The Latest Stories From KQED Science
| I'm Ready to Act on Climate. Do I Start Big or Small? | | Here are the arguments for just where to focus your climate-conscious energy: systems change or individual action. | | |
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| Will you help KQED start 2022 strong? | | | | Since 1954, the Bay Area has trusted KQED to create dialogue and understanding during the most tumultuous events. Today is no exception. Help ensure a strong future for KQED by making your tax-deductible gift before midnight on December 31. Give now |
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| Here's How California Plans to Convert Food Waste Into Energy and Reduce Harmful Emissions | | Under a mandatory residential food waste recycling program set to go into effect across the state in January, banana peels, chicken bones and leftover veggies won't have a place in California trash cans in an effort to reduce greenhouse emissions. | | |
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| Scientists Find Traces of Omicron in Sewage From Sacramento and Merced | | Researchers from Stanford and the University of Michigan say the results do not indicate widespread community transmission. | | |
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| Bay Area King Tide Floods Foreshadow Future Climate Risk | | Keep your eye on the ocean in January if you go out to photograph the king tides — and take a look at what could be the future in a warming world. | | |
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| How California Regulators Failed to Protect Outdoor Workers From Wildfire Smoke | | Farmworkers in California work outside even during wildfires that fill the air with toxic smoke. California law requires employers to provide mask and safety guidance during those periods of dangerous air. | | |
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| Sickle Cell Disease in Focus as CRISPR Clinical Trial Launches | | First uncovered almost a century ago, sickle cell disease is a painful and debilitating red blood cell disorder that can lead to other medical problems like infections and strokes. | | |
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| Newt Sex: Buff Males! Writhing Females! Cannibalism! | | Every winter, California newts leave the safety of their forest burrows and travel as far as three miles to mate in the pond where they were born. Their mating ritual is a raucous affair that involves bulked-up males, writhing females and a little cannibalism. Check out this Deep Look video from our archives. | | |
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