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U.S. measles cases surge as vaccination rates drop

4/8/2026 • 14 min

In this episode of Science Quickly, we examine the surge in measles cases across the U.S., exploring how falling measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccination rates, the rising use of exemptions and pockets of misinformation are creating hot spots where the highly contagious virus can spread. SciAm’s associate editor for health and medicine Lauren Young and publi… Play episode

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Why NASA is betting big on Artemis II moon mission
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Can AI do math, or does it just act like a calculator?
Heat dome, legal win for vaccines, lead-tainted clothes
Andy Weir spills the space tea on Ryan Gosling and Project Hail Mary
GLP-1 drugs are entering a new chapter
Nuclear doubts, bigger hail, and new clues about aging brains
How RFK, Jr.’s beliefs echo a troubling ideology
The Traitors and the science of sneaky lies
Measles outbreak, AI in warfare, sped-up global warming
Michael Pollan explores consciousness, AI and the brain
A tech journalist, some hot dogs and an AI hoax
Women’s heart health, Artemis update, postbirthing vitamins for reindeer
A teen, an algorithm and the race to stop poaching
The science behind polyamory
New dino, vaccine shake-ups, dirty air risks
The surprising enigma of slippery ice
Can AI keep Alzheimer’s patients safe at home?
Trump’s climate rollback, this wild winter and ‘Penisgate’
The evolutionary riddle of the kiss
How Heated Rivalry nailed its Russian
Rhythm babies, rocket delays, solar fireworks
Psychiatry’s playbook is about to get torn up
The curious case of the nonburpers
A new AI tool to decode DNA, a medical marvel and a rebel lipstick vine
The hidden genius behind nonreflective glass
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A historic moon mission, AI that helps restore stroke patients’ voice and …
The quest for Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA
What is consciousness, really?
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How Venezuela’s Heavy Crude Shapes Climate Risks
The Great Seed Oil Panic
Woodpeckers Rock the Lab, AI Steps Out of the Chat Box, and Flu Hits Hard
Weighing the Good and Bad of Weight-Loss Drugs
America’s Children Face a New Era of Health Risk
How to Make Your New Year’s Resolutions Stick
ENCORE: Algorithmic Social Media Is Driving New Slang
ENCORE: Understanding the Science of ‘Squirting’
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The Quest for Climate-Ready Christmas Trees
2025: The Year Science Was Shaken
The Hidden Voices of Monk Seals
Inside the Struggle to Save an Orca Community
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Karen Hao on Why AI Is Reshaping Society

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