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Jake Currie

Jake Currie is a writer based in Brooklyn, NY.

Mysterious Human Relative Was Bigger Than Previously Thought

Paranthropus boisei footprints offer clues to their size and social dynamics

July 27, 2026

Frequent Cannabis Use Linked to Higher Morning Stress Hormone Levels

Your destressers could actually be stressing you out

July 27, 2026

How Fruit Flies Tell What Time of Year It Is Without a Calendar

How do they know to take a break during the winter?

July 20, 2026

Drinking Water With Meals May Make You Eat More, Not Less

This common dieting tip might be a myth

July 17, 2026

The Warrior Life of Ancient Egyptian Princesses

These weren’t your traditional Disney princesses

July 17, 2026

How Eating Healthier Could Reshape Agriculture

A Western diet is bad for us and bad for the planet

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