Podcasts about palaeontologists

SpaceTime Series 27 Episode 146*Supernova's Potential to End the Dark Matter SearchAstronomers are eagerly awaiting a nearby supernova that could finally solve the mystery of dark matter. A new study suggests that axions, hypothetical particles, could be discovered within seconds of a supernova's gamma-ray burst. The Fermi Gamma Ray Space Telescope might detect these gamma rays, offering insights into the mass of QCD axions. However, the rarity of such supernovae and the telescope's limited field of view pose challenges. Researchers are considering launching a fleet of gamma-ray telescopes, named GALAX, to ensure comprehensive coverage.*Magnetic Tornadoes at Jupiter's PolesA recent study reveals that Jupiter's poles are home to magnetic tornadoes that generate Earth-sized concentrations of hydrocarbon haze. These phenomena, visible only in ultraviolet light, are linked to the planet's strong magnetic fields. The findings, based on Hubble Space Telescope images, shed light on the unique atmospheric dynamics of Jupiter, contrasting with Earth's auroral processes.*Arrival of the World's Biggest Digital Camera at NASANASA's Goddard Space Flight Centre has received the Wide Field Instrument, the largest digital camera ever built, for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. This advanced camera will offer an unprecedented panoramic view of the universe, aiding in the study of dark energy, dark matter, and exoplanets. Scheduled for launch in 2027, Roman's capabilities will surpass those of current Space telescopes.The Science RobertA new study links prolonged sedentary behaviour with increased heart disease risk, even among active individuals. Research highlights the crucial ecological role of large sharks, threatened by overfishing and habitat loss. Palaeontologists use dinosaur faeces to trace the evolutionary rise of dinosaurs. Advances in lithium battery technology promise safer and longer-lasting power sources, potentially revolutionising energy storage.www.spacetimewithstuartgary.comwww.bitesz.com

Palaeontologists working near Alice Springs uncover for the first time a set of articulated bones and partial skeleton of Ilbandornis woodburnei, a massive bird that once roamed an evolving continent 8 million years ago.  

Your daily news podcast. Giant goose dino discovery; Mexico's mummy museum; historic space flight countdown; and big wins for Matildas and the Demon. Palaeontologists in Australia have discovered a perfectly preserved skull of a giant goose that roamed 50,000 years ago! This colossal bird, weighing about 240 kg, lived alongside megafauna and early Indigenous Australians. Imagine the size of its eggs! Check out the link for an amazing drawing of this ancient bird. Shortcut to Megafauna In Mexico, a mummy museum is in hot water after one of its exhibits lost an arm during a move. Mummies, preserved ancient humans, are delicate and often creepy-looking. This mishap adds a new, unintended twist to the museum's collection. Don't worry, it's 'armless now! Australia celebrated as the Matildas secured a 2-0 victory over China, boosting their chances for the Paris Olympics. Meanwhile, Alex ‘The Demon' de Minaur smashed his way into the French Open quarter-finals. A fantastic day for Aussie sports, and tonight it's State of Origin! Go team! The countdown is on for an exciting space mission from the USA! The Boeing Starliner will send two astronauts to the International Space Station, rehearsing for future Moon missions. After a weekend delay, they're set to lift off tonight. Fingers crossed for a smooth journey! For the full episode transcript, click here.

Thanks to Max for suggesting Titanoboa! Further reading: Largest known madtsoiid snake from warm Eocene period of India suggests intercontinental Gondwana dispersal This Nearly 50-Foot Snake Was One of the Largest to Slither on Earth Meet Vasuki indicus, the 'crocodile' that was a 50ft snake Titanoboa had really big bones compared to its modern relatives: Vasuki had big bones too: Show transcript: Welcome to Strange Animals Podcast. I'm your host, Kate Shaw. Almost exactly two years ago now, Max emailed to suggest we talk about titanoboa. The problem was that we had covered titanoboa in episode 197, and even though there's always something new to learn about an animal, in this case since titanoboa is extinct there wasn't much more I could share until new studies were published about it. But as the years passed I felt worse and worse that Max was waiting so long. A lot of listeners have to wait a long time for their suggested episode, and I always feel bad. But still there were no new studies about titanoboa! Why am I telling you all this? Because we're finally going to talk about titanoboa today, even though by now Max is probably old and gray with great-grandkids. But we're only going to talk about titanoboa to compare it to another extinct snake. That's right. Paleontologists have discovered fossils of a snake that was even longer than titanoboa! Let's start with Titanoboa, because it's now been a really long time since episode 197 and all I remember about it is that it's extinct and was way bigger than any snake alive today. Its discovery is such a good story that I'm going to include it too. In 1994, a geologist named Henry Garcia found an unusual-looking fossil in Colombia in South America, in an area that had been strip-mined for coal. Fifty-eight million years ago the region was a hot, swampy, tropical forest along the edge of a shallow sea. Garcia thought he'd found a piece of fossilized tree. The coal company in charge of the mine displayed it in their office along with other fossils. There it sat until 2003, when palaeontologists arranged an expedition to the mine to look for fossil plants. A researcher named Scott Wing was invited to join the team, and while he was there he poked around among the fossils displayed by the mining company. The second he saw the so-called petrified branch he knew it wasn't a plant. He sent photos to a colleague who said it looked like the jawbone of a land animal, probably something new to science. In 2007, the fossil was sent for study, labeled as a crocodile bone. But the palaeontologists who examined the fossil in person immediately realized it wasn't from a crocodile. It was a snake vertebra—but so enormous that they couldn't believe their eyes. They immediately arranged an expedition to look for more of them, and they found them! Palaeontologists have found fossilized remains from around 30 individual snakes, including young ones. The adult size is estimated to be 42 feet, or 13 meters. The largest living snakes are anacondas and reticulated pythons, with no verified measurements longer than about 23 feet long, or 7 meters. Titanoboa was probably twice that length. Because titanoboa was so bulky and heavy, it would be more comfortable in the water where it could stay cool and have its weight supported. It lived in an area where the land was swampy with lots of huge rivers. Those rivers were full of gigantic fish and other animals, including a type of lungfish that grew nearly ten feet long, or 3 meters. Studies of titanoboa's skull and teeth indicate that it probably mostly ate fish. So if titanoboa was so huge that until literally a few days ago as this episode goes live, we thought it was the biggest snake that had ever existed, how big was this newly discovered snake? It's called Vasuki indicus and while it wasn't that much bigger than titanoboa, estimates so far suggest it could grow almost 50 feet long,

