A stunning solar eclipse, a vaccine shake-up and coffee’s big win

惊人的日食、疫苗格局巨变以及咖啡的大胜利

Science Quickly

2026-08-17

12 分钟
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In this episode of Science Quickly, we explore the awe of a rare total solar eclipse, examine renewed controversy around childhood vaccines, look at the aftermath of Colombia’s major earthquake and unpack the latest evidence on coffee’s health benefits. Recommended Reading: The 2026 Solar Eclipse Colombia rocked by 7.4 magnitude earthquake—its largest in the past decade Trump issues executive order aimed at rewriting childhood vaccine schedule RFK, Jr., Is Wrong about Cause of Rising Autism Rates, Scientists Say Science may finally have made up its mind about coffee’s health benefits Join our Summer Reading Challenge  E-mail us at sciencequickly@sciam.com if you have any questions, comments or ideas for stories we should cover! Discover something new everyday: subscribe to Scientific American and sign up for Today in Science, our daily newsletter. Science Quickly is produced by Rachel Feltman, Fonda Mwangi and Jeff DelViscio. This episode was edited by Alex Sugiura, with fact-checking by Marielle Issa and Aaron Shattuck. Our theme music was composed by Dominic Smith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • Last Wednesday, the only total solar eclipse of 2026 swept across northern Russia,

  • the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, Iceland, the Atlantic, part of northeastern Portugal, and northern Spain.

  • If you caught the eclipse, I hope you protected those precious peepers of yours.