The Week in Science: Earthquake rattles the Northeast; Get ready for the solar eclipse!

April 5—A magnitude 4.8 earthquake shook parts of New Jersey, New York State, Pennsylvania and more this morning. Follow our story as more information becomes available. Get ready for Monday's solar eclipse with our latest coverage, and tune in for a livestream tomorrow at 12pm ET (Instagram, TikTok) where we'll be answering all your eclipse questions. Happy viewing! -Andrea Gawrylewski, Chief Newsletter Editor

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Earthquake Shakes New Jersey, New York State, Pennsylvania, and More A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck near Lebanon, N.J., at 10:23 A.M. EDT. Shaking was felt over a broad area, including parts of New York State, Pennsylvania and Connecticut Andrea Thompson

Solar Eclipse Will Reveal Stunning Corona, Scientists Predict Predicting what the sun will look like during a total solar eclipse is a helpful exercise for scientists in the long quest to understand how our star works Meghan Bartels

The Latest Weather Forecast along the Total Solar Eclipse Path From cloud coverage to clear skies, here's up-to-date weather conditions expected along the path of April 8's total solar eclipse Andrea Thompson

See Where Future U.S. Eclipses Will be Visible Just how rare are total solar eclipses, which require a perfect alignment of the sun and moon? Shuyao Xiao

Are Your Solar Eclipse Glasses Fake? Here's How to Check You're going to want to guard your eyes from the sun using legitimate protective gear Sarah Sloat

New Law Allowing Religion into Science Classrooms Is Dangerous for Everyone It is imperative that we protect science education from "intelligent design" and other alternative "theories" Amanda L. Townley, expert writer

Do Stars Outnumber the Sands of Earth's Beaches? Figuring out whether there are more stars in the universe than sand grains on Earth's seashores requires math—and imagination Phil Plait

Walking Backward Helps You Move Ahead with Joint Health Experts explain how moving in reverse can take pressure off your knees and improve flexibility Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

You've Heard of Dyslexia. But Why Not Dyscalculia? The inability to process numeric information, dyscalculia is still poorly understood. Finding therapies may require looking beyond the numbers Jaimie Seaton

What We Know about Taiwan's Magnitude 7.4 Earthquake An earthquake scientist discusses what we know about Taiwan's magnitude 7. quake so far and what may happen next Dee Ninis; The Conversation US

Ever Larger Cargo Ships Threaten Bridges, Ports and Other Structures Cargo ships, like the one that caused the Baltimore bridge to collapse, are getting dangerously big Robin Lloyd​

Ancient Egyptian Mummies Reveal What Diseases Plagued the Civilization Ancient Egyptian mummies reveal what diseases afflicted people in the great civilization, as well as the protective role the Nile could play Sara Novak

Bird Flu Detected in a Person in Texas: What We Know So Far A person tested positive for avian influenza after being exposed to cows thought to be infected with the virus. It's the second time a human has been infected with H5N1 in the U.S. Tanya Lewis

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