A few brief reports about international science and technology from Germany to Rwanda, including one on the discovery of the world's oldest known brewery, discovered in Israel.

Hi, I’m Scientific American podcast editor Steve Mirsky. And here’s a short piece from the December 2018 issue of the magazine, in the section called Advances: Dispatches from the Frontiers of Science, Technology and Medicine.
The article is titled "Quick Hits," and it’s a rundown of some science and technology stories from around the globe, compiled by editorial contributor Ankur Paliwal.