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Palaeontologists at South Australia's Flinders University have discovered three historic species of giant kangaroo native to Australia and New Guinea. The giant kangaroos - called 'Protemnodon'- are megafauna that roamed the earth between five million until 40 thousand years ago. The research solves a scientific puzzle about how many species of these giants existed.

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Palaeontologists have the great challenge of classifying fossils, these days it is made more difficult by the prices for which fossils are auctioned to private collectors and large companies. The NWU Business School is the main sponsor of The Economics Minute.

SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 61 *A new way to measure the expansion of the universe Astronomers have developed a new way to determine the Hubble constant – a key measurement of the universe's rate of expansion. *Understanding Earth's abrupt glacial transitions A new study has supported the long hypothesized Milankovitch cycles which are thought to control major swings in planet Earth's climate. *Money axed from spaceport investment in the Federal budget The Federal budget handed down last week has quietly axed 32 million dollars from Australian spaceport development. *The Science Report WMO says there's a 98 percent chance of setting a new global heat record in the next five years. Study confirms Google is biased on political news and issues. Palaeontologists have described a new species of spinosaurid dinosaur discovered in Spain. Skeptics guide to traditional Mexican medicines This week's guests includes: Brad Tucker from the Australian National University Jessica Thorne from the University of Western Australia node of the International Centre for radio astronomy research Sabine Bellstedt from the University of Western Australia node of the International Centre for radio astronomy research And our regular guests: Alex Zaharov-Reutt from iTWire.com Tim Mendham from Australian Skeptics Jonathan Nally the editor of Australian Sky and Telescope Magazine Listen to SpaceTime on your favorite podcast app with our universal listen link: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com/listen and access show links via https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ Additionally, listeners can support the podcast and gain access to bonus content by becoming a SpaceTime crew member through www.bitesz.supercast.com or through premium versions on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Details on our website at https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com For more SpaceTime and show links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ

Palaeontologists digging near Saint Bathans in Central Otago have discovered a fossil that probably belonged to the Southern Hemisphere's oldest known swan species. The Bannockburn Swan lived between 16 and 19 million years ago on Lake Manuherikia, a huge lake covering most of modern Central Otago. Joe spoke to Paul Scofield, a Senior Curator of Natural History and Adjunct Professor in Palaeontology in the Geology Department at the University of Canterbury, about the discovery.  

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Palaeontologists have tracked down the world's oldest belly button, but who or what did it belong to? Plus does our understanding of how our planet rotates need to be updated?

The remains of Europe's largest ever land-based predator - a 10-metre long dinosaur - have been discovered near England's south coast. Palaeontologists say the prehistoric bones have surfaced because of coastal erosion on the Isle of Wight. Those remnants are believed to belong to a two-legged, crocodile-faced dinosaur, which lived 125-million years ago. University of Southampton researcher Dr Neil Gostling spoke to Susie Ferguson.

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 59*The Sun as you've never seen it beforePowerful flares, breathtaking views across the solar poles, and a curious solar "hedgehog" are among the treasure-trove of spectacular images and data returned by the European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter spacecraft following its first close approach to the Sun.*The end is near for NASA's Mars InSight landerDropping power levels are likely to bring an end to NASA's Mars insight lander mission before the end of the year.*The mysterious origins of the dwarf planet CeresA new study claims the largest main belt asteroid – the dwarf planet Ceres -- was likely formed in coldest part of the Solar System and then flung into its current orbit between Mars and Jupiter.*The Science ReportNew study shows more than one in ten people may be conscious during general anesthesia.Half of patients hospitalised with COVID in Wuhan still have lingering symptoms two years later.Palaeontologists discover the fossilized remains of a new species of Dinosaur in Japan.Alex on Tech: a real life invisibility shieldListen to SpaceTime on your favorite podcast app with our universal listen link: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com/listen For more SpaceTime and show links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ If you love this podcast, please get someone else to listen to. Thank you…To become a SpaceTime supporter and unlock commercial free editions of the show, gain early access and bonus content, please visit https://bitesz.supercast.com/ . Premium version now available via Spotify and Apple Podcasts.For more podcasts visit our HQ at https://bitesz.com Sponsor Details:This episode of SpaceTime is brought to you by the I Am BIO podcast - The only podcast at the intersection of biotechnology, politics, patients & the planet. You can subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or find out more by visiting their website at https://www.bio.org/podcast Highly recommended!#astronomy #space #science #news #podcast #podcasts #spacetime

Maria McNamara, Professor of Palaeontology at University College Cork

Palaeontologists have been excited to find a little bone, they believe to be a humerus or wing bone of what they think might be a new family of birds. It's been named "Zealandornis relictus". 

