Life's Little Mysteries

Is bacteria helpful our harmful? Our intrepid science reporters, Jeanna and Mindy explore the mysteries of bacteria.  Below you can find links to further reading on the topic discussed in this episode.  Mystery: Could humans live without bacteria?  There are trillions of bacteria are swarming over your skin and through your body The number of bacterial cells in the body is commonly estimated at 10 times the number of human cells   INTERVIEW:  Live Science reporter Yasemin Saplakoglu chats to Ehab Abouheif, a Professor of Biology at McGill University in Montreal about the symbiotic relationship between Carpenter ants and Blochmannia bacteria that goes back 51 million years.  Don’t forget to subscribe! You can find more answers to life’s little mysteries at the Live Science website and you can follow us on Twitter and Facebook too. Tell us what your life’s little mysteries are at forums.livescience.com.  Theme music by Chad Crouch - AlgorithmsLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Track Science and Medicine by AfterInfity is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Why do some people hate the taste of beer? Our intrepid science reporters, Jeanna and Mindy track the mysteries of one of the oldest alcoholic beverages in the world.  Below you can find links to further reading on the topic discussed in this episode.  Mystery: Why do some people hate the taste of beer?  This could all fall to genetics  People who are sensitive to bitter tastes have more taste receptors in their mouths    INTERVIEW: Live Science Staff Writer, Brandon Specktor, talks to microbiologist Ronen Hazan from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel about how a remarkable experiment where beer has been made using 5000 year old yeast from Ancient Egypt.   Don’t forget to subscribe! You can find more answers to life’s little mysteries at the Live Science website and you can follow us on Twitter and Facebook too. Tell us what your life’s little mysteries are at forums.livescience.com.  Music by Chad Crouch - AlgorithmsLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Egypt Music theme credited to Free Music TV 

Mindy and Jeanna introduce the final instalment in a series of special reports from Life's Little Mysteries with Live Science health reporter Nicoletta Lanese, who is at the forefront of Live Science’s coronavirus coverage.  This episode was recorded on August 13th  and features Nicoletta's weekly coronavirus update and Q&A on Facebook Live. New updates are livestreamed on Facebook every Thursday at 12:00 p.m. ET. You can find all the Live Science coverage of the coronavirus and COVID-19 on our website, at livescience.com/topics/coronavirus. If you have questions about coronavirus or COVID-19, you can post them on our Live Science forums and on Facebook.  Music by Chad Crouch - AlgorithmsLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

Is every single Elephant a village wrecking booze hound? Our intrepid science reporters, Jeanna and Mindy track the mysteries of one of the world’s most fascinating land mammals. Below you can find links to further reading on the topic discussed in this episode.  Mystery: Is every single Elephant a village wrecking booze hound?    INTERVIEW with Joshua Plotnik, assistant professor of psychology at Hunter College, The City University of New York, discussing the ways we can understand elephant behaviour and prevent human-elephant conflict.  Don’t forget to subscribe! You can find more answers to life’s little mysteries at the Live Science website and you can follow us on Twitter and Facebook too. Tell us what your life’s little mysteries are at forums.livescience.com.  Music by Chad Crouch - AlgorithmsLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

Mindy and Jeanna introduce the latest in a series of special reports from Life's Little Mysteries with Live Science health reporter Nicoletta Lanese, who is at the forefront of Live Science’s coronavirus coverage.  This episode was recorded on August 6th  and features Nicoletta's weekly coronavirus update and Q&A on Facebook Live. New updates are livestreamed on Facebook every Thursday at 12:00 p.m. ET. You can find all the Live Science coverage of the coronavirus and COVID-19 on our website, at livescience.com/topics/coronavirus. If you have questions about coronavirus or COVID-19, you can post them on our Live Science forums and on Facebook.  Music by Chad Crouch - AlgorithmsLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

Mindy and Jeanna introduce the latest in a series of special reports from Life's Little Mysteries with Live Science health reporter Nicoletta Lanese, who is at the forefront of Live Science’s coronavirus coverage.  This episode was recorded on July 30th  and features Nicoletta's weekly coronavirus update and Q&A on Facebook Live. New updates are livestreamed on Facebook every Thursday at 12:00 p.m. ET. You can find all the Live Science coverage of the coronavirus and COVID-19 on our website, at livescience.com/topics/coronavirus. If you have questions about coronavirus or COVID-19, you can post them on our Live Science forums and on Facebook.  Music by Chad Crouch - AlgorithmsLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

