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2025’s Texas measles outbreak is a lesson in the value of vaccines
The outbreak shows that a near absence of once-common childhood diseases — like measles — is not evidence that vaccines are unnecessary.
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We don't see it, but rare gamma-ray lightning can bolt from stormy skies like regular lightning.
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Analyze This: When do cats move like liquids?
Cats flow through narrow openings but hesitate before short openings. That may help them avoid unseen danger in the wild.
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Experiment: How much water is needed to cook pasta?
In this cooking experiment, let’s find out if we can save time, energy and resources by boiling noodles in less water.
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Putting vampire bats on treadmills revealed an energy-burning quirk
A mini gym for bats shows that vampire bats burn amino acids, rather than the carbs or fats other mammals rely on during exercise.
