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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True Water Restrictions Rare, Even in California's Record-Breaking Drought
With California deep in a drought, communities are cracking down ...
With California deep in a drought, communities are cracking down on water wasters, right? Not exactly.
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Drones: The Newest Water-Saving Tool for Parched Farms
Farmers are looking to the sky for the latest water-saving ...
Farmers are looking to the sky for the latest water-saving tool. But will aviation authorities allow it?
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Chevron Tries Again With Richmond Refinery Revamp
Chevron is looking to launch a billion-dollar construction project at ...
Chevron is looking to launch a billion-dollar construction project at its Richmond refinery. It’s a slimmed down version of a project that environmentalists stopped with a lawsuit a few years ago.
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California Farmers Look to Oil Industry for Water
As water supplies tighten for California farmers, some are looking ...
As water supplies tighten for California farmers, some are looking to an unlikely new source: a water recycling project in one of the state's oldest oil fields.
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With Drought, New Scrutiny Over Fracking's Water Use
The drought is putting a spotlight on water use around ...
The drought is putting a spotlight on water use around California, including for hydraulic fracturing. How much water does fracking use and will it increase as companies tap into the Monterey Shale, estimated to be the largest oil resource in country?
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NASA Sends Fruit Flies to Space to Prep for Mars Missions
Scientists are sending bugs to the International Space Station, hoping ...
Scientists are sending bugs to the International Space Station, hoping to better predict some of the physical challenges that may befall astronauts when NASA eventually sends the first human mission to Mars.
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How Corrosive Water off the West Coast Threatens the Food Chain
Earlier this year, managers at a hatchery near Vancouver, Canada ...
Earlier this year, managers at a hatchery near Vancouver, Canada said they lost three years' worth of scallops -- 10 million animals -- to acidic waters. Ocean acidification is worse off the West Coast than anywhere else in North America.
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Why Distant Dust Storms Matter to California Rainfall
Scientists are finding that dust storms in Asia and Africa ...
Scientists are finding that dust storms in Asia and Africa influence how much snow falls in the Sierra Nevada. The research could help make weather forecasting more accurate and improve how California manages its water supply.
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Is Brain Stimulation a Medicine of the Future?
While scientists study whether "electroceuticals" might treat depression or chronic ...
While scientists study whether "electroceuticals" might treat depression or chronic pain, among other ailments, DIY "brain hackers" (including this reporter) are trying it out on themselves.
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California Drought One More Setback for River That Runs Dry
Just as salmon are being returned to the San Joaquin ...
Just as salmon are being returned to the San Joaquin River, the extreme drought is bringing political heat to one of the most ambitious environmental restoration efforts in the state.