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De Quetzalcoatlus heeft een spanwijdte die even lang is als een dubbeldekkerbus. Het is het grootste dier dat ooit gevlogen heeft. Maar hoe hij dit deed, dat was lange tijd een raadsel.  Lange tijd lukte het experts niet om erachter te komen hoe het een gigantische dino met vleugels, eentje zo hoog als een giraf, lukte om de lucht in te komen. Een team van onderzoekers aan de universiteit van Texas denkt het antwoord nu te hebben gevonden.  Vijftig jaar geleden werd er een exemplaar van deze dinosoort gevonden in Big Bend National Park, maar veel onderzoek was er tot voor kort niet naar de botten gedaan. Nu zijn de botten alsnog grondig bestudeerd. Door deze kennis samen te voegen met andere vondsten lukte het de onderzoekers om een kleiner exemplaar van het dier - met een spanwijdte van 5 meter - bijna volledig in elkaar te zetten.  Beide dino's moeten zo'n 70 miljoen jaar geleden geleefd hebben. Waarbij de kleinere soort waarschijnlijk in zwermen leefde en jaagde en de grotere alleen, een beetje zoals een reiger, in de buurt van stroompjes en rivieren.   Maar hoe kwam het dier nou de lucht in? Een aanloopje zou niet hebben gewerkt, denken de onderzoekers. Dan zouden zijn vleugels de grond hebben geraakt, of omliggende struiken en bomen. Het moet zijn gelukt dankzij zijn twee enorm sterke poten. Daarmee zou hij eerst zo'n drie meter omhoog de lucht in zijn gesprongen, om vervolgens die enorme 10 meter brede vleugelpartij in actie te laten komen.   Met dank aan: Palaeontologists figure out how a pterosaur the size of a double-decker bus was able to fly.  Ook leuk: Mystery of the pterosaurs and their “ridiculously long” neck finally solved.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 116The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.*NASA Selects four new deep space missionsNASA has selected four new deep space missions for further development as part of its Discovery Program exploring the solar system.*First planet found to orbit 3 starsAstronomers think they may have discovered a planet that's orbiting three stars. The triple star system called GW Orionis, is located some 1312 light-years away in the constellation of Orion.*Light Camera ActionAnother space first as a Russian actress and director arrive aboard the International Space Station to film scenes for a motion picture.*The Science ReportThe Delta variant of COVID-19 appears to increase the risk of death by 133 per cent.New warnings today that logging is decimating Australian sandalwood populations.Palaeontologists have identified a new species of ceratopsian dinosaur in New Mexico.Alex on Tech: How Facebook and instagram actively put profits over the health of children.For more SpaceTime and show links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ If you love this podcast, please get someone else to listen too. Thank you…Your support is needed...SpaceTime is an independently produced podcast (we are not funded by any government grants, big organisations or companies), and we're working towards becoming a completely listener supported show...meaning we can do away with the commercials and sponsors. We figure the time can be much better spent on researching and producing stories for you, rather than having to chase sponsors to help us pay the bills.That's where you come in....help us reach our first 1,000 subscribers...at that level the show becomes financially viable and bills can be paid without us breaking into a sweat every month. Every little bit helps...even if you could contribute just $1 per month. It all adds up.By signing up and becoming a supporter at the $5 or more level, you get immediate access to over 240 commercial-free, double, and triple episode editions of SpaceTime plus extended interview bonus content. You also receive all new episodes on a Monday rather than having to wait the week out. Subscribe via Patreon or Supercast (you get a month's free trial with Supercast to see if it's really for you or not)....and share in the rewards. Details at Patreon www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary or Supercast - https://bitesznetwork.supercast.tech/ Details at https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com or www.bitesz.com Sponsor Details:This episode is brought to you with the support of NameCheap…cheap domain names is just the beginning of your own online presence. We use them and we love them. Get our special deal…just visit: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com/namecheap and help support the show.For more SpaceTime visit https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com (mobile friendly). For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode: https://www.bitesz.com/show/spacetime/blog/ RSS feed: https://rss.acast.com/spacetime Email: mailto:SpaceTime@bitesz.comTo receive the Astronomy Daily Newsletter free, direct to your inbox...just join our mailing list at www.bitesz.com or visit https://www.bitesz.com/p/astronomy-daily/Help support SpaceTime: The SpaceTime with Stuart Gary merchandise shop. Get your T-Shirts, Coffee Cups, badges, tote bag + more and help support the show. Check out the range: http://www.cafepress.com/spacetime Thank you.

