Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
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.
0:00 Intro
0:40 HIV & Aging
3:10 Inflammation & Heart Disease
5:30 Bees
6:30 Cocaine Hippos
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Colombia will euthanize Pablo Escobar’s invasive ‘cocaine hippos’
scientificamerican.com/article/colombia-will-euthanize-pablo-escobars-invasive-cocaine-hippos
The hidden cause of heart disease is inflammation
scientificamerican.com/article/new-evidence-links-heart-disease-to-inflammation-and-drugs-can-stop-it
Scientists just discovered 5.6 million bees under a New York State cemetery
scientificamerican.com/article/scientists-just-discovered-5-6-million-bees-under-a-new-york-cemetery
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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. Our theme music was composed by Dominic Smith.
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.
0:00 Intro
0:40 HIV & Aging
3:10 Inflammation & Heart Disease
5:30 Bees
6:30 Cocaine Hippos
Recommended Reading:
Today in Science newsletter
scientificamerican.com/#newsletter
Colombia will euthanize Pablo Escobar’s invasive ‘cocaine hippos’
scientificamerican.com/article/colombia-will-euthanize-pablo-escobars-invasive-cocaine-hippos
The hidden cause of heart disease is inflammation
scientificamerican.com/article/new-evidence-links-heart-disease-to-inflammation-and-drugs-can-stop-it
Scientists just discovered 5.6 million bees under a New York State cemetery
scientificamerican.com/article/scientists-just-discovered-5-6-million-bees-under-a-new-york-cemetery
E-mail us at sciencequickly@sciam.com if you have any questions, comments or ideas for stories we should cover!
Discover something new every day. Subscribe to Scientific American: scientificamerican.com/getsciam
And sign up for Today in Science, our daily newsletter: scientificamerican.com/account/email-preferences
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. Our theme music was composed by Dominic Smith.
