The Latest Stories from KQED Science
Deep Look | | How the Coronavirus Attacks Your Lungs | |
The coronavirus packs a devastating punch. It penetrates deep into our lungs, causing our immune cells to go haywire and damage tiny air sacs –– the alveoli – where oxygen normally flows into our blood. | |
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Using More Power at Home Means Higher Bills. Here Are Financial Programs That Can Help | Power providers say people are falling behind on their payments. | |
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Coronavirus Data Dashboards for Bay Area, California, US, the World — All in One Place | The best online data tools to track progress in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. | |
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Coronavirus Forces Huge Number of Californians Off Road, as Tele-Everything Becomes New Climate Option | California’s stay-at-home order has provided a window into a world in which cars are off the road and the state's climate goals are more attainable. But how can the state retain some of these gains once the pandemic ends? | |
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California Wired $456.9 Million to a Fledgling Company to Pay for Masks. Within Hours the Deal Was Dead | California's massive deal with a novice medical supplier falls apart. | |
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Three Potential Futures for the Coronavirus and Us | Epidemiologists foresee a future world that looks very different from the one that existed going into the pandemic. | |
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| California Aims to Deliver Food to Seniors During Coronavirus Pandemic |
| Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Great Plates Delivered with two goals: feed seniors who must stay at home to minimize the risk of coronavirus, and stoke business for restaurants starved of patrons. | |
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| Can Blood Plasma From Recovered Patients Help Treat COVID-19? UCSF Is Testing It Out |
| Under the FDA's expanded access authorization, doctors at UCSF have begun treating some of their sickest COVID-19 patients with blood plasma donated from people who have recovered from the virus. | |
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| Warning: That Coronavirus News You're Reading Could Be All Wrong |
| From the start of this pandemic, science news has unfolded at a dizzying pace and crushing volume, often becoming public before the science is vetted. | |
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