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

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

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“Cocaine hippos,” underground bees, and fresh insights into aging and heart health

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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 inflammation is reshaping
scientists’ understanding of heart disease. Recommended Reading:
Today in Science newsletter Colombia will euthanize Pablo Escobar’s
invasive ‘cocaine hippos’ The hidden cause of heart disease is
inflammation Scientists just discovered 5.6 million bees under a
New York State cemetery E-mail us at sciencequickly@sciam.com if
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Science Quickly is produced by Rachel Feltman, Fonda Mwangi,
Sushmita Pathak and Jeff DelViscio. This episode was edited by Alex
Sugiura, with fact-checking by Shayna Posses and Aaron Shattuck.
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