The Viral Triple Threat and Why You Need a Booster: COVID, Quickly, Episode 42

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New dino, vaccine shake-ups, dirty air risks

In this Science Quickly news roundup, we look at the Food and Drug Administration’s surprising change of heart on reviewing Moderna’s mRNA flu shot, a promising new inhaled vaccine that could fight multiple respiratory bugs at once and fresh research that ties air pollution to hi ...  Show more

The surprising enigma of slippery ice

Many of the events in the Winter Olympics involve some sort of sliding or slipping on ice—in a skillful, controlled way. Those moves often seem effortless, but the physics behind what makes them possible is messy. For centuries, scientists have been trying to figure out why ice i ...  Show more

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