The Latest Stories From KQED Science
| Deep Look Halloween Favorites | | We thought you might enjoy some creepy, crawly episodes from Deep Look for Halloween. Here’s the full playlist of our favorite macabre, malodorous and menacing episodes about animals and fungi. | | |
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| You've Heard of a Murder of Crows. How About a Crow Funeral? | | They may be dressed in black, but crow funerals aren't the solemn events that we hold for our dead. These birds cause a ruckus around their fallen friend. Are they just scared, or is there something deeper going on? | | |
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| These Whispering, Walking Bats Are Onto Something | | Bats have a brilliant way to find prey in the dark: echolocation. But to many of the moths they eat, that natural sonar is as loud as a jet engine. So some bats have hit on a sneakier, scrappier way to hunt. | | |
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| Turret Spiders Launch Sneak Attacks From Tiny Towers | | There are strange little towers on the forest floor. Neat, right? Nope. Inside hides a spider that's cunning, patient and ruthless. | | |
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| What Makes Owls So Quiet and So Deadly? | | It's stealth, not speed that makes owls such exceptional hunters. Zoom way in on their phenomenal feathers to see what makes them nearly silent. | | |
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| Did I Actually Contact a Dead Person? A Science Editor in Search of His Mother's Ghost | | Twenty-seven years after an uncanny experience with a Ouija board, science editor Jon Brooks attempts to get in contact with his mother's spirit using the same device. | | |
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| Biodiversity Trivia Night with California Academy of Sciences & Deep Look | Tuesday, November 1, 2022 7:00 PM (PT)
KQED and the California Academy of Sciences challenge you to a night of nature-trivia! Join KQED Science reporter Laura Klivans, Academy Curator of Botany Dr. Sarah Jacobs and Co-Directors of the Academy's Thriving California initiative Alison Young and Dr. Rebecca Johnson on Tues. Nov. 1 at 7pm for questions about local flora and fauna. The event will also feature short videos by Deep Look, including one about tarantulas! | | |
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