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Daily Science Brief

Robert Frankenberger

Daily Science Brief brings you quick, trustworthy updates on the most important science news. In just a few minutes, you"ll get the facts without the fluff, helping you stay informed without getting overwhelmed. In a time when it"s hard to know what information you can trust, we’re here to make science clear, honest, and relevant to your life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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9:45

RFK Jr. Is Defunding Vaccines

Daily Science Brief ·

2025/08/07

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.SOURCESWhat you need to know about mRNA vaccines in light of RFK's claims | New ScientistHHS Winds Down mRNA Vaccine Development Under BARDA | US Dept of HHSTime and cost of administering COVID-19 mRNA vaccines in the United States | NIHSuper-sticky hydrogel is 10 times stronger than other glues underwater | New

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10:09

Psychotherapy Relieves Back Pain

Daily Science Brief ·

2025/08/06

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.SOURCESShort 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

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10:08

A New Tool For Detecting Deepfakes

Daily Science Brief ·

2025/08/05

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.SOURCESTomatoes 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 |

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9:59

Lightning Comes From Space

Daily Science Brief ·

2025/07/31

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.SOURCESGoogle 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 ScienceAncient pots found near Pompeii contain 2500-year-old honey | New

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10:32

Earth-Shattering Changes in the Pacific and EPA

Daily Science Brief ·

2025/07/30

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.SOURCESexpert reaction to earthquake off Russia and tsunami warnings across the Pacific | Science Media CentreWaves hit US west coast after Russian earthquake as Japan lifts tsunami warnings | BBCMitochondria aren't only the 'powerhouses of cells' — they also battle germs | Live Science EPA plans to ignore science, stop regulating

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10:38

Vaccine Dental Floss

Daily Science Brief ·

2025/07/29

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.SOURCESNeanderthals likely ate fermented meat with a side of maggots | The ConversationNeanderthals, hypercarnivores, and maggots: Insights from stable nitrogen isotopes | Science AdvancesScientists 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

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9:48

7,000 Steps A Day Is Plenty

Daily Science Brief ·

2025/07/24

New clues about dino friendships, why 7,000 steps—not 10,000—might be enough, how a moon crater helped test for alien life, and a crumpled piece of Bronze Age armor tells a warrior’s tale.SOURCESRemarkable set of tracks suggests different dinosaurs herded together | New Scientist Walking 7000 steps a day seems to be enough to keep us healthy | New ScientistDaily steps and health outcomes in adults: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis | The LancetIconic 'Apollo Earthrise' crater just

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10:21

Male Birth Control Pills Are Coming

Daily Science Brief ·

2025/07/23

A fossilized brain rewrites spider evolution, conspiracy theorists think their views are mainstream, a male birth control pill shows early promise, and cleaner air is triggering more heatwaves.SOURCESAncient animal's fossilised brain prompts rethink of spider evolution | New ScientistCambrian origin of the arachnid brain | Current BiologyConspiracy theorists don’t realize they’re on the fringe | Ars Technica Male birth control pill passes early safety test, with more trials underway | Live Science

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9:42

Stop Blaming Gluten

Daily Science Brief ·

2025/07/22

A study says your baby’s sex might not be a coin flip, ancient Mars may have had heavy rains, a shorter workweek boosts well-being, and gluten might not be to blame for your IBS.SOURCESYour chance of having a boy or girl may not be 50/50 | New ScientistIs sex at birth a biological coin toss? Insights from a longitudinal and GWAS analysis | Science AdvancesIf aliens existed on Mars 3.7 billion years ago, they would have needed umbrellas | Live ScienceHow Hard Did It Rain on Ancient Mars? | Sky &

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9:17

Sloths Fart Too

Daily Science Brief ·

2025/07/17

Babies born using DNA from three people, sloths settle a flatulence mystery, a simple device turns moon dust into water and fuel, and astronomers find ice cubes in a place they absolutely shouldn’t be.SOURCESBabies made using three people's DNA are free of hereditary disease | New Scientist8 babies spared from potentially deadly inherited diseases through new 'mitochondrial donation' trial | Live ScienceDo sloths fart? Cute new video finally settles age old question | Live Science Simple device can

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9:20

NASA's Budget Might Be Saved!

