{"id":212099,"date":"2025-04-22T18:16:48","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T23:16:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/childhood-illnesses-surge-magnetic-poles-wandered-and-a-colossal-squid-is-found"},"modified":"2025-04-22T18:16:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T23:16:48","slug":"childhood-illnesses-surge-magnetic-poles-wandered-and-a-colossal-squid-is-found","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/childhood-illnesses-surge-magnetic-poles-wandered-and-a-colossal-squid-is-found","title":{"rendered":"Childhood Illnesses Surge, Magnetic Poles Wandered, and a Colossal Squid Is Found"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1iY1s6nJcUc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Measles cases are going up\u2014and a federal scientist has warned that case counts have probably been underreported. Another vaccine-preventable illness, whooping cough, sees a troubling increase in cases. Ancient humans found sun-protection solutions when Earth\u2019s magnetic poles wandered. A colossal squid has been captured on video in its natural habitat for the first time. Plus, we discuss evidence that Mars once had a carbon cycle and a planet that is orbiting a pair of brown dwarfs.<\/p>\n<p>Episode Transcript: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/po\">https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/po<\/a>\u2026 reading: This Is the First Colossal Squid Filmed in the Deep Sea\u2014And It\u2019s a Baby! <img alt=\"\" class=\"\"> \u2022 See the first colossal squid ever cau\u2026 RFK, Jr., Is Wrong about Cause of Rising Autism Rates, Scientists Say <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/ar\">https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/ar<\/a>\u2026 How to Talk about Vaccines in an Era of Scientific Mistrust <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/ar\">https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/ar<\/a>\u2026 E-mail us at <a href=\"mailto:sciencequickly@sciam.com\">sciencequickly@sciam.com<\/a> if you have any questions, comments or ideas for stories we should cover! Discover something new every day: subscribe to Scientific American: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/ge\">https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/ge<\/a>\u2026 And sign up for Today in Science, our daily newsletter: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/ac\">https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/ac<\/a>\u2026 Science Quickly is produced by Rachel Feltman, Fonda Mwangi, Kelso Harper, Naeem Amarsy and Jeff DelViscio. This episode was hosted by Rachel Feltman. Our show is edited by Alex Sugiura with fact-checking by Shayna Posses and Aaron Shattuck. The theme music was composed by Dominic Smith.<\/p>\n<p>Recommended reading:<br \/> This Is the First Colossal Squid Filmed in the Deep Sea\u2014And It\u2019s a Baby! \u2022 See the first colossal squid ever cau\u2026<br \/> RFK, Jr., Is Wrong about Cause of Rising Autism Rates, Scientists Say <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/ar\">https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/ar<\/a>\u2026<br \/> How to Talk about Vaccines in an Era of Scientific Mistrust <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/ar\">https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/ar<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n<p>E-mail us at <a href=\"mailto:sciencequickly@sciam.com\">sciencequickly@sciam.com<\/a> if you have any questions, comments or ideas for stories we should cover!<\/p>\n<p>Discover something new every day: subscribe to Scientific American: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/ge\">https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/ge<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Measles cases are going up\u2014and a federal scientist has warned that case counts have probably been underreported. Another vaccine-preventable illness, whooping cough, sees a troubling increase in cases. Ancient humans found sun-protection solutions when Earth\u2019s magnetic poles wandered. A colossal squid has been captured on video in its natural habitat for the first time. 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