The Latest Stories From KQED Science
| Deep Look: Cockroach vs. Hydraulic Press: Who Wins? | | Do cockroaches — those daring, disgusting disease vectors — have anything at all to offer us? Scientists think so. They compressed American roaches with a hydraulic press, subjecting them to forces equivalent to nearly 900 times their body weight. Don't worry (or do): They survived! How exactly do they do it? | | |
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| Where Can I Find the New COVID Vaccine Near Me? | | The new COVID vaccine was authorized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Tuesday, and is now rolling out across the US. Here's how to find a free COVID vaccine near you. | | |
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| San Francisco Considers Lifting Ferry Building 7 Feet in Bid to Save Waterfront From the Sea | | The Ferry Building has been a beacon to incoming ferry riders since the late 1890s. Threatened by rising sea levels, the waterfront city is considering drastic measures to save its historic shoreline. | | |
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| | | Western Alliance Bank - 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.
Visit bridgebank.com/lifesciences to learn more.
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| California Big Businesses Would Have to Report Emissions Under Sweeping New Rules Approved by State Lawmakers | | The legislation would require thousands of public and private businesses that operate in California and make more than $1 billion annually to report their direct and indirect emissions. | | |
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| Oil Industry Blocks Effort to Increase Fines Against Polluting California Refineries … Again | | It’s the 4th time in a decade that the industry has successfully killed or delayed an attempt in the state Capitol to increase penalties on refineries that violate air quality laws. | | |
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| Science is a Piece of Cake: A Geology Cake-Off | | Do you know your Bay Area geology? Learn about all the bizarre, gorgeous and really freaking old formations via … cake! | | |
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