orangutan mothers organize playdates! Just like humans! Cyborg cockroaches just got an upgrade. All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES The Vera C. Rubin Observatory's 10-year movie of the universe is about to 'blow our minds' | Live ScienceOrangutan mothers seem to plan playdates for their offspring | New ScientistGreat apes use self-experience to anticipate an agent’s action in a false-belief test | PNASMaternal ranging strategies facilitate offspring social play at energetic cost in the most solitary ape | bioRxivWorld’s first cockroach diving suit actually works | Popular Science CREDITS: Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong Booking - September McCrady  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: Spiders that launch their prey into their web! Scientists are fighting cancer by making it cosplay as malaria. All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES This Newly Discovered Spider Builds a Unique Web That Catapults Ants Through the Air Phages could enable us to hijack vaccine immunity to kill cancer cells | New ScientistDiscovery of VIP236, an αvβ3-Targeted Small-Molecule–Drug Conjugate with Neutrophil Elastase-Mediated Activation of 7-Ethyl Camptothecin Payload for Treatment of Solid Tumors | NIHA Guide to Targeted Therapy Side Effects | Hirschfeld OncologyOrbital Data Centers: Spacecraft Constraints and Economic Viability | Cornell University CREDITS: Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong Booking - September McCrady  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: Bats in helium fly weird. Invisible lightning is creating invisible, air-cleaning substances! And one of the world's oldest science experiments involves secret treasure maps!  All that and more today on All Around Science. LINKS: ARTICLE: Researchers raise bats in helium-rich air to check how they sense sound ARTICLE: Lightning and subvisible discharges produce molecules that clean the atmosphere ARTICLE: One of the World's Oldest Science Experiments Comes Up From the Dirt CREDITS: Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong Booking - September McCrady  THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.