Could evolution ever bring back the Dinosaurs? Our intrepid science reporters, Jeanna and Mindy take a look back at the history of evolution and question how it might affect us in the future.  Below you can find links to further reading on the topic discussed in this episode.  Mystery:Could Evolution Ever Bring Back the Dinosaurs?   In 2015, after a 7 year long experiment, scientists managed to turn chicken beaks into dino snouts!  INTERVIEW with Nicoletta Lanese, a staff writer at Live Science, about how researchers recently and unexpectedly discovered a type of natural selection that doesn't rely on the organism's DNA..  Don’t forget to subscribe! You can find more answers to life’s little mysteries at the Live Science website and you can follow us on Twitter and Facebook too. Tell us what your life’s little mysteries are at forums.livescience.com.  Music by Chad Crouch - AlgorithmsLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

Mindy and Jeanna introduce the latest in a series of special reports from Life's Little Mysteries with Live Science health reporter Nicoletta Lanese, who is at the forefront of Live Science’s coronavirus coverage.  This episode was recorded on July 23rd  and features Nicoletta's weekly coronavirus update and Q&A on Facebook Live. New updates are livestreamed on Facebook every Thursday at 12:00 p.m. ET. You can find all the Live Science coverage of the coronavirus and COVID-19 on our website, at livescience.com/topics/coronavirus. If you have questions about coronavirus or COVID-19, you can post them on our Live Science forums and on Facebook.  Music by Chad Crouch - AlgorithmsLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

Mindy and Jeanna introduce the latest in a series of special reports from Life's Little Mysteries with Live Science health reporter Nicoletta Lanese, who is at the forefront of Live Science’s coronavirus coverage.  This episode was recorded on July 16th  and features Nicoletta's weekly coronavirus update and Q&A on Facebook Live. New updates are livestreamed on Facebook every Thursday at 12:00 p.m. ET. You can find all the Live Science coverage of the coronavirus and COVID-19 on our website, at livescience.com/topics/coronavirus. If you have questions about coronavirus or COVID-19, you can post them on our Live Science forums and on Facebook.  Music by Chad Crouch - AlgorithmsLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

Just how were the Egyptian pyramids built? Our intrepid science reporters, Jeanna and Mindy dig away some of their favourite archaeological mysteries and discoveries that continue to puzzle archaeologists. Below you can find links to further reading on the topic discussed in this episode. Mystery: How Were the Egyptian Pyramids Built? INTERVIEW with Jay Haigler and Steve Lubkemann about underwater archaeology and how it’s  helping historians put together missing pieces of a grim chapter in human history — the trans-Atlantic slave trade era.  Steve Lubkemann is a maritime archaeologist and the co-founder and International Coordinator of the Slave Wrecks Project and Jay Haigler is dive training coordinator for the  Slave Wrecks Project, and the lead instructor and safety dive officer for the marine archaeology nonprofit Diving With a Purpose. Don’t forget to subscribe! You can find more answers to life’s little mysteries at the Live Science website and you can follow us on Twitter and Facebook too. Tell us what your life’s little mysteries are at forums.livescience.com.  Music by Chad Crouch - AlgorithmsLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

Mindy and Jeanna introduce the latest in a series of special reports from Life's Little Mysteries with Live Science health reporter Nicoletta Lanese, who is at the forefront of Live Science’s coronavirus coverage.  This episode was recorded on July 9th  and features Nicoletta's weekly coronavirus update and Q&A on Facebook Live. New updates are livestreamed on Facebook every Thursday at 12:00 p.m. ET. You can find all the Live Science coverage of the coronavirus and COVID-19 on our website, at livescience.com/topics/coronavirus. If you have questions about coronavirus or COVID-19, you can post them on our Live Science forums and on Facebook.  Music by Chad Crouch - AlgorithmsLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

Mindy and Jeanna introduce the latest in a series of special reports from Life's Little Mysteries with Live Science health reporter Nicoletta Lanese, who is at the forefront of Live Science’s coronavirus coverage.  This episode was recorded on July 2nd  and features Nicoletta's weekly coronavirus update and Q&A on Facebook Live. New updates are livestreamed on Facebook every Thursday at 12:00 p.m. ET. You can find all the Live Science coverage of the coronavirus and COVID-19 on our website, at livescience.com/topics/coronavirus. If you have questions about coronavirus or COVID-19, you can post them on our Live Science forums and on Facebook.  Music by Chad Crouch - AlgorithmsLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

From unicorns, dragons and mermaids to the Loch Ness Monster and Bigfoot; our intrepid science reporters, Jeanna and Mindy, explore the history and "evidence" of mythical creatures.  Below you can find links to further reading on the topic discussed in this episode. Mystery: Bigfoot: Man-Monster or Myth? The legend of Bigfoot has been around for just 50 years and is described to be  a huge ape-like beast said to roam Pacific Northwest.  INTERVIEW with  Tia Gose, Live Science’s Assistant Managing Editor on the story: Why Earth's Largest Ape Went Extinct Don’t forget to subscribe! You can find more answers to life’s little mysteries at the Live Science website and you can follow us on Twitter and Facebook too. Tell us what your life’s little mysteries are at forums.livescience.com.  Music by Chad Crouch - AlgorithmsLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

