Daily Science Brief

An announcement explaining why I'm cancelling the podcast. If you want more information about it, I wrote a public blog post over on the Patreon page. Check it out. https://www.patreon.com/c/DailyScienceBriefPlease SUBSCRIBE HERE to get the show delivered straight to you.Special thanks to our supporters who help make this show possible.Enjoy the show? You can support us too on Patreon. Help keep the show going. Thank you!Send us email to dailysciencebrief@gmail.comHost, Research, and Writing: Bobby FrankenbergerCover Art: Scott JohnsonOutro Music: StravynBrought to you by the DTNS Family of podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.SOURCESEarly penguins may have used dagger-like beaks to skewer prey | New Scientist Key Atlantic current could start collapsing as early as 2055, new study finds | Live Science Map of 600,000 brain cells rewrites the textbook on how the brain makes decisions | Live Science Skull of bear held captive to fight Roman gladiators discovered near ancient amphitheater in Serbia | Live SciencePlease SUBSCRIBE HERE to get the show delivered straight to you.Special thanks to our supporters who help make this show possible.Enjoy the show? You can support us too on Patreon. Help keep the show going. Thank you!Send us email to dailysciencebrief@gmail.comHost, Research, and Writing: Bobby FrankenbergerCover Art: Scott JohnsonOutro Music: StravynBrought to you by the DTNS Family of podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.SOURCESSmartphone scrolling on the toilet could increase risk of haemorrhoids | New Scientist We may have 10 times less carbon storage capacity than we thought | New Scientist Plant-based dog foods provide almost all the nutrients pets need | New Scientist These psychological tricks can get LLMs to respond to “forbidden” prompts | Ars TechnicaPlease SUBSCRIBE HERE to get the show delivered straight to you.Special thanks to our supporters who help make this show possible.Enjoy the show? You can support us too on Patreon. Help keep the show going. Thank you!Send us email to dailysciencebrief@gmail.comHost, Research, and Writing: Bobby FrankenbergerCover Art: Scott JohnsonOutro Music: StravynBrought to you by the DTNS Family of podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.SOURCESDozens of mysterious blobs discovered inside Mars may be the remnants of 'failed planets' | Live Science Rapamycin may extend lifespans by protecting against DNA damage | New Scientist Hepatitis B vaccine linked with a lower risk of developing diabetes | New Scientist Can we finally recycle all of the metal in scrap cars? | New ScientistPlease SUBSCRIBE HERE to get the show delivered straight to you.Special thanks to our supporters who help make this show possible.Enjoy the show? You can support us too on Patreon. Help keep the show going. Thank you!Send us email to dailysciencebrief@gmail.comHost, Research, and Writing: Bobby FrankenbergerCover Art: Scott JohnsonOutro Music: StravynBrought to you by the DTNS Family of podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Volcanoes can lead to revolutions, onions powering solar panels, a spacecraft predicting solar storms, and computers you can throw in the wash.SOURCESVolcanic eruptions may have helped spark the French Revolution | New Scientist Scientists turned to a red onion to improve solar cells — and it could make solar power more sustainable | Live Science Spacecraft used to forecast solar storm 15 hours before it hit Earth | New Scientist Scientists cram an entire computer into a single fiber of clothing — and you can even put it through your washing machine | Live ScienceFibre computer enables more accurate recognition of human activity | EurekAlert! - AAASPlease SUBSCRIBE HERE to get the show delivered straight to you.Special thanks to our supporters who help make this show possible.Enjoy the show? You can support us too on Patreon. Help keep the show going. Thank you!Send us email to dailysciencebrief@gmail.comHost, Research, and Writing: Bobby FrankenbergerCover Art: Scott JohnsonOutro Music: StravynBrought to you by the DTNS Family of podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.SOURCESThe foundations of eczema may start to be laid down in the womb | New ScientistStress-Related Maternal Factors During Pregnancy in Relation to Childhood Eczema: Results From the LISA Study | JIACIUrine tests detect high-risk HPV as effectively as DIY vaginal swabs | New ScientistSpiders seen keeping fireflies as glowing prisoners that draw more prey to their webs | Live ScienceChina's 'Darwin Monkey' is the world's largest brain-inspired supercomputer | Live SciencePlease SUBSCRIBE HERE to get the show delivered straight to you.Special thanks to our supporters who help make this show possible.Enjoy the show? You can support us too on Patreon. Help keep the show going. Thank you!Send us email to dailysciencebrief@gmail.comHost, Research, and Writing: Bobby FrankenbergerCover Art: Scott JohnsonOutro Music: StravynBrought to you by the DTNS Family of podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.SOURCESScientists just developed a new AI modeled on the human brain — it's outperforming LLMs like ChatGPT at reasoning tasks | Live Science Early test of new laser-free eye treatment shows promise | Live Science We're no longer at our unhappiest during middle age | New Scientist CPR in space could be made easier by chest compression machines | New ScientistPlease SUBSCRIBE HERE to get the show delivered straight to you.Special thanks to our supporters who help make this show possible.Enjoy the show? You can support us too on Patreon. Help keep the show going. Thank