Episode 29 is up!

Download it here. Karl’s ATM card unexpectedly declined - turns out many cards are being reissued to guard against fraud. Botulin toxin just got more toxic, booster shot on forest management - more evidence that tree removal causes problems, native bees may be more effective than honeybees but harder to raise and not as sweet.

Magdalenian Girl is really Magdalenian woman - impacted molars give clues about human diet, Kansas church teaches evolutionary science, Booster shot on convergent evolution: electric fish organs and feathers may have evolved twice.a.k.a. Blue Vitriol

Stardust returns first samples - surprises scientists, Super-Earth/Sub-Neptune planet discovered, raises likelihood of similar finds, NASA has unprecedented review of canceled Dawn mission, and new research bolsters claim that global warming contributes to rise in hurricane intensity.

Theme = Lost in Space (1998).

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