Raising Islands--Hawai'i science and environment

THE source of news about science and the environment as they relate to the Hawaiian Islands, hosted by veteran science reporter Jan TenBruggencate. Issues covered include archaeology, astronomy, botany, climate science, conservation, efficient transportation, geology, marine sciences, sustainability and zoology, with occasional forays into other areas, including traditional navigation and canoe voyaging.

Sunday, September 5, 2021

Re Covid, what you knew a few months ago is different now. Thank Delta variant and vaccines.

The pandemic is changing. What we knew a year ago is different now. Here’s some of the latest. This disease is now driven by the unvac...

Friday, September 3, 2021

Vaccination against the Delta variant: the newest COVID-19 research

The Delta variant has upended the decline in COVID-19 numbers, but the most recent scientific reports indicate vaccination continues to be d...

Monday, July 19, 2021

Your odds if not vaccinated are worse than drawing to an inside straight

Did you get the flu vaccine but not the COVID-19 vaccine? How about that decision? According to the Mayo Clinic : In the 2019-2020 flu...

Tuesday, December 8, 2020

Nihoa Island: Conservation crucible protects the last of a genus

Swimming in the clear, 60-foot waters in the lee of Nihoa’s western cliffs, I came across a floating leafed branch blown off the island in ...

Sunday, December 6, 2020

Coronavirus vaccines in Hawai`i: where are we, when are they coming, who can get them?

The COVID-19 vaccine is right around the corner, and it won’t be one vaccine, but several…maybe lots. What do we know about them? The old sc...

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