Millions of Measles Cases Could Hit U.S. Over Next 25 Years If Vaccination Rates Drop

All of that awfulness would result in 10.3 million hospitalizations and 159,200 deaths, according to the model. But what about a scenario where vaccination rates stayed the same as 2025? The next 25 years would still see more than 850,000 cases in the U.S., according to the model. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at a news conference at the Health and Human Services Department on April 22, 2025 in Washington, DC....

April 24, 2025 · 2 min · 301 words · Nathan Hawkins

Motorola’s New Razr Flip Phones Cram in AI from Nearly Everyone Except OpenAI

Debuting today are three Razr flip-style phones: Razr, Razr+, and Razr Ultra. you might think of them as good, better, and best. Motorola claims the Razr Ultra is the most powerful flip-style smartphone with the best camera system available. Motorola Razr+ 2025 in three different finishes© Raymond Wong / Gizmodo Well be the judge of that when we get a gadget in for review. But the specsincluding the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite chipsetat least backs that up on paper....

April 24, 2025 · 2 min · 306 words · Edward Osborne

New Caterpillar Found in Hawaii Wears Dead Bugs and Lives With Spiders

Researchers from the University of Hawaii at Manoa detailed their discovery in a paperpublishedThursday in Science. Caterpillars are the larval form of butterflies and moths, which are members of the insect order Lepidoptera. Somehow, though, its way of life gets even stranger. Several cases of the bone collector caterpillar, adorned in insect parts.© Rubinoff lab, Entomology Section, University of Hawaii, Manoa Its a questionable life choice, but thats the fun thing about evolution....

April 24, 2025 · 2 min · 294 words · Adam Porter

Re-Live Padmé Amidala’sAttack of the ClonesFashion Parade With These Detailed Paper Dolls

Were talking, of course, aboutPadme Amidala. Learn more how to bidhere. you’re free to check out the fullStar Warsauctionhere. © Heritage Auctions/HA.com Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present. © Heritage Auctions/HA.com © Heritage Auctions/HA.com © Heritage Auctions/HA.com © Heritage Auctions/HA.com © Heritage Auctions/HA.com © Heritage Auctions/HA.com © Heritage Auctions/HA.com © Heritage Auctions/HA.com © Heritage Auctions/HA.com

April 24, 2025 · 1 min · 61 words · Alexander Hutchinson

SeeMission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning‘s New Character Posters

Keep that in mind as youre grabbing snacks. Mission: Impossible The Final Reckoninghits theaters on May 23. Want more io9 news? © Paramount News from the future, delivered to your present. IsAvatarReady to Be a Modern Blockbuster Franchise? Seven Havensand the upcoming movie trilogy have a challenge ahead of them in bringingAvatarto the modern age of IP. © Paramount © Paramount © Paramount © Paramount © Paramount © Paramount © Paramount...

April 24, 2025 · 1 min · 87 words · Robert Lyons

The Glorious, Terrible Delirium of Mon Mothma’s LiberatingAndorMoment

We openAndors second season with, among other things, Mon Mothma in crisis. Its not her speech denouncingthe Ghorman Massacreat least, not yet. We knowthats to come. © Lucasfilm Luthen wants his own perennial alternative: Tay Kolma needs to die. Wed be vulnerable forever. Im not sure what youre saying, Mon snaps back. © Lucasfilm A DJ droid comes bursting into the room, and the energy turns on a dime. The crowd goes wild, spinning in circles, arms swinging, cheering and whooping....

April 24, 2025 · 1 min · 136 words · Valerie Butler

TheseDune: Part TwoPosters Capture the Stark Beauty of Arrakis

Both are nine-color 24 by 36 screenprints. To order, visit Mutants website,madebymutant.com. Heres Kilian EngsDune: Part Twoposter for Mutant in its timed edition. © Kilian Eng/Mutant Here is the variant. And here are images of both posters together. Want more io9 news? © Kilian Eng/Mutant News from the future, delivered to your present. © Kilian Eng/Mutant © Kilian Eng/Mutant © Kilian Eng/Mutant

April 24, 2025 · 1 min · 62 words · Troy Anderson

This Is the Highest-Resolution Portrait of the Sun We’ve Ever Seen

The shot abovein all its mesmerizing, dull-yellow grandeurcaptures our Suns million-degree corona in ultraviolet light. As detailed on the site, the image showcases some fundamental components of our solar host. Closer to the solar surface are dark, filamentous prominencessolar plasmaarcing with the Suns magnetic field. A high-resolution snapshot of the Sun from Solar Orbiter.Image: ESA & NASA/Solar Orbiter/EUI Team, E. Kraaikamp (ROB) But lets be real: Its also just cool as hell....

April 24, 2025 · 1 min · 115 words · Joanna Taylor

Trump Plans Private Dinner for Largest Buyers of $TRUMP Crypto

Because the president is hosting a private dinner for people whove purchased the most $TRUMP. From April 23 to May 12, hold as much $TRUMP as you’re free to. Your average holdings during this period will determine your ranking. President Donald Trump talks to reporters at the White House on April 23, 2025 in Washington, DC.© Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The website includes bizarrely amateurish images of Trump. Theyre so bad, in fact, that its difficult to tell whether theyre intentionally awful....

April 24, 2025 · 2 min · 228 words · Jeff Young

Trump Team Accidentally Uploads Memo Dissing Its Own Case Against Congestion Pricing

Sean Duffy, Donald Trumps Secretary of Transportation, would like to kill New York Citys congestion pricing. Donald Trumps Department of Justice doesnt think he has much of a case. The DOJ copping to accidentally uploading the document is a bit surprising. A sign reads “Enforcement Zone Ahead” on a street in New York City where congestion pricing is enforced.© Deb Cohn-Orbach/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Luckily, the DOTs behavior is much more on brand....

April 24, 2025 · 1 min · 91 words · Amber Adams

Why Snow in New Zealand’s Alps Turned an Alarming Shade of Red

During the Southern Hemispheres summer of 20192020, mountains in New Zealand turned red. New research finally explains why. But the red dust that led to the dramatic colour change actually arrived well before New Year. Researchers reveal why New Zealand’s Southern Alps of Aotearoa turned red during the hemisphere’s summer of 2019-2020.© John Hunt, Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research Not surprisingly, the red mountains and the fires became linked in media reports....

April 24, 2025 · 1 min · 79 words · Terri Cruz

A Shocking Number of Americans Are Still Clueless About Measles, Polling Suggests

KFFreleasedthe poll Wednesday, which surveyed a nationally representative sample of over 1,300 adults. The respondents were asked questions about the ongoing measles outbreaks and frequently debunked claims made by the anti-vaccination movement. About 51% in total said they were at least somewhat worried about the current outbreaks. A child with a distinctive measles rash.© phichet chaiyabin via Shutterstock More recently, hes downplayed these outbreaks andtouted scientifically unsupported treatmentsfor measles. News from the future, delivered to your present....

April 23, 2025 · 1 min · 77 words · Tanya Gardner

America’s Science Agency Says It Will Cut Funding to Researchers Who Protest Israel

Federal guidelines must be followed if schools and researchers wish to continue receiving funding, the notice states. CNN notes: The NIH is the largest public funder of biomedical research in the world. It issues roughly 60,000 grants a year to nearly 3,000 universities and hospitals. © ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images More than 80% of the agencys $48 billion annual budget is channeled to those research grants. Gizmodo reached out to the NIH for more information and will update this story if it responds....

April 23, 2025 · 1 min · 105 words · Julia Moore