# 🔬 Earth Is Drifting Through a Dead Star's Remains — Plus 10 More Science Stories You Need to Hear

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Podcast: [🎙️ Science News Daily | Peer Review'd](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-news-daily-peer-review-d-7298183)
Published: 2026-05-16T12:04:37+00:00
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Antarctic ice cores have revealed that Earth is currently passing through the radioactive debris of an ancient supernova, and that's just the beginning of this episode. Scientists are also proposing a radical new way to detect alien life that has nothing to do with specific molecules — and it could change the search forever. A decades-old assumption about childhood obesity is being challenged, a 60-year mystery about how your body burns fat has finally been cracked, and a newly discovered 27-tonne dinosaur in Southeast Asia may have been the last of its kind. Peer Review'd breaks it all down so the science actually makes sense. Subscribe to Peer Review'd Newsletter: https://peerreviewd.com/ Love Science? Check out our other Science tools: 60sec.site and Artificial Intelligence Radio

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