Nuclear doubts, bigger hail, and new clues about aging brains

In this episode of Science Quickly, we cover the record release of global emergency oil reserves amid escalating conflict, a breakdown of why nuclear experts say Iran was not close to building a nuclear weapon, new research that shows how climate change is increasing both the likelihood and size of severe hail and a study that reveals how aging gut microbiomes may impair cognitive function through the gut-brain connection.

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War in Iran triggers an unprecedented disruption in global oil (scientificamerican.com/article/war-in-iran-tri…)

Iran was nowhere close to a nuclear bomb, experts say (scientificamerican.com/article/iran-was-nowher…)

The reason the Middle East has so much oil is the same reason it’s all stuck there now (scientificamerican.com/article/a-quirk-of-geol…)

The gut microbiome may influence brain aging, mouse study suggests (scientificamerican.com/article/the-gut-microbi…)

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