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Jake Currie

Jake Currie is a writer based in Brooklyn, NY.

Some People Are Better at Eavesdropping Than Others

New study shows what happens in our brains as we track multiple conversations

July 16, 2026

Small, Cheap, and Full of Teeth: Baby Tyrannosaurs Were Plentiful and Precocious

Cat-sized tyrannosaur hatchlings had lots and lots of siblings

July 16, 2026

How This Emerging Tick-borne Virus Escapes Your Immune System

It hijacks a common process present in all cells

July 16, 2026

This Is the Oldest Amber Ever Found

It dripped from a tree in China about 385 million years ago

July 15, 2026

What’s Causing The Rise in Rural Mortality?

The problem isn’t entirely health-related

Can a Preteen’s Reaction to a Face Predict Their Future Social Lives?

The developing brains of boys and girls light up differently when shown a face

July 14, 2026

How Dinosaur Skeletons Became So Expensive

Today’s T. rex auction could be cause for concern

July 14, 2026

How Mariner 4 Rewrote What We Know About Mars

It killed the dreams of science-fiction fans, but kick-started decades of Martian exploration

July 13, 2026

Are Women Really Better at Multitasking Than Men?

There’s at least one glaring exception