KQED's QUEST Science Radio
QUEST is a TV, radio, web, and education series by KQED that explores the most important trends and issues in science, environment and nature in Northern California. KQED's most ambitious local offering ever, QUEST includes a half-hour weekly HD television program, weekly radio segments, an ...
QUEST is a TV, radio, web, and education series by KQED that explores the most important trends and issues in science, environment and nature in Northern California. KQED's most ambitious local offering ever, QUEST includes a half-hour weekly HD television program, weekly radio segments, an innovative website and unique education guides. QUEST's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on nine content areas: astronomy, biology, chemistry, engineering, environment, geology, health, physics and weather.
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As Californians Save Water, Districts Lose Money
Some water districts are using maintenance funds to keep operating, ...
Some water districts are using maintenance funds to keep operating, but there is a better way.
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Big Challenge as California Ramps Up Wind Power: Golden Eagles
As California looks to ramp up renewables like wind, concerns ...
As California looks to ramp up renewables like wind, concerns are mounting for federally protected eagles.
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How Many Fish in the Sea? Genetic Testing Could Answer That
DNA testing, the same tech used in human health, could ...
DNA testing, the same tech used in human health, could change the way biologists study the ocean.
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One Year After Napa Quake, Scientists Still Puzzled by Mysterious Fault
In the year since the deadly South Napa earthquake, geologists ...
In the year since the deadly South Napa earthquake, geologists have been digging in - sometimes literally - trying to better understand the puzzling West Napa fault zone.
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Toxic Algae Is Killing Sea Lions, Shows No Sign of Diminishing
Scientists are studying the cause of a toxic algae bloom ...
Scientists are studying the cause of a toxic algae bloom that stretches from the California coast to Alaska.
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Possible Spoiler for El Niño: A 'Battle of the Blobs'
One climate scientist postulates that the high pressure behind freakishly ...
One climate scientist postulates that the high pressure behind freakishly warm northern waters could put a flow restrictor on El Niño.
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Millions of Americans Use Medical Devices That May Be Vulnerable to Hacking
The Food and Drug Administration last Friday advised U.S. medical ...
The Food and Drug Administration last Friday advised U.S. medical facilities to stop using a pump that has cyber security flaws.
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How Do You Make Greener Fuel? Copy a Leaf
For millennia, plants have made fuel out of sunlight and ...
For millennia, plants have made fuel out of sunlight and carbon dioxide. But it's not so easy to do in the lab.
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If You Think You Understand the Death of the Dinosaurs, You’re Wrong
A meteorite killed the dinosaurs. Or was it volcanism? U.C. ...
A meteorite killed the dinosaurs. Or was it volcanism? U.C. Berkeley scientists say the two were connected.
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At Last! NASA Spacecraft to Capture a Close-Up of Pluto
Will NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft find icy volcanoes or rivers ...
Will NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft find icy volcanoes or rivers of neon? Here’s a last image from New Horizons before it makes its closest contact, early Tuesday morning.