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 113*Cosmic impact that destroyed a cityA new study claims the ancient bronze age Jordan Valley city of Tall el-Hammam was destroyed by an asteroid impact. In the same way that the biblical story of Noah's flood could have originated in accounts of the ancient Mediterranean Sea's inundation of the Black Sea -- was this the basis for the biblical story of Sodom and Gomorrah?*TESS finds its smallest planet yetNASA's TESS -- Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite has discovered its smallest world so far – a planet between the sizes of Mars and Earth.*NASA's new mission to monitor the EarthNASA has successfully launched the latest Landsat 9 environmental Earth observation satellite designed to monitor changes on the Earth's surface.*The Science ReportFruit and veggies may be the key to preventing your child becoming a grumpy teen.Palaeontologists discover the earliest known Ankylosaur.Archaeologists unearth a vast second temple period quarry in Jerusalem.Alex on Tech looks at Europe's decision to standardize the USB-C.For more SpaceTime and show links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ If you love this podcast, please get someone else to listen too. Thank you…https://bitesz.com

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The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 38*Planet Earth safe from the asteroid Apophis for at least the next hundred yearsAstronomers have now ruled out the possibility of the asteroid Apophis slamming into the Earth in 2068.*Discovery of a nearby super EarthAstronomers have discovered a super Earth exoplanet orbiting a star just 36 light years away.*Gilmour Space to launch Fleet satellitesGold Coast company Gilmour Space have signed a contract to launch six Fleet Space Technologies satellites aboard their Eris rocket in 2023.*Russia launches 36 OneWeb satellitesThe Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos has launched 36 new One Web internet satellites into orbit.*The Science ReportClimate change turning Australia’s temperate coastal waters tropical.Palaeontologists have discovered a new theropod dinosaur in Argentina.Using 5G technology to directly power electronic devices.New study shows that like humans -- octopuses sleep in two stages.Alex on Tech: Australia’s nine media network hit by a major cyber-attack.Your support is needed...SpaceTime is an independently produced podcast (we are not funded by any government grants, big organisations or companies), and we’re working towards becoming a completely listener supported show...meaning we can do away with the commercials and sponsors. We figure the time can be much better spent on researching and producing stories for you, rather than having to chase sponsors to help us pay the bills.That's where you come in....help us reach our first 1,000 subscribers...at that level the show becomes financially viable and bills can be paid without us breaking into a sweat every month. Every little bit helps...even if you could contribute just $1 per month. It all adds up.By signing up and becoming a supporter at the $5 or more level, you get immediate access to over 230 commercial-free, double, and triple episode editions of SpaceTime plus extended interview bonus content. You also receive all new episodes on a Monday rather than having to wait the week out. Subscribe via Patreon or Supercast....and share in the rewards. Details at Patreon www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary or Supercast - https://bitesznetwork.supercast.tech/Details at https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com or www.bitesz.com/support Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/spacetime. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 31*Count down for Australia’s return to orbitIf all goes according to plan -- in almost exactly a year from now Australia will officially become a space-faring nation – again.*Interstellar visitors are more common than thoughtA new study suggests around seven interstellar visitors pass through our solar system every year.*Hubble emergency shutdownNASA’s Hubble Space Telescope is back online after suddenly shutting down last week due to a software error in the orbiting observatory’s main computer.*Discovering a monster on the moveAstronomers have discovered a supermassive black hole moving through the universe.*The Science ReportEthical controversy erupts as scientists generate a model of a human embryo from human skin cells.U.K. variant of the COVID-19 coronavirus is linked to an increased risk of death.New clues as to how life might have started on Earth.Palaeontologists discover the world’s first example of a fossilized dinosaur sitting on a nest of eggs.Skeptic's guide to the Dyatlov Pass incidentHelp SpaceTime become a completely listener-supported podcast.SpaceTime is an independently produced podcast (we are not funded by any government grants, big organisations or companies), and we’re working towards becoming a completely listener supported show...meaning we can do away with the commercials and sponsors. We figure the time can be much better spent on researching and producing stories for you, rather than having to chase sponsors to help us pay the bills.That's where you come in....help us reach our first 1,000 subscribers...at that level the show becomes financially viable and bills can be paid without us breaking into a sweat every month. Every little bit helps...even if you could contribute just $1 per month. It all adds up.By signing up and becoming a supporter at the $5 or more level, you get immediate access to over 230 commercial-free, double, and triple episode editions of SpaceTime plus extended interview bonus content. You also receive all new episodes on a Monday rather than having to wait the week out. Subscribe via Patreon or Supercast....and share in the rewards. Details at Patreon www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary or Supercast - https://bitesznetwork.supercast.tech/ Details at https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com or www.bitesz.com/support Sponsor Details:This episode of SpaceTime is brought to with the support of NordPass…the new kid on the block in password management…with a strong focus on security. Try them out for free or get 50% off your first 12 months on the premium package… visit www.nordpass.com/stuart For more SpaceTime visit https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com (mobile friendly). For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimewithstuartgaryRSS feed:... Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/spacetime. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 27*A change in dark energy to try and resolve a cosmological conundrumThe universe was created by a Big Bang 13.82 billion years ago, and it’s been expanding ever since.*Parker Solar Probe swoops past Venus at some 87 thousand KPHNASA's Parker Solar Probe has just undertaken its latest close flyby of the planet Venus.*A new eye in the sky to monitor Amazon deforestationIndia has launched a new Brazilian Earth Observation satellite to monitor the worsening problem of Amazonian deforestation.*The Science ReportA third of COVID-19 patients still suffering symptoms nine months later.More evidence that consumption of red meat and alcohol increases the risk of bowel cancer.Palaeontologists have confirmed discovery of Australia’s earliest skink.The Netherlands, U.S., Australia and New Zealand consuming the highest amounts of party drugs.Skeptic's guide to Tanzanian COVID-19 antivaxxers Help SpaceTime become a completely listener supported podcast.SpaceTime is an independently produced podcast (we are not funded by any government grants, big organisations or companies), and we’re working towards becoming a completely listener supported show...meaning we can do away with the commercials and sponsors. We figure the time can be much better spent on researching and producing stories for you, rather than having to chase sponsors to help us pay the bills.That's where you come in....help us reach our first 1,000 subscribers...at that level the show becomes financially viable and bills can be paid without us breaking into a sweat every month. Every little bit helps...even if you could contribute just $1 per month. It all adds up.By signing up and becoming a supporter at the $5 or more level, you get immediate access to over 230 commercial-free, double, and triple episode editions of SpaceTime plus extended interview bonus content. You also receive all new episodes on a Monday rather than having to wait the week out. Subscribe via Patreon or Supercast....and share in the rewards. Details at Patreon www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary or Supercast - https://bitesznetwork.supercast.tech/ Details at https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com or www.bitesz.com/support Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/spacetime. