How to Handle This New COVID Season

How to Handle This New COVID Season

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‘Cocaine hippos,’ underground bees, and surprising science on aging and the heart

In this episode of Science Quickly, we explore Colombia’s controversial plan to cull invasive “cocaine hippos” and the discovery of millions of underground bees in a New York State cemetery. And we dive into new research on how HIV may accelerate biological aging and how chronic ...  Show more

Why birds outlived T. rex

Birds are the only dinosaurs who managed to survive the asteroid impact that wiped out 75 percent of all species 66 million years ago. But how did they pull it off? To get some answers, host Kendra Pierre-Louis speaks to paleontologist Steve Brusatte, author of the upcoming book ...  Show more

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