Mindy and Jeanna introduce a series of special reports from Life's Little Mysteries with Live Science health reporter Nicoletta Lanese, who is at the forefront of Live Science’s coronavirus coverage.  This episode was recorded on June 25th and features Nicoletta's weekly coronavirus update and Q&A on Facebook Live. New updates are livestreamed on Facebook every Thursday at 12:00 p.m. ET. You can find all the Live Science coverage of the coronavirus and COVID-19 on our website, at livescience.com/topics/coronavirus. If you have questions about coronavirus or COVID-19, you can post them on our Live Science forums and on Facebook.  Music by Chad Crouch - AlgorithmsLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

Mindy and Jeanna introduce a series of special reports from Life's Little Mysteries with Live Science health reporter Nicoletta Lanese, who is at the forefront of Live Science’s coronavirus coverage.  This episode was recorded on June 18th and features Nicoletta's weekly coronavirus update and Q&A on Facebook Live. New updates are livestreamed on Facebook every Thursday at 12:00 p.m. ET. You can find all the Live Science coverage of the coronavirus and COVID-19 on our website, at livescience.com/topics/coronavirus. If you have questions about coronavirus or COVID-19, you can post them on our Live Science forums and on Facebook.  Music by Chad Crouch - AlgorithmsLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

How will the Universe end?  Our intrepid science reporters, Jeanna and Mindy take a step into the subconscious to unpick this week’s mystery. Below you can find links to further reading on the topic discussed in this episode. Mystery: How Will the Universe End? Cosmotologists have narrowed the likelihood of this down to three scenarios: Heat Death, The Big Crunch and The Big Rip. Listen to find out more.  INTERVIEW with Rafi Letzter, Live Science reporter on the story: Flickers of light in a giant, underground tank of water in Japan could explain the entire universe Don’t forget to subscribe! You can find more answers to life’s little mysteries at the Live Science website and you can follow us on Twitter and Facebook too. Tell us what your life’s little mysteries are at forums.livescience.com.  Music by Chad Crouch - AlgorithmsLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

Mindy and Jeanna introduce the sixteenth in a series of special reports from Life's Little Mysteries with Live Science health reporter Nicoletta Lanese, who is at the forefront of Live Science’s coronavirus coverage.  This episode was recorded on June 11th and features Nicoletta's weekly coronavirus update and Q&A on Facebook Live. new updates are livestreamed on Facebook every Thursday at 12:00 p.m. ET. You can find all the Live Science coverage of the coronavirus and COVID-19 on our website, at livescience.com/topics/coronavirus. If you have questions about coronavirus or COVID-19, you can post them on our Live Science forums and on Facebook.  Music by Chad Crouch - AlgorithmsLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

Mindy and Jeanna introduce the fifteenth in a series of special reports from Life's Little Mysteries with Live Science health reporter Nicoletta Lanese, who is at the forefront of Live Science’s coronavirus coverage.  This episode was recorded on June 4th and features Nicoletta's weekly coronavirus update and Q&A on Facebook Live.new updates are livestreamed on Facebook every Thursday at 12:00 p.m. ET. You can find all the Live Science coverage of the coronavirus and COVID-19 on our website, at livescience.com/topics/coronavirus. If you have questions about coronavirus or COVID-19, you can post them on our Live Science forums and on Facebook.  Music by Chad Crouch - AlgorithmsLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

Is it safe to hold in a sneeze? What happens when you sneeze in Space? Our intrepid science reporters, Jeanna and Mindy take a step into the subconscious to unpick this week’s mystery.  Below you can find links to further reading on the topic discussed in this episode. Mystery: Is it safe to hold in a sneeze?   In ancient times, sneezes were thought of as bad omens and warnings from Gods. Pope Gregory the Great in 590 thought it was an early sign of the plague that was wreaking havoc on Roman Empire.  INTERVIEW with Chelsea Gohd, staff writer at Space.com discussing what happens when you sneeze in space!  Don’t forget to subscribe! You can find more answers to life’s little mysteries at the Live Science website and you can follow us on Twitter and Facebook too. Tell us what your life’s little mysteries are at forums.livescience.com. Music by Chad Crouch - AlgorithmsLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

Mindy and Jeanna introduce the fourteenth in a series of special reports from Life's Little Mysteries with Live Science health reporter Nicoletta Lanese, who is at the forefront of Live Science’s coronavirus coverage.  This episode was recorded on May 28thand features Nicoletta's weekly coronavirus update and Q&A on Facebook Live.new updates are livestreamed on Facebook every Thursday at 12:00 p.m. ET. You can find all the Live Science coverage of the coronavirus and COVID-19 on our website, at livescience.com/topics/coronavirus. If you have questions about coronavirus or COVID-19, you can post them on our Live Science forums and on Facebook.  Music by Chad Crouch - AlgorithmsLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License