you!Send us email to dailysciencebrief@gmail.comHost, Research, and Writing: Bobby FrankenbergerCover Art: Scott JohnsonOutro Music: StravynBrought to you by the DTNS Family of podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.SOURCESUS reports its first New World parasitic screwworm infection in decades | Live Science Google’s AI model just nailed the forecast for the strongest Atlantic storm this year | Ars Technica US‘s spike in electricity use is slowing down a bit | Ars TechnicaElectric Power Monthly | U.S. Energy Information AdministrationScientists unlock secret to thick, stable beer foams | Ars TechnicaPlease SUBSCRIBE HERE to get the show delivered straight to you.Special thanks to our supporters who help make this show possible.Enjoy the show? You can support us too on Patreon. Help keep the show going. Thank you!Send us email to dailysciencebrief@gmail.comHost, Research, and Writing: Bobby FrankenbergerCover Art: Scott JohnsonOutro Music: StravynBrought to you by the DTNS Family of podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.SOURCESFirst-ever pig-to-human lung transplant attempted in brain-dead person in China | Live Science Fewer than half the calories grown on farms now reach our plates | New Scientist We are unlocking how frozen microbes stay alive for 100,000 years | New Scientist 'Potentially hazardous' asteroid Bennu contains dust older than the solar system itself — and traces of interstellar space | Live SciencePlease SUBSCRIBE HERE to get the show delivered straight to you.Special thanks to our supporters who help make this show possible.Enjoy the show? You can support us too on Patreon. Help keep the show going. Thank you!Send us email to dailysciencebrief@gmail.comHost, Research, and Writing: Bobby FrankenbergerCover Art: Scott JohnsonOutro Music: StravynBrought to you by the DTNS Family of podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.SOURCESChina Is Putting Data Centers in the Ocean to Keep Them Cool | Scientific American For some people, music doesn’t connect with any of the brain’s reward circuits | Ars Technica 'We never had concrete proof': Archaeologists discover Christian cross in Abu Dhabi, proving 1,400-year-old site was a monastery | Live Science Our primate ancestors evolved in the cold – not the tropics | The ConversationPlease SUBSCRIBE HERE to get the show delivered straight to you.Special thanks to our supporters who help make this show possible.Enjoy the show? You can support us too on Patreon. Help keep the show going. Thank you!Send us email to dailysciencebrief@gmail.comHost, Research, and Writing: Bobby FrankenbergerCover Art: Scott JohnsonOutro Music: StravynBrought to you by the DTNS Family of podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.SOURCESOur brain doesn't actually reorganise itself after an amputation | New Scientist The first Americans had Denisovan DNA. And it may have helped them survive. | Live Science Your household gadgets could soon be battery-free — scientists create tiny solar cells that can be powered by indoor light | Live Science The colour of your car has a big impact on urban heat | New ScientistPlease SUBSCRIBE HERE to get the show delivered straight to you.Special thanks to our supporters who help make this show possible.Enjoy the show? You can support us too on Patreon. Help keep the show going. Thank you!Send us email to dailysciencebrief@gmail.comHost, Research, and Writing: Bobby FrankenbergerCover Art: Scott JohnsonOutro Music: StravynBrought to you by the DTNS Family of podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

AI predicts solar flares, Uranus gets a new moon, bees get a superfood boost, and pollen turns into paper.SOURCESNASA and IBM built an AI to predict solar flares before they hit Earth | New ScientistNASA and IBM create 'Surya': Advanced AI for predicting solar storms and strengthening space defence | Times of IndiaUranus has a new, hidden moon, James Webb Space Telescope reveals | Live ScienceArtificial superfood for bees boosts colony reproduction | New ScientistUsing pollen to make paper, sponges, and more | Ars TechnicaPlease SUBSCRIBE HERE to get the show delivered straight to you.Special thanks to our supporters who help make this show possible.Enjoy the show? You can support us too on Patreon. Help keep the show going. Thank you!Send us email to dailysciencebrief@gmail.comHost, Research, and Writing: Bobby FrankenbergerCover Art: Scott JohnsonOutro Music: StravynBrought to you by the DTNS Family of podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.SOURCESQuantum alternative to GPS navigation will be tested on US military spaceplane | The Conversation AI-generated responses are undermining crowdsourced research studies | New ScientistAI-generated survey responses could make research less accurate – and a lot less interesting | Stanford ReportBrain implant lets man 'experience joy' for the first time in decades | New Scientist Keratin extracted from sheep's wool repairs teeth in breakthrough | Live SciencePlease SUBSCRIBE HERE to get the show delivered straight to you.Special thanks to our supporters who help make this show possible.Enjoy the show? You can support us too on Patreon. Help keep the show going. Thank you!Send us email to dailysciencebrief@gmail.comHost, Research, and Writing: Bobby FrankenbergerCover Art: Scott JohnsonOutro Music: StravynBrought to you by the DTNS Family of podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.SOURCESJupiter's moon Ganymede could be a giant dark matter detector | New ScientistScientists transform 'forever chemicals' in water into fluoride with new process | Live Science Unprecedented Arctic