The Latest Stories From KQED Science
| MAP: More Than 5,000 Toxic Sites Along SF Bay Threatened by Rising Groundwater, New Study Finds | | The study is among the first to pinpoint areas where rising groundwater is at risk of making contact with contaminants and could move them toward the bay or people’s homes. | | |
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| First Approved ‘Lab-Grown’ Meat in US From Two California Companies | | The Agriculture Department approved California firms Upside Foods and Good Meat to sell chicken grown from animal cells — known as 'lab-grown' or 'cultivated' meat — in the U.S. | | |
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| California Lawmakers Wage Delta Water War With Newsom | | Legislators threatened to reject Newsom's infrastructure package if he won't remove the Delta water tunnel. The issue could be ammunition as the budget deadline looms. | | |
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| Visiting Rivers Is Extra Dangerous This Summer. If You Were Planning a Trip, Here’s What to Know | | California's extra-fast-flowing, super-cold rivers have already caused tragedy in 2023, and officials urge postponing that Yuba River trip in particular. | | |
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| Bay Curious: The Bay Area's Famous Redwood Trees Are Struggling | | Northern California's redwood forests are world-renowned. But some of these spectacularly tall and long-lived trees aren't doing as well as they once were. | | |
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| Deep Look: Springtails Do Their Own Stunts | | Step right up to see tiny springtails spin through the air with the greatest of ease! In ponds and streams, they skyrocket out of the reach of hungry insects like water striders by slapping a tail-like appendage against the water. And you won’t believe how they stick the landing. | | |
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