All Around Science

287 - Refilling the Groundwater

On today’s episode: Bee vitamins! Like, for bees! We’re running out of water in the ground. How can we get it back? All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESSaving bees with ‘superfoods’: new engineered supplement found to boost colony reproduction | University of Oxford Engineered yeast provides rare but essential pollen sterols for honeybees | Nature A Bit of Good News: It’s Possible to Turn Around A Groundwater Crisis | Ars TechnicaGround Water Atlas of the United States | USGSMap of Ground Water Recovery SitesCREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

286 - Why Does Bobby Love Science?

On today’s episode: It might be time to sleep in separate beds. We talk about how our very own Bobby Frankenburger discovered his passion for science. All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESYour partner may wake you up six times a night – but does it matter? | New ScientistCREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

285 - Electricity Probably Doesn't Work The Way You Think It Does

On today’s episode: What makes a stable star start to flicker wildly? Electrons are really a lot slower than you think they are. All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESUW astronomers collect rare evidence of two planets colliding CREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

284 - Why Don't Humans Have More Hair?

On today’s episode: There’s a new ant species that is all queens. We answer listener questions about hair! All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESArtemis III not going to the moonEvery ant is a queen in this parasitic species — and they reproduce by cloning themselves and hijacking other ant colonies | Live Sciencehttps://elifesciences.org/articles/76911https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230310-why-dont-humans-have-furhttps://www.cbhs.com.au/mind-and-body/blog/why-men-are-hairyhttps://sons.co.uk/blogs/learn/hairy-subject-why-are-men-hairier-than-womenhttps://www.bbc.com/future/article/20131004-why-do-men-grow-facial-hairhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2016/07/19/dear-science-why-does-the-hair-on-my-head-grow-longer-than-the-hair-on-my-body/https://health.howstuffworks.com/skin-care/hair-care/scalp-treatments/question100.htm#:~:text=When%20the%20hair%20follicle%20enters,links%20on%20the%20next%20page.&text=Your%20browser%20can't%20play%20this%20video.&text=An%20error%20occurred.,is%20disabled%20in%20your%20browser.https://sandiegozoowildlifealliance.org/story-hub/zoonooz/across-the-spectrumhttps://riverlegacy.org/blog/how-come-there-are-no-blue-or-green-mammals#:~:text=It%20is%20believed%20that%20most,blue%20and%20green%20at%20you!https://animaldiversity.org/collections/mammal_anatomy/hair/#:~:text=The%20color%20of%20hair%20is,characterized%20by%20different%20banding%20patternsCREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

283 - Boomerangs, airpods, and air pollution

On today’s episode: Worried about heart attacks? Try oatmeal! And we reach into the mailbag again and answer your questions about boomerangs and airpods. All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESTwo days of oatmeal reduce cholesterol level — University of Bonn https://www.healthline.com/health/hdl-vs-ldl-cholesterol#hdl-vs-ldlAir Quality Index (AQI) Basics | AirNowTechnical Assistance Document for the Reporting of Daily Air Quality – the Air Quality Index (AQI) | EPACREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.