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 25*Astronomers discover a space hurricane for the first timeAstronomers have discovered what they’re calling a space hurricane high up in the Earth’s upper atmosphere.*Space Machines Company signs its first customerSpace Machines Company has secured a contract for its new Optimus 1 orbital transfer unit.*SpaceX’s spectacular starship explosion after a successful flight testThe SpaceX SN10 Starship prototype test article has exploded in a spectacular orange fireball less than ten minutes after completing a successful test flight from its South Texas facility.*Rocket Lab’s Electron to get a big brother – the Neutron rocketRocket Lab has unveiled plans for a new bigger rocket that could be flying by 2024.*The Science ReportJohnson and Johnson’s new single-dose COIVID-19 vaccine.Scientists are warning that the gulf stream is now the weakest it’s been in a thousand years.Archaeologists at Pompeii have discovered an intact ceremonial chariot at an illegal dig site near Naples.Too much coffee linked to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease.Skeptic's guide to misinformation on cancer cures SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 26*Neutron star found in famous supernovaAstronomers believe they may have confirmed the existence of a neutron star produced by supernova 1987A*The mystery of the Martian moonsA new study claims the two Martian moons Phobos and Demos were created through a titanic collision in orbit around the red planet over a billion years ago.*China launches three more spy satellitesChina has launched another three of what Beijing euphemistically calls remote sensing satellites.*China’s private rocket sector continues to test new vehiclesChina’s private space business is continuing to expand with a successful suborbital launch of a prototype sounding rocket.*The Science ReportNew modular protein biosensors that can rapidly detect COVID-19 virus proteins and antibodies.A giant iceberg larger than a small county breaks off from Antarctica’s Brunt Ice Shelf.The maiden flight of Australia’s new Loyal Wingman autonomous unmanned aircraft.The humble bee causes more hospitalisations than spiders and snakes.Alex on Tech looks at the new M1 processor and rumours of a foldable iPhone SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 27*A change in dark energy to try and resolve a cosmological conundrumThe universe was created by a Big Bang 13.82 billion years ago, and it’s been expanding ever since.*Parker Solar Probe swoops past Venus at some 87 thousand KPHNASA's Parker Solar Probe has just undertaken its latest close flyby of the planet Venus.*A new eye in the sky to monitor Amazon deforestationIndia has launched a new Brazilian Earth Observation satellite to monitor the worsening problem of Amazonian deforestation.*The Science ReportA third of COVID-19 patients still suffering symptoms nine months later.More evidence that the consumption of red meat and alcohol increases the risk of bowel cancer.Palaeontologists have confirmed the discovery of Australia’s earliest skink.The Netherlands, the U.S., Australia and New Zealand consuming the highest amounts of party drugs.Skeptic's Guide to Tanzanian COVID-19 anti-vaxxers Help SpaceTime become a completely... Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/spacetime. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on the Two Guys podcast, Lego is great (that comes up a few times). Which Minecraft wood is the best? Also, Playmobil sucks. Thanks for listening! Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/weM9tCyyDs Check out our Youtube Channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4lS31k99UT6RrQzEdpFCyA?view_as=subscriber WEBSITE Follow us on Instagram @thetwoguyspodcast Theme music: "Android Sock Hop" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Thanks to Pranav for this week's suggestion, Titanoboa, the biggest snake that ever lived! Parts of this episode come from an old Patreon episode about super-gigantic snakes, which is unlocked and you can listen to it here. A modern anaconda vertebra next to a Titanoboa vertebra. Guess which one is which: Carlos Jaramillo, one of the scientists who found Titanoboa and Acherontisuchus (taken from a Smithsonian Channel video): Show transcript: Welcome to Strange Animals Podcast. I’m your host, Kate Shaw. This has been a really busy week for me and I wasn’t able to finish researching the episode I had planned. Instead, we’ll have a short episode on a topic Pranav suggested ages ago, TITANOBOA! In September 2017 I released a Patreon episode about giant snakes, including Titanoboa, but this episode is all new. Ha ha, I thought it would take me less time to research it than finishing the research for what will be next week’s episode, ha ha I was wrong. Anyway, I’m going to unlock the giant snakes Patreon episode so anyone can listen. There’s a link in the show notes if you want to click through and listen on your browser. Oh, a big congratulations to the winner of my book giveaway, Arthina! Thanks to everyone who entered. In 1994, a geologist named Henry Garcia found an unusual-looking fossil in northeastern Colombia in South America. Specifically, it was an area that had been strip-mined for coal. Fifty-eight million years ago the region was a hot, swampy, tropical forest along the edge of a shallow sea. The Andes Mountains hadn’t yet formed. The environment was probably most similar to the Everglades and the Mississippi River delta in North America, but the climate was much warmer than it is now. These days what was once swamp is a field of rock uncovered by coal mining, which is not good for the environment but is unbelievably good for palaeontology. Garcia thought he’d found a piece of fossilized tree. The coal company in charge of the mine displayed it in their office along with other fossils. And there it sat until 2003, when palaeontologists arranged an expedition to the mine to look for fossil plants. A researcher named Scott Wing was invited to join the team, and while he was there he poked around among the fossils displayed by the mining company. The second he saw the so-called petrified branch he knew it wasn’t a plant. He sent photos to a colleague who said it looked like the jawbone of a land animal, probably something new to science. In 2007, the fossil was sent for study, labeled as a crocodile bone. But the palaeontologists who examined the fossil in person immediately realized it wasn’t from a crocodile. It was a snake vertebra—but so enormous that they couldn’t believe their eyes. They immediately arranged an expedition to search for more of them, and they found them! Comparisons to living anacondas and boas, the snake’s closest living relatives, helped researchers estimate the snake’s size. They named it Titanoboa cerrejonensis and described it in an article published in 2009 in Nature. In 2012, a partial Titanoboa skull was found. Snake skulls are fragile and don’t fossilize nearly as often as the more robust vertebrae and ribs. It turned out that Titanoboa had lots and lots of teeth, more teeth than modern boids have. Palaeontologists have found fossilized remains from around 30 individual snakes, including young ones. The adult size is estimated to be 42 feet, or 13 meters. The largest living snakes are anacondas, which may grow up to 29 feet, or 8.8 meters, but which are usually less than half that length. Reticulated pythons grow up to about 26 feet, or almost 8 meters, and possibly longer, but are also usually less than half that. Titanoboa might have grown up to 50 feet long, or 15 meters, and could weigh more than 2,500 pounds. That’s one and a quarter tons, or more than 1100 kg. The thickest part of its body would have been waist-high compared to an averag...

