The Latest Stories From KQED Science
| Facing Drought, Wildfires, Scorching Heat, Bay Area Wineries Are Changing How They Grow Grapes | | California is in a second year of drought and for many North Bay grape growers, the hot, dry conditions mean lost crops. | | |
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| You Can’t Unsee the Assassin Bug’s Dirty Work | | Under the bright yellow petals of a tarweed plant, an insect known as the assassin bug kills its caterpillar victim by stabbing it over and over. But does this perpetrator have an accomplice? Sticky droplets all over the plant could be a clue. | | |
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| Fat Bear Week Is Here. Take A Look At What To Expect And How You Can Celebrate | | In the annual Fat Bear Week bracket hosted by Katmai National Park & Preserve in Alaska, fans can vote for their favorite bear on Explore.org. | | |
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| Here's How Celebrities Embraced Climate Discussions at the U.N. General Assembly | | BTS performed at the U.N. headquarters, "Climate Night" on late night television, and other celebrity highlights from last week. | | |
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| Humans May Have Walked the Americas Thousands of Years Earlier Than Once Thought | | A team of scientists dated the footprints along an extinct lake bed in New Mexico and found them to be between 21,000 and 23,000 years old — far older than reliable evidence has suggested to date. | | |
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| Perseverance Pays Off: First Successful Rock Collection from Mars Complete | | NASA’s Perseverance rover has successfully collected its first rock samples on Mars, specimens that will help illuminate the history of our planetary neighbor. | | |
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