The Latest Stories From KQED Science
| Deep Look: Dazzling Moms of the Insect World | | Happy Mother’s Day! Enjoy this special playlist of insect moms doing what they do best and a flower-related bonus video about dandelions and their close relatives, catsears. Also, Deep Look is now on TikTok! Join @deeplookofficial for some super short science up-close. | | |
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| Staff at a San Francisco Hotel Battle an Overdose Crisis | | Staff at city-run hotels for people who are unhoused are not getting the mental health support they need for a job that requires trying, and sometimes failing, to reverse overdoses. | | |
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| | | Genentech, A Member of the Roche Group | Guided by patient needs, Genentech Ophthalmology is driven to develop innovative treatments that will help fight vision loss and define vision care for decades.
Visit gene.com/scientists/ophthalmology to learn more.
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| No, the Stanford Dish Isn't Listening for Aliens — but It Was Built to Spy on Russia | | The Stanford Dish is a popular park as well as the home of a 1960s-era parabolic antenna radio telescope built to keep tabs on the Russian space program at the height of the Cold War. It's still used for research. | | |
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| Newsom: Democrats Need 'Counteroffensive' in Fight to Protect Abortion and Other Key Rights | | Amid a leaked draft Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe. v. Wade, the governor urged Democrats to fight harder to protect fundamental rights — and launched a reelection ad highlighting his unwavering support for abortion. | | |
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| Stanford Nurses Approve New Contracts, Ending Weeklong Strike | | The new contracts, which cover some 5,000 nurses at both hospitals, include yearly wage increases, better retirement benefits and additional vacation time. The package also comes with new pay incentives for critical care nurses and better mental health support. | | |
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| Chevron Calls to Police During Strike Prompt Pushback, Strain on Resources | | The union representing refinery workers calls Chevron's police deployment a bully tactic. | | |
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| Re-Requiring Face Masks | | BART reinstated a face mask mandate last week, making it the only transit agency in the Bay Area to require masking. | | |
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