Episode #1067

Episode #1067

News Items

• Animals Adapting to Humans
• Pig Organ Transplants
• Japan Plans to Beam Energy from Space
• Ant Yogurt
• First Evidence of Fire Making

Question #1: Mercury in Fish

• I sent this article a couple of months back as a suggestion for a segment. I am resending it because of the science or fiction last week. It is about mercury in lakes in MN. They are bio engineering fish to get rid of it.https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/08/05/mercury-pollution-minnesota-lake-country
• Long time listener, one time helper of Steve for his Sunrun solar panels. A strip mall right near my house has a “compounding pharmacy”. I’ve never heard of such a thing and haven’t heard it mentioned on the show. I knew it had to be BS, and apparently it’s an alternative medicine that is not regulated. I’m wondering if you’ve talked about this on the show, and if not, it might be worth a segment. Thanks for all you do! Guy Henry

Science or Fiction [ Show Answers ]

• Item #1 Science

  Astronomers discovered a nearly perfect spherical bubble of gas and dust within the Milky Way, which they named Teleios, but do not yet have an explanation for its formation. https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/perfect-space-bubble/

• Item #2 Science

  Scientists confirmed the existence of four Mars-sized planets orbiting Barnard’s star, the closest single-star system to Earth at just 6 light years. https://science.nasa.gov/universe/exoplanets/discovery-alert-four-little-planets-one-big-step/

• Item #3 Fiction

  NASA’s Curiosity rover discovered evidence of complex organic chemistry on Mars, including 12 carbon atoms and simple nucleic acids. https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-says-mars-rover-discovered-potential-biosignature-last-year/

Skeptical Quote of the Week.

“The time is coming when people won’t listen to good teaching. Instead, they will look for teachers who will please them by telling them only what they are itching to hear. They will turn from the truth and eagerly listen to senseless stories.” Christian Bible, 2 Timothy Chapter 4, verses 3-4 (from the Contemprary English Version):