The Latest Stories From KQED Science
| Threatened Coho Salmon at Risk Due to Federal Mismanagement, Groups Allege | | Tribes along the Klamath River and commercial fishing groups say the Bureau of Reclamation released too much water for farmers last summer, and not enough for federally threatened coho salmon eggs to hatch this year. | | |
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| California's Historic Storms Are Refilling Reservoirs Faster Than They Can Handle | | As storms melt snowpack, water managers have released supply to prevent reservoirs from overflowing and flooding Central Valley towns, which sends excess water into the ocean. The warm rains melt snow that ideally would last into spring and help with water deliveries. | | |
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| Newsom's Climate Budget Would Slash Funds That Protect Coast | | In his initial climate budget proposal, the governor has cut about $561 million from local coastal resilience projects. Legislators and cities are expressing concerns. | | |
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| | | Bridge Bank | Bridge Bank’s Life Sciences Group offers tailored lending solutions for life sciences companies at any growth stage to help extend runway, reduce dilution and achieve value creating milestones.
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| Microplastics Are Everywhere, Including in Our Bodies. Here's What We Know — and Don't Know — About the Impacts | | Often composed of 'forever chemicals,' these tiny fragments can take thousands of years to break down, and their effect on human health and the environment is still largely unknown. | | |
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| Event: Kim Stanley Robinson’s Half Century Love Affair With the Sierra Nevada | Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at 7:00 PM
Join literary critic Oscar Villalon and climate reporter Laura Klivans for a conversation with Kim Stanley Robinson about his new book “The High Sierra: A Love Story,” a genre-shifting memoir and atlas of the mountain range, and what our climate future has in store for this magisterial feature of the California landscape. | | |
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| Deep Look Video: How Does the Mussel Grow its Beard? | | Mussels create byssal threads, known as the mussel’s “beard,” to attach themselves to rocks and each other. They use their sensitive foot to mold the threads from scratch and apply a waterproof adhesive that makes even superglue jealous. | | |
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