
Andrew Curry
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1 month ago |
science.org | Sarah Crespi |Zakiya Whatley |Andrew Curry
First up on the podcast, Contributing Correspondent Andrew Curry talks with host Sarah Crespi about his visit to 17th century crypts under an old hospital in Italy. Researchers are examining tooth plaque, bone lesions, and mummified brains to learn more about the health, diet, and drug habits of Milan’s working poor 400 years ago. Next on the show, a mechanism for driving growth in fat stores with age. Or, the source of the “dad bod” trope.
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Mar 7, 2025 |
science.org | Christie Wilcox |Sarah Crespi |Andrew Curry |David Malakoff
Today’s Deep Dive delves into the study of intrusive thoughts during and after pregnancy. But first, catch up on the latest science news, including bad news about America’s butterflies and what overweight dogs might be able to tell us about ourselves. Marine Science | News from Science Shining a light on the ocean’s deep, dark trenches The Pacific Ocean’s Mariana Trench, deepest of the world’s ocean trenches, has long fascinated scientists and filmmakers alike.
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Mar 6, 2025 |
science.org | Sarah Crespi |Andrew Curry |David Malakoff
Skip to main content Main content starts here Tetra Images, LLC/Alamy Stock Photo First up this week, International News Editor David Malakoff joins host Sarah Crespi to discuss the most recent developments in U.S. science under Donald Trump’s second term, from the impact of tariffs on science to the rehiring of probationary employees at the National Science Foundation. Next, we tackle the question of extra-pair paternity in people—when marriage or birth records of parentage differ from...
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Jan 15, 2025 |
science.org | Andrew Curry
When the deeply patriarchal Romans first encountered Celtic tribes living in modern-day France and Great Britain in the first century B.C.E., their reaction to the roles of the sexes was one of surprise and dismay. The tasks of men and women “have been exchanged, in a manner opposite to what obtains among us,” wrote one Roman historian. New evidence from Celtic graves now confirms that at least one part of Britain was a woman’s world long before the Romans arrived—and for centuries afterward.
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Dec 18, 2024 |
science.org | Andrew Curry
The origins of syphilis are one of epidemiology’s most enduring mysteries. The first historical accounts date to 1494, when an outbreak of a disfiguring, sexually transmitted disease swept Europe. Given that timing, scientists have argued for centuries over whether syphilis was an import from the Americas or was already circulating in Europe before Christopher Columbus returned from his first voyage to the Caribbean. Now, new evidence may help close the case.
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