The astronomy and space science news podcast.For more SpaceTime visit www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly). SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 47*One of the oldest objects in the Milky WayAstronomers have discovered an ancient globular cluster that appears to be a staggering 13.6 billion years old – making it one of the oldest known objects in the Milky Way galaxy. *Growing doubts about one of the universe’s fundamental constantsA new study suggests one of the fundamental constants of the laws of physics doesn’t appear to be quite so constant across the universe and seems to change depending on where you are. *Australia and United States threatened by out of control Chinese rocketAustralia and the United States have escaped being hit by a deliberately out of control Chinese rocket.It was the most massive object to have made an uncontrolled atmospheric re-entry since the 39-tonne Russian Salyut-7 spacecraft crashed in Argentina in 1991. *China’s new capsule returns to Earth following its first test flightChina claims its new prototype manned spacecraft has returned safely to Earth following a three-day orbital test flight. *The Science ReportSome kids with COVID-19 antibodies now showing signs of a new inflammatory multisystem syndrome.The Chinese Military undertake a cyber attack on the Western Australian Government.Palaeontologists discover the oldest known Homo sapiens remains in Europe.Evidence that scientific advice was dismissed as part of the Adani Carmichael mine approval process. For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimeshownotes Get immediate access to over 180 commercial-free, double episode editions of SpaceTime plus extended interview bonus content. Subscribe via Patreon or Supercast....and share in the rewards. Details at www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary or Supercast - https://bitesznetwork.supercast.tech/RSS feed: https://rss.acast.com/spacetime Email: SpaceTime@bitesz.com To receive the Astronomy Daily Newsletter free, direct to your inbox...just join our mailing list at www.bitesz.com/mailinglist or visit https://www.bitesz.com/astronomy-daily Help support SpaceTime: The SpaceTime with Stuart Gary merchandise shop. Get your T-Shirts, Coffee Cups, badges, tote bag + more and help support the show. Check out the range: http://www.cafepress.com/spacetime Thank you. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/spacetime. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The astronomy and space science news podcast.Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly). SpaceTime 20200122 Series 23 Episode 07 *Seven billion year old star dust discovered in meteoriteScientists studying the famous Murchison meteorite which fell to Earth in Victoria in 1969 have discovered seven billion year old pre-solar grains – the oldest material ever found on Earth. *Farewell SpitzerNASA is saying good bye to an old friend. One of the agencies four Great Observatories – the legendary Spitzer Space Telescope is being retired. *Russian spy satellite breaks up in orbitThere’s growing evidence a top secret Russian spy satellite has broken apart in orbit. *Great Melbourne Telescope back on public displayThe Great Melbourne Telescope has gone on public display as part of celebrations marking its 150th Anniversary. *Major milestone for Virgin Galactic’s second spaceshipVirgin Galactic’s second commercial spaceship has reached its "Weight on Wheels" milestone – in which all the major structural elements of the vehicle were assembled, and the spacecraft is sitting on its landing gear for the first time. *Experimental satellite launchedChina has launched a new experimental satellite into orbit. *The Science ReportAustralia’s devastating bushfires made drastically worse because of man-made climate change.Study claims menopause is affected by how often women have sex when as they get older.Moscow’s new Avangard hypersonic glide nuclear missile enters service.Palaeontologists discover new dinosaur fossils in Queensland’s Winton Formation.A new study into dogs ability to understand human voices and gestures. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/spacetime. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hosts: Ed Brown, Penny Dumsday, Lucas Randall 00:01:24 For the first time, doctors at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have purposefully put at least one human patient in suspended animation. This could be a great help to surgeons dealing with traumatic emergencies such as gunshot or stab wounds. 00:10:06 The first geomorphologic map of Saturn's moon Titan has been released. Showing lakes (of liquid methane), dunes (of organic molecule particles) and exposed icy bedrock. 00:12:49 NASA’s Curiosity rover has been analysing the air above Mars’ Gale Crater and found unexpected, and fluctuating, levels of oxygen. 00:20:10 An international team of astronomers have announced the direct detection of water vapor in the atmosphere of Jupiter's fourth largest moon Europa for the first time. This is the strongest evidence yet that liquid water exists beneath the Europa's surface. 00:26:46 Molecular astrophysicist Clara Sousa-Silva has written an article in Scientific American calling for more research into the signatures of gases that could indicate the presence of life on other planets. 00:32:53 Palaeontologists in Argentina have excavated a number of nearly 100 million year old snake fossils. Interestingly, these snakes had hind legs, but not front legs. This episode contains traces of BBC One Breakfast hosts discussing an innovative technique used by the Russian Ministry of Agriculture to boost dairy production.

