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President Donald Trump’s recent executive order on childhood vaccines has generated a predictable and understandable debate around public health needs, parental autonomy and the scientific justifications…

Two people in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, have died of measles, marking the first measles-related deaths in the United States this year.Neither individual was vaccinated against the…

Archaeologists in the Czech Republic have discovered a prehistoric structure they believe was a ritual center linked to the movements of the sun and moon. The…

QUICK FACTSWhere is it? Rennell Island, Solomon Islands [-11.589514301, 160.17549068]What’s in the photo? A “sunglint” shining off the ocean and the island’s lakeWho took the photo?…

Global ocean temperatures have reached a record high as El Niño injects extra heat into our already-warming world.On Saturday (Aug. 22), the daily global average sea…

Vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) has drastically reduced cervical cancer rates among women who got the vaccine. But as doctors celebrate that news, they’re warning of…

A severe case of COVID-19 can “reawaken” dormant viruses in the body, even in people with otherwise healthy immune systems, a new study finds.These reactivated viruses…

Heading abroad doesn’t mean missing out on legendary natural history programming. With a top-rated VPN, you can unlock streaming access to the BBC’s complete Sir David…

Future 6G networks promise blistering speeds, but there’s a catch. The wireless channels they’ll rely on can’t pass through walls. But now, engineers have designed a…

A limestone carving depicting the Maya queen known as Lady K’abel.(Image credit: Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1967.29)QUICK FACTSName: Front…