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A stunning solar eclipse, a vaccine shake-up and coffee’s big win

A stunning solar eclipse, a vaccine shake-up and coffee’s big win

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From eclipse awe to vaccine debate, earthquake recovery and coffee’s benefits

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In this episode of Science Quickly, we explore the awe of a rare
total solar eclipse, examine renewed controversy around childhood
vaccines, look at the aftermath of Colombia’s major earthquake and
unpack the latest evidence on coffee’s health benefits. Recommended
Reading: The 2026 Solar Eclipse Colombia rocked by 7.4 magnitude
earthquake—its largest in the past decade Trump issues executive
order aimed at rewriting childhood vaccine schedule RFK, Jr., Is
Wrong about Cause of Rising Autism Rates, Scientists Say Science
may finally have made up its mind about coffee’s health benefits
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