SoT 299: Ingesting Geese
Channel: Science on Top
Date: 2018-06-13

SoT 299: Ingesting Geese
http://scienceontop.com/299

Vitamania is stronger than ever, with more than half of Americans and nearly a third of Australians regularly taking vitamin supplements. But a new study finds that most vitamin supplements have little or no benefit, and some can even be doing harm.
If there's life elsewhere in the universe, there's a good chance it's bacteria or something much like it. Now astrobiologists are pushing for more attention to be paid to extra-terrestrial viruses, as viruses are the most common form of "life" on Earth.
Europe's oldest tree has been dated, which is a bit more complicated than counting growth rings.
Australian magpies that live near airports seem to be less afraid of aeroplanes. Whether that's a good thing or a bad thing remains to be seen.

This episode contains traces of an ad for Flintstones Vitamins.

http://scienceontop.com/299

Chapters:
00:01:04 New vitamin supplement study finds they may do more harm than good http://theconversation.com/new-vitamin-supplement-study-finds-they-may-do-more-harm-than-good-97246
00:10:03 Are Viruses the New Frontier for Astrobiology? https://www.space.com/40714-search-for-alien-life-viruses.html
00:18:24 Europe's Oldest Known Tree Discovered in Italy https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/europes-oldest-known-tree-discovered-italy-180969184/
00:24:40 Airport-dwelling magpies get in less of a flap about planes, and that could be good or bad http://theconversation.com/airport-dwelling-magpies-get-in-less-of-a-flap-about-planes-and-that-could-be-good-or-bad-97177