Maggie Koerth - Science Friday

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12:15

As COVID Cases Rises, Effectiveness Of Vaccines Lessens In Kids

But experts still say it’s important to protect as many people as possible.

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12:11

FDA Convenes Panel On COVID Boosters And New Vaccines

Scientists still lack data to determine best intervals for COVID-19 booster doses.

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12:12

Date Set For International Space Station’s Burial At Sea

In 2031, the International Space Station will join the Mir station and other orbiters in the ocean’s “spacecraft cemetery.”

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11:57

Behind The FDA’s Decision To Vaccinate Kids Under 12

No severe adverse effects were found in the study vaccinating younger kids against COVID-19 with Pfizer’s shot, according to the FDA.

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12:06

Nation Grapples With Several Climate Disasters At Once

While wildfires blaze out west, Hurricane Ida wallops the eastern United States, more evidence that extreme weather is tied to climate change.

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12:09

Flooding Worldwide Fits Climate Change Models

Intense rainfall and flooding killed hundreds and displaced more around the world this week. Why climate change means we can expect even more.

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12:11

Kids Are Benefiting From Adult Vaccinations, Too

Plus, how climate change could bring cicadas out more often.

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12:01

Weighing COVID-19 Vaccinations For Teens

Pfizer’s vaccine may soon be available to Americans 12 to 15 years old. Plus, climate change models predict faster sea level rise.

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11:55

Rise In Anti-Asian Violence Is At The Intersection Of Racism And Disease

The recent murders of six Asian-American women in Atlanta are not the first time the community has been the victim of racist scapegoating connected to disease.

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12:07

Some People Had COVID-19 For So Long That It Mutated Inside Them

Small numbers of patients seem to be incubators for coronavirus mutation. What does this mean for our efforts to fight the virus?