Nuke an Asteroid, Save Earth; Gender Bendy Avocados; Rubies on Mars

from The Last Show with David Cooper · host David Cooper

Astrophysics professor ⁠Jesse Rogerson⁠ joins the program to cover these science news items: Our survival might one day rely on nuking a city killer asteroid and scientists just tested whether it'll work⁠; Sugar-sweetened beverages linked to stomach cancer for the first time⁠; Ancient humans may have evolved a remarkable trick to survive the last Ice Age⁠; Avocados switch sex on a daily basis, and now we finally know how⁠; NASA rover zapped a rock on Mars and found a gemstone surprise⁠; and Ghosts of forgotten memories may linger in the brain and study suggests they could even be restored⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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