Your Top Science Stories This Week
| | Dogs have a famously great sense of smell, but what makes their noses so much more powerful than ours? They're packing some sophisticated equipment inside that squishy schnozz.
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| | | A KQED investigation found indoor workers laboring at dangerous temperatures for nearly half their shifts. Reporter Molly Peterson clues us in on what would be first-in-the-nation protections against the rising threat of extreme heat in the era of climate change. | | |
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| | | EPA Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler spoke in San Francisco recently on fires, cars and energy. We checked his claims ... it's complicated. | | |
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| | | The snowpack is currently 153 percent of normal, good news for water districts and snow aficionados alike. Watch the progression as what looked to be a slow snow season turned into a monster one. | | |
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| How can the city of the future be reimagined for living in the face of climate change? | | |
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| Supervisor Rafael Mandelman says the city needs to do more to prepare for climate-related events like rising sea levels, extreme weather and increased air pollution. | | |
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| Now in its 16th year, the International Ocean Film Festival is on a mission to “save the oceans, one film at a time” by showcasing films from around the world that celebrate the beauty, power and the mystery of the ocean. Two of KQED’s Deep Look films screen on Saturday, March 9 at 4 and 7pm, with a short Q&A with cinematographer Josh Cassidy after the 7pm program. The festival runs from March 7 - 10. | | |
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