The Latest Stories From KQED Science
| Bay Area Scientists Celebrate Fusion Breakthrough, Aim to Replicate Historic Moment | | 'Little diamond capsules' and 192 lasers sparked a scientific breakthrough in the Bay Area, but Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has yet to recreate December's successful ignition. | | |
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| New UCSF Test Helps Find the Right Medication for You Using Your DNA | | Doctors at UCSF may be able to prescribe medications with a lot more accuracy by testing a patient’s genes using a process called pharmacogenetics, which allows doctors to see exactly why a person is experiencing a side effect. | | |
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| Older Adults in Sonoma County to Get Fire-Safety Home Retrofits — for Free | | Nonprofits Fire Safe Sonoma and Habitat for Humanity forged a rare partnership to retrofit the homes of older lower-income Sonoma residents so they could age more safely in place in the county, where 20% of residents are over the age of 65. | | |
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| Celebration and Concern: Hetch Hetchy Reservoir Turns 100, But Climate Change Complicates its Future | | San Francisco's main water source may not be as reliable a tap of Sierra Nevada snowmelt in the coming century. | | |
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| Big Wildfires Can Devastate California’s Fish. But They Thrive With Frequent, Small Burns | | A burgeoning area of research shows that wildfires can stimulate growth and abundance in freshwater creeks and rivers — particularly low- to moderate-severity fires. | | |
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| California Condors Confront Bird Flu in Flight From Extinction | | Forty years after California condors were on the brink of extinction, aggressive conservation efforts and breeding-in-captivity programs remain as essential as ever. | | |
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| Mangoes and Agave in the Central Valley? California Farmers Try New Crops to Cope With Climate Change | | The future of farming in California is changing as the planet warms, altering the rain and heat patterns that guide which crops are grown where. “We're adjusting for survival,” one grower said. | | |
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| Deep Look: Why Do Snakes Have Forked Tongues? | | To us, a snake's forked tongue evokes danger and deceit. But the tongue's two sensitive tips, called tines, actually help the snake smell in stereo. That's bad news if you're a mouse. | | |
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