Health Apr 08 WATCH: Is your state lagging behind on vaccine rollouts? Here’s why William Brangham spoke Thursday with local public media reporters in Georgia, Missouri and Tennessee about how vaccine hesitancy, political messaging, healthcare access and other factors are creating challenges for vaccine rollouts in their regions.
Health Apr 02 The powerful technology behind the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines There are lots of different ways to make a vaccine, but the ultimate goal of any shot is to introduce the body to the biological equivalent of a “most wanted” poster so that if the real enemy ever shows up,…
Health Mar 29 How to stay safe from COVID this summer, according to experts The safest way to approach socializing in an ongoing pandemic involves a similar risk assessment to the one many people have been exercising since stay-at-home orders were lifted months ago, rather than throwing caution to the wind.
Health Mar 11 4 ways our understanding of the coronavirus has changed a year into the pandemic A year into this pandemic, we have the opportunity to reflect on the crucial breakthroughs that have shaped our response to the coronavirus, as well as how we've in some ways failed our most vulnerable.
Science Feb 17 WATCH: NASA’s Perseverance rover lands on Mars The mission, one of the space agency’s most ambitious yet, will seek to answer whether there is evidence that microbial life once existed on Mars.
Health Feb 04 Why new coronavirus variants emerge, and what that means for you New daily COVID-19 case counts are steadily falling in the United States. But experts are concerned that more transmissible variants of the coronavirus could reverse that progress.
Science Jan 25 How this chemical engineer is hacking plastic production to promote sustainability Many of the products we use today, especially ones made from plastic, rubber or other long-lasting materials, will outlive us for generations. Researchers like chemical engineer and 2020 MacArthur fellow Paul Dauenhauer are working on solutions that can offer us…
Nation Jan 22 The data behind 9 big challenges facing Biden President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris face a confluence of crises as they kick off their first 100 days in leadership.
Jan 06 Photos: Scenes from the Capitol during the breach Photographers captured the moment when some of the violent protesters got inside the U.S. Senate chamber and took a seat at the presiding officer’s chair, where Vice President Mike Pence was sitting earlier this afternoon.
Politics Jan 06 PHOTOS: Inside the U.S. Capitol after extremist Trump supporters broke in Photos captured scenes of people forcing their way into the building, as well as walking around slowly and taking pictures.