SoT 298: Streptococcus Galactica
Channel: Science on Top
Date: 2018-06-07

SoT 298: Streptococcus Galactica
http://scienceontop.com/298


Jaundice, fairly common in newborn babies, could be an evolutionary advantage.
France is being invaded by giant, carnivorous, cloned flatworms. And it has been for more than two decades.
The rare birds native to the South Georgia islands, in the middle of nowhere, are no longer at risk from introduced rodents. They have been saved by a successful eradication project.
Asteroid 2015 BZ509 has mystified astronomers with it's retrograde orbit. A new theory suggests it could orbit the wrong way because it's an intruder from another solar system.

This episode contains traces of WCVB reporter Mary Saladna's story about a new restaurant in Boston.

http://scienceontop.com/298

Chapters:
00:00:26 
00:01:12 Jaundice in newborns could be an evolutionary safeguard against death from sepsis https://theconversation.com/jaundice-in-newborns-could-be-an-evolutionary-safeguard-against-death-from-sepsis-97049
00:10:14 Hammerhead Flatworms Have Been Quietly Invading France for Two Decades https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/hammerhead-flatworms-have-been-quietly-invading-france-two-decades-180969160/
00:16:16 Massive Eradication Effort Ends Rodents' Reign Of Terror On Forbidding Isle https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/05/10/610057564/massive-eradication-effort-ends-rodents-reign-of-terror-on-forbidding-isle
00:20:51 Permanent' interstellar visitor found http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-44173403