Daily Science Brief ·

2025/07/16

Congress fights to keep NASA fully fueled. Eating disorders show brain changes like OCD and autism. NASA's asteroid crash test sent boulders flying. And naps won’t actually wreck your kid’s bedtime sleepSOURCESCongress moves to reject bulk of White House’s proposed NASA cuts | Ars Technica Brain changes with eating disorders similar to those in OCD and autism | New ScientistNeuroimaging insights into brain mechanisms of early-onset restrictive eating disorders | Nature Mental HealthGiant space

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9:54

Thirsty Trees Are Stealing Drinking Water

Daily Science Brief ·

2025/07/15

A record-breaking black hole merger, thirsty city trees drinking from leaky pipes, gene therapy restores hearing in kids born deaf, and farms that grow food and solar power at the same time.SOURCESMerger of two massive black holes is one for the record books | Ars Technica Trees on city streets cope with drought by drinking from leaky pipes | New Scientist Gene therapy restores hearing in toddlers and teenagers born with congenital deafness – new research | The Conversation In the Sweltering

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10:39

Robots Do Surgery All By Themselves

Daily Science Brief ·

2025/07/10

A cancer-fighting side effect of exercise, a surgical robot that doesn't need a human, a miraculous treatment for a rare disease, and dams that are literally shifting the Earth’s poles.SOURCESExercise helps fight cancer – and we may finally know why | New ScientistExercise-induced microbiota metabolite enhances CD8 T cell antitumor immunity promoting immunotherapy efficacy | CellSurgical robots take step towards fully autonomous operations | New Scientist 8-year-old with rare, fatal disease shows

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10:56

Texas Will Have More Flash Floods

Daily Science Brief ·

2025/07/09

A modified herpes virus is fighting skin cancer, chimps launch a bizarre fashion trend, Texas floods reveal our new climate reality, and scientists debate geoengineering to stop climate collapse.SOURCESHerpes virus could soon be approved to treat severe skin cancer | New ScientistCancer-fighting herpes virus shown to be an effective treatment for some advanced melanoma | AAASChimps develop fashion trend by shoving grass in their ears — and in their butts | Live Science Why were the Texas flash

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9:55

Cooking Up A New Pandemic

Daily Science Brief ·

2025/07/08

RFK Jr. suggests a bird flu plan that could backfire, Earth spins a little faster, robots get synthetic skin that feels pain, and melting glaciers may wake sleeping volcanoes.SOURCESRFK's proposal to let bird flu spread through poultry could set us up for a pandemic, experts warn | Live Science Earth is going to spin much faster over the next few months — so fast that several days are going to get shorter | Live Science Scientists burned, poked and sliced their way through new robotic skin that can

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8:59

Wireless Charging From Space Lasers

Daily Science Brief ·

2025/07/03

DARPA pops popcorn with a power laser, Inca string codes reveal ancient climate records, cancer cells steal mitochondria to spread, and a new chip brings quantum computing closer to reality.SOURCESDARPA smashes wireless power record, beaming energy more than 5 miles away — and uses it to make popcorn | Live Science The Inca string code that reveals Peru’s climate history | The ConversationThe Cloud in the Cord | Anthropology.netCancer cells steal mitochondria from nerve cells to fuel their spread |

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10:10

Your Pelvis Is Shrinking

Daily Science Brief ·

2025/07/02

We finally understand how Tylenol blocks pain, women’s pelvises are evolving with medicine, a giant new telescope just saw first light, and your brain may literally be keeping a sleep debt ledger.SOURCESWe may finally know how Tylenol works — and it's not how we thought | Live ScienceWomen's pelvises are shrinking – how is that changing childbirth? | New ScientistRecent evolutionary decrease in the human pelvis size | Nature PortfolioVera Rubin Scientists Reveal Telescope’s First Images | New York

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9:57

Planting Trees Doesn't Matter

Daily Science Brief ·

2025/07/01

AI's dirty emissions secret, a peaceful pharaoh succession, trees that can't save us, and a microbe that's almost a virus.Please 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

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9:52

AI Doesn't Understand Kids These Days

Daily Science Brief ·

2025/06/26

A prehistoric boomerang just doubled its age, gastric bypass might slash cancer risk, scientists grow carbon-guzzling materials, and Gen Alpha's secret slang is stumping both parents and AI.SOURCESAncient mammoth-tusk boomerang is twice as old as we thought | New ScientistBoomerang and bones: Refining the chronology of the Early Upper Paleolithic at Obłazowa Cave, Poland | PLOS OneGastric bypass surgery may cut the risk of bowel cancer | New ScientistBile diversion underlies Roux-en-Y antitumor

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10:18

A Breathalyzer Test for Diseases

Daily Science Brief ·

2025/06/25

A breathalyzer test for disease, how much your cat meows is in its DNA, heart attacks are losing their top killer status, and the new US vaccine panel is already causing problems.SOURCESNew 'breathalyzer' could detect signs of disease in human breath, scientists say | Live ScienceNew laser-based breathalyzer sniffs out COVID, other diseases in real-time | CU Boulder TodayIs your cat vocal or quiet? The explanation could be in their genes | The ConversationAssociation between androgen receptor gene

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