Bee stingers, plastic risks and ovarian surprises

In this episode of Science Quickly: a surprising discovery about postmenopausal ovaries, new evidence that microplastics may harm cells through their physical structure, the secret mechanics of honeybee stingers and a cyberattack that spoiled food in hundreds of supermarkets. Catch up on the latest science and tech news.

Recommended Reading:

Do women hit a biological ‘cliff’ at menopause? (scientificamerican.com/article/what-happens-to…)

Microplastics are linked to inflammation—scientists might have finally worked out why (scientificamerican.com/article/microplastics-a…)

Honeybees deemphasize potential ‘misinformation’ in their waggle dances (scientificamerican.com/article/honeybees-deemp…)

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Science Quickly is produced by Rachel Feltman, Fonda Mwangi, Allison Rodgers and Jeff DelViscio. This episode was edited by Alex Sugiura, with fact-checking by Marielle Issa and Aaron Shattuck. Our theme music was composed by Dominic Smith.

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