The Latest Stories From KQED Science
| How to See This Summer's Perseids and Delta Aquariids Meteor Showers | | The annual Perseids meteor shower, which peaks this year on August 13, is joined by the overlapping Delta Aquariids shower, offering a two-for-one meteor viewing opportunity in a dark sky near you. | | |
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| Bay Area Weather: How to Stay Cool and Safe in the Next California Heat Wave | | Another California heat wave is about to hit the Bay Area, and anyone's health can be at risk when the weather warms up. Here are the safety tips everyone should know. | | |
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| Critically Endangered, but Not Shy: Camera Spots Bunch of Condors Just Hanging Out | | As many as 10 California condors made an appearance on an online wildfire camera positioned in the Sierra Nevada foothills northeast of Bakersfield. | | |
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| | | The Lawrence Hall of Science | Grab the spotlight and rock out as you uncover the math and science behind musical melodies, beats, harmonies, and more. Visit The Lawrence Hall of Science's hands-on exhibition, Making Music: Math and Science Out Loud and let’s make some sound waves together!
To learn more visit lawrencehallofscience.org/makingmusic. |
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| UC Irvine Researchers Use Mosquito ‘Gene Editing’ in Fight Against Malaria | | Scientists have used a gene-editing technique to make mosquitos allies in the fight against malaria. Environmentalists are troubled by the idea of genetically modifying wild animals. | | |
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| Meet the Floating Animals That Call the Great Pacific Garbage Patch Home | | Trash from humans is constantly spilling into the ocean — so much so that there are five gigantic garbage patches in the seas. They hang out at the nexus of the world's ocean currents, changing shape with the waves. | | |
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| Deep Look: The Life Aquatic | | Discover fascinating ocean animals and their unusual survival tricks in Deep Look’s special playlist: “The Life Aquatic.” One of the videos, “You're Not Hallucinating, That’s Just Squid Skin,” explores how squid use camouflage to hide in plain sight in the open ocean. | | |
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