The Latest Stories from KQED Science
| Helping Kids Protect Themselves From Dirty Air, One DIY Filter at a Time | | The Mycelium Youth Network's goal is to prepare Bay Area youth for the challenges they face on a warming planet, providing them with the tools they need to cope with climate change. | | |
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| Q&A: Is Convalescent Plasma Therapy Safe and Effective as a COVID-19 Treatment? | | The FDA Sunday issued an emergency authorization for doctors to treat COVID-19 using blood plasma from patients who've recovered from the disease. | | |
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| Satellite Images: California Fires From Space | | Images from NOAA's GOES-West satellite and Planet Labs show wildfire smoke billowing over the Western U.S. | | |
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| Why a Massive COVID-19 Outbreak at Fresno County Jail Flew Under the Radar | | More than 1,100 people in Fresno County Jail have tested positive for COVID-19 since the pandemic began — a tally that surpasses those at all but two California state prisons. | | |
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| How Climate Change Is Contributing to California's Bad Fire Seasons | | UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain discusses climate change as a key driver of more frequent and intense wildfires in California. | | |
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| Don't Worry About the Redwoods. They're Hella Tough | | While Californians have been coping with massive wildfires, filthy air and a pandemic, fire damage incurred by old-growth redwood trees has hit a particular nerve. But redwoods are able to absorb the blow to sprout another day. | | |
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| Weather Report from Jupiter: Mushballs, With a Chance of Shallow Lightning | | Four years after arriving at Jupiter, NASA's Juno spacecraft has discovered "shallow" lightning and "mushballs." | | |
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