Important! Before you listen to the podcast, repeat these words fast: Cricket Cake! Cricket Cake Cricket Cake! ?Welcome to Episode 63 of HAPAPAP Podcast! What Did We Do Last Weeeeeeeek? ? Y1 It’s Middle-Class Time!™ Watched the Power Rangers movie and ended up craving for Krispy Kreme ?⚡️? Z1 Watched Attack on Titan Season 3! Currently still ongoing. Also watched the latest popular anime: Cell at Work ?️ After that, he ran out of things to watch. So he watched Kitchen’s Nightmare ?‍?? A1 Made home-made bubble milk tea! ? The weather is scorching hot outside! ☀️ Remember to hydrate! #hapapap #milktea #bubbletea #homemade #taro #hotweather☀️ #kfc A post shared by HAPAPAP (@hapapaplife) on Aug 14, 2018 at 11:33pm PDT The weather is scorching hot outside! ☀️ Remember to hydrate! #hapapap #milktea #bubbletea #homemade #taro #hotweather☀️ #kfc A post shared by HAPAPAP (@hapapaplife) on Aug 14, 2018, at 11:33 pm PDT News From Our Google Feeeeeeeed ? Winged reptiles thrived before dinosaurs. Palaeontologists found a new species of pterosaur. Remember Pink Ranger’s pterodactyl from Power Rangers? ?? Tencent’s Monster Hunter hunted down in China. This is a conspiracy! ??? Get as much protein as beef from cricket flour! Cricket Cake! Cricket Cake Cricket Cake! ?? How do you deal with ants? A1 got ants problems! Small red ants specifically. Does anyone have tips on how to get rid of them?

Important! Before you listen to the podcast, repeat these words fast: Cricket Cake! Cricket Cake Cricket Cake! ?Welcome to Episode 63 of HAPAPAP Podcast! What Did We Do Last Weeeeeeeek? ? Y1 It’s Middle-Class Time!™ Watched the Power Rangers movie and ended up craving for Krispy Kreme ?⚡️? Z1 Watched Attack on Titan Season 3! Currently still ongoing. Also watched the latest popular anime: Cell at Work ?️ After that, he ran out of things to watch. So he watched Kitchen’s Nightmare ?‍?? A1 Made home-made bubble milk tea! ? The weather is scorching hot outside! ☀️ Remember to hydrate! #hapapap #milktea #bubbletea #homemade #taro #hotweather☀️ #kfc A post shared by HAPAPAP (@hapapaplife) on Aug 14, 2018 at 11:33pm PDT The weather is scorching hot outside! ☀️ Remember to hydrate! #hapapap #milktea #bubbletea #homemade #taro #hotweather☀️ #kfc A post shared by HAPAPAP (@hapapaplife) on Aug 14, 2018, at 11:33 pm PDT News From Our Google Feeeeeeeed ? Winged reptiles thrived before dinosaurs. Palaeontologists found a new species of pterosaur. Remember Pink Ranger’s pterodactyl from Power Rangers? ?? Tencent’s Monster Hunter hunted down in China. This is a conspiracy! ??? Get as much protein as beef from cricket flour! Cricket Cake! Cricket Cake Cricket Cake! ?? How do you deal with ants? A1 got ants problems! Small red ants specifically. Does anyone have tips on how to get rid of them?

