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Jake Currie

Jake Currie is a writer based in Brooklyn, NY.

People With This Neanderthal Hormone Receptor Have More Muscle Mass

Are you regular swole? Or neanderthal swole?

August 5, 2026

Here’s Why There Aren’t Any Tiny Dinosaurs

There are plenty of teensy animals—just not dinosaurs

August 5, 2026

Rec League Sports May be Better at Building Strong Bones Than Weightlifting

Higher intensity physical activities like handball and soccer boost biomarkers for bone formation

August 4, 2026

Better Posture Linked to Better Decision Making and Mood

Sitting upright can influence your mind

August 3, 2026

Less Protein, Not More, May Lead to Healthier Aging

A new review takes a closer look at the molecular mechanisms

August 3, 2026

This Ichthyosaur Chomped a Pterosaur—Then Got Chomped by Something Bigger

Sometimes you’re the predator, sometimes you’re the prey

August 3, 2026

You’re Carrying “Ghost DNA” From Extinct Hominins

A new technique reveals human evolution was rife with interbreeding

July 31, 2026

The Bizarre Life Cycle of “Zombie-Ant” Fungus Gets a New Twist

The fungal puppet master has been living a secret life

July 31, 2026

Microfossils Help Crack Mystery More Than 100 Million Years in the Making

Almost all of these tiny organisms vanished way back in the early Cretaceous period

July 30, 2026

Curiosity Rover Finds “Sea of Polygons” on Martian Surface

It’s not the first time the robot has found interesting patterns on the red planet

July 30, 2026

The Odyssey of the Stone Age Maltese

New research points to a seafaring people who ranged far and wide

July 30, 2026