heatwave melted 1 per cent of Svalbard's ice | New Scientist Are you really allergic to penicillin? A pharmacist explains why there’s a good chance you’re not − and how you can find out for sure | The ConversationPlease SUBSCRIBE HERE to get the show delivered straight to you.Special thanks to our supporters who help make this show possible.Enjoy the show? You can support us too on Patreon. Help keep the show going. Thank you!Send us email to dailysciencebrief@gmail.comHost, Research, and Writing: Bobby FrankenbergerCover Art: Scott JohnsonOutro Music: StravynBrought to you by the DTNS Family of podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.SOURCESCancer-killing virus becomes more effective when shielded by bacteria | New Scientist Incredible, first-of-its-kind video shows human embryo implanting in real time | Live Science 2.6 million-year-old stone tools reveal ancient human relatives were 'forward planning' 600,000 years earlier than thought | Live Science FDA panel has cast doubt on whether antidepressants are safe in pregnancy. Here's what the science actually says. | Live ScienceNCRP Responds to FDA Panel on SSRI Use in PregnancyPlease SUBSCRIBE HERE to get the show delivered straight to you.Special thanks to our supporters who help make this show possible.Enjoy the show? You can support us too on Patreon. Help keep the show going. Thank you!Send us email to dailysciencebrief@gmail.comHost, Research, and Writing: Bobby FrankenbergerCover Art: Scott JohnsonOutro Music: StravynBrought to you by the DTNS Family of podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.SOURCES115-million-year-old dinosaur tracks unearthed in Texas after devastating floods | Live Science 2024 saw a record-breaking number of dangerously hot and humid days | New Scientist Incan numerical recordkeeping system may have been widely used | Ars Technica Mind-reading AI can turn even imagined speech into spoken words | New ScientistPlease SUBSCRIBE HERE to get the show delivered straight to you.Special thanks to our supporters who help make this show possible.Enjoy the show? You can support us too on Patreon. Help keep the show going. Thank you!Send us email to dailysciencebrief@gmail.comHost, Research, and Writing: Bobby FrankenbergerCover Art: Scott JohnsonOutro Music: StravynBrought to you by the DTNS Family of podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.SOURCESProminent medical journal refuses RFK's call to retract a vaccine study | Live Science Vape mouthpieces could be swarming with fungi that harm airways | New Scientist 1,100-year-old Viking hoard reveals raiding wealthy only 'part of the picture' — they traded with the Middle East too | Live Science Tiny discs can levitate in the upper atmosphere using sunlight alone | New ScientistPlease SUBSCRIBE HERE to get the show delivered straight to you.Special thanks to our supporters who help make this show possible.Enjoy the show? You can support us too on Patreon. Help keep the show going. Thank you!Send us email to dailysciencebrief@gmail.comHost, Research, and Writing: Bobby FrankenbergerCover Art: Scott JohnsonOutro Music: StravynBrought to you by the DTNS Family of podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.SOURCESSocial media toxicity can't be fixed by changing the algorithms | New ScientistCan We Fix Social Media? Testing Prosocial Interventions using Generative Social Simulation | arxiv.org1,300-year-old skeletons found in England had grandparents from sub-Saharan Africa, DNA studies reveal | Live Science Vanishing Y chromosomes seem to be driving heart disease in men | New Scientist Two sneaky viruses may be messing with honeybee flight | New ScientistPlease SUBSCRIBE HERE to get the show delivered straight to you.Special thanks to our supporters who help make this show possible.Enjoy the show? You can support us too on Patreon. Help keep the show going. Thank you!Send us email to dailysciencebrief@gmail.comHost, Research, and Writing: Bobby FrankenbergerCover Art: Scott JohnsonOutro Music: StravynBrought to you by the DTNS Family of podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.SOURCESJim Lovell, commander of NASA's Apollo 13 moon mission, dies at 97 | Live Science Scientists hid secret codes in light to combat video fakes | Ars Technica World's first artificial tongue 'tastes and learns' like a real human organ | Live Science Working past the age of retirement may improve your life satisfaction | New ScientistPlease SUBSCRIBE HERE to get the show delivered straight to you.Special thanks to our supporters who help make this show possible.Enjoy the show? You can support us too on Patreon. Help keep the show going. Thank you!Send us email to dailysciencebrief@gmail.comHost, Research, and Writing: Bobby FrankenbergerCover Art: Scott JohnsonOutro Music: StravynBrought to you by the DTNS Family of podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. SOURCESNew executive order puts all grants under political control | Ars Technica NASA aiming to build nuclear reactor on the moon by 2030 | Live Science Texas prepares for war as invasion of flesh-eating flies appears imminent | Ars Technica Did a rival tribe kill and eat their neighbors 5,700 years ago? | Ars TechnicaPlease SUBSCRIBE HERE to get the show delivered straight to you.Special thanks to our supporters who help make this show possible.Enjoy the show? You can support us too on Patreon. Help keep the show going. Thank you!Send us email to dailysciencebrief@gmail.comHost, Research, and Writing: Bobby FrankenbergerCover Art: Scott JohnsonOutro Music: StravynBrought to you by the DTNS Family of podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.