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Hosts: Ed Brown, Penny Dumsday, Lucas Randall, Ass/Prof Mick Vagg 00:00:48 The switch to agricultural societies 12,000 years ago may have changed how we talk, introducing the 'f' and 'v' sounds. 00:04:58 The cane toad is an introduced pest in Australia, with no real natural predators. Until recently, when a small group of water rats learned how to eviscerate them with surgical precision! 00:06:38 The search for Planet Nine continued this year, and a new hypothesis was proposed: it might not be a planet, but a tiny primordial black hole. 00:11:28 The first ever image of a black hole's accretion disk was revealed this year. 00:15:30 NASA's InSight lander has been trying to drill a heat probe into the Martian surface, but it's been a heartbreaking story of progress and setbacks. 00:19:38 DNA testing has found that the same variety of grapes used 9,000 years ago to make wine are still being used today by some winemakers in France. 00:25:29 Researchers painted cows to look like zebras to find out if they were less likely to be bitten by flies. They were! 00:28:47 Scientists found that rats who had been taught to drive tiny electric cars were 'happier' and less stressed. 00:31:34 Australian scientists have developed an artificial intelligence algorithm that developed a new flu vaccine. 00:36:59 Some people can smell when other people have early stages of Parkinson's Disease. Thanks to the help of one of these “super-smellers", researchers were able to identify volatile compounds produced by sufferers. 00:40:39 A crater on Hawaii's Kilauea volcano has begun to fill up - but with water, not lava. Associate Professor Mick Vagg is a consultant in rehabilitation and pain medicine.
Guatemala's erupting Fuego volcano has taken over 100 lives and left thousands homeless. Hawaii's Kilauea volcano also continues to wreak devastation since a series of eruptions began in early May. This week, on the Science Edition of Press Conference USA, host Rick Pantaleo talks with Charles Mandeville, Program Coordinator of the US Geological Survey's Volcano Hazards Program about one of the most destructive forces of nature.
Guatemala's erupting Fuego volcano has taken over 100 lives and left thousands homeless. Hawaii's Kilauea volcano also continues to wreak devastation since a series of eruptions began in early May. This week, on the Science Edition of Press Conference USA, host Rick Pantaleo talks with Charles Mandeville, Program Coordinator of the US Geological Survey's Volcano Hazards Program about one of the most destructive forces of nature.
In episode 150, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian Anna Salinas to discuss the Yanni/Laurel debate, Lebron James freakishly good memory, Hawaii's Kilauea volcano entering a new phase, Sherrod Brown's new tax reform ideas that are actually quite needed, Trump calling Sean Hannity every night to gossip, Pete Davidson's details on what Trump was really like at SNL, the FBI's Crossfire Hurricane investigation, new info on the Royal Wedding, and more! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
During Droughts These Pests Will Bite You More. That story and others on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water. Groundwater inside Hawaii's Kilauea volcano could erupt in steam explosions. Beavers are "dam" good cleaners. Urban areas are losing something important for water and air quality. Dry conditions may not offer any protection from these buzzing biters. The Colorado River is peaking early and at record low levels. Bats could help us find clean water, according to a Colorado State University researcher.
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano jolts with lava, quakes and gas, Trump tells NRA, elect Republicans to save gun rights, Iowa governor signs strictest abortion regulation in US. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/anchor-news-rundown/support