Stream on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). T*NASA launches its latest planet hunting spacecraft. The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite or TESS has blasted into orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from space launch complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Base in Florida. TESS will follow on from NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope which helped scientists identify over two thousand six hundred exoplanetary candidates orbiting distant stars.  You tube video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfZ2y3-2tc0 *Tunguska class asteroid near miss A Tunguska class asteroid has just come within a few hours of crashing into the Earth. Even more concerning – the massive space rock was only spotted 21 hours before its closest approach to the Earth. *A new era of antimatter studies  Physicists have undertaken the most precise measurement ever done on antimatter. Scientists with the ALPHA collaboration at CERN -- the European Organization for Nuclear Research -- successfully conducted the most accurate ever measurements revealing the spectral structure of the antihydrogen atom in unprecedented detail.  *The Science Report A new study claims eating nuts could help avoid atrial fibrillation. Fears the 2016 marine heatwave means the Great Barrier Reef may never fully recover. Human migration out of Africa coincided with a dramatic reduction in the size of mammals and it’s still happening. Palaeontologists discover ichthyosaur as large as a blue whale. For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimeshownotes Subscribe, rate and review SpaceTime at all good podcasting apps…including Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), Google Podcasts, Stitcher, PocketCasts, Podbean, Radio Public, Tunein Radio, Spreaker, Spotify, Deezer etc Would you prefer to have access to the special commercial free version of SpaceTime? Help support the show, subscribe at Patreon....and share in the rewards. Details at www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary Help support SpaceTime : The SpaceTime with Stuart Gary merchandise shop. Get your T-Shirts, Coffee Cups, badges, tote bag + more and help support the show. Check out the range: http://www.cafepress.com/spacetime Thank you. Plus: As a part of the SpaceTime family, you can get a free audio book of your choice, plus 30 days free access from audible.com. Just visit www.audibletrial.com/spacetime or click on the banner link at www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com Email: SpaceTime@bitesz.com Join our mailing list at http://www.bitesz.com/join-our-mailing-list  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/spacetime. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hosts: Ed Brown, Dr. Shayne Joseph, Penny Dumsday, Lucas Randall 00:01:06 SpaceX successfully launched the most powerful operational rocket in the world, sending a car into space. 00:12:34 An invasive species of crayfish has been tracked back to single animal, which reproduces by cloning itself. 00:19:50 Researchers have found a surprising amount of bacteria-eating viruses in an unlikely place - women's bladders. 00:27:16 DNA analysis and facial reconstruction techniques have revealed a surprising portrait of a Cheddar Man, a human who lived in England 9,100 years ago. 00:31:41 Palaeontologists have found spectacularly well preserved proto-spiders suspended in amber. The ancient arachnids had tails longer than their tiny bodies.   This episode contains traces of "Starman" being deployed into space to the music of David Bowie, and the celebrations of engineers at SpaceX.

The total biomass of flying insects in the environment has decreased by 75% in the last quarter of a century. That's the conclusion of research published at the end of last week in the journal PLOS One. The discovery, made in Germany, has shocked many, but should we in the UK be worried too? The answer is yes, according to Adam Rutherford's guests Dave Goulson, professor of biology at the University of Sussex, and Michael McCarthy, environmental journalist and author of 'The Moth Snow Storm.' The speed and ease of precise infection diagnosis could be transformed by synthetic biologists at Imperial College, London. Paul Freemont tells Adam about a simple DNA biosensor that turns green in the presence of a pneumonia-causing bacterium that is a particular problem for people with Cystic Fibrosis. He adds that the technology is adaptable to any kind of bacteria and may also aid efforts to curb the spread of antibiotic resistance. When dogs know you are looking at them, they ramp up the expressiveness of their faces. Marnie Chesterton visits the Dog Cognition Centre at the University of Portsmouth to talk to the researchers who made this discovery, and to meet Jimmy the Staffy. Palaeontologists at the University of Bristol have figured out the colour patterning on a dinosaur that lived 120 million years ago. Sinosauropteryx was a small feathered dinosaur. Two spectacular fossils of it were found in northeast China. The specimens are so well preserved that remnants of pigment remain in the feathers. This allows Jakob Vinter and colleagues to see that Sinosauropteryx was reddish brown in colour, with light stripes on its tail, light and dark counter-shading on its body and a dashing bandit-style face mask. Producer: Andrew Luck-Baker.

The Bighorn Basin in Wyoming has been an important area for research into terrestrial ecosystems for decades. The basin formed as part of the uprising of the Rocky Mountains in the west of North America, and sediment from the surrounding mountain ranges was transported into it for millions of years, building up a huge thickness that has fossils from all kinds of life on land preserved within it. Rocks from many different time periods are now exposed in the basin, but a particularly important one is the Paleocene Eocene thermal maximum (PETM) which occurred around 56 million years ago. At this time a huge amount of carbon was released into the atmosphere very quickly, causing a sharp (by geological standards) increase in temperature and dramatic effects on life. Palaeontologists and geologists are particularly interested in studying the PETM as it can potentially give us lots of information about how life and earth systems might respond in the near future to the large quantities of carbon being released into our atmosphere now by humans. In this episode recorded in the field we talk to Dr Scott Wing, who is curator of fossil plants at the Smithsonian in Washington DC but has been coming to the basin every summer for decades. We chat about the geology and history of the area, what it's like to work in the Wyoming desert every summer, how to find and collect fossil plants, and what years of research by many people in the basin has told us about the PETM.

Palaeontologists studying an ancient group of extinct marine plankton find surprising results about which species are vulnerable to extinction.

Palaeontologists studying an ancient group of extinct marine plankton find surprising results about which species are vulnerable to extinction.

Fossils, at the best of times, are difficult to interpret. Palaeontologists attempt to reconstruct organisms from what little remains are left. This can be relatively simple for groups that we are familiar with today; you can easily make comparisons between a fossil lobster and a living one. But how do you interpret a fossil that has no modern counterpart and is not clearly related to any other organism?  We speak to Dr Jakob Vinther of the University of Bristol about his experience of interpreting some of the oldest and most cryptic specimens in the fossil record.  We look at molluscs, worms, worm-like molluscs and mollusc-like worms.