Your Top Science Stories for this Week
| | | California Trails, the Oakland Zoo’s new exhibit featuring eight species native or once native to California, is an effort to modernize how the zoo keeps animals in captivity and supports them in the wild. But even with the best of intentions and planning, the practice of keeping large animals in captivity remains controversial. | | |
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| | | With fire season underway in Northern California, residents can take certain precautionary measures to protect their lungs from smoke pollution. | | |
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| | | The Bay Area will soon welcome the nation's first energy-efficient ferry, powered by hydrogen fuel cells. It's a green technology that its inventor hopes will revolutionize the global maritime industry. | | |
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| | | The grove in Northern California has more old-growth redwood trees than Muir Woods National Monument; some of the trees are taller than the Statue of Liberty. | | |
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| | | Officials and residents worry the loss of power during dangerous weather could further threaten public safety. | | |
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| | | Hawaii is about to ban the sale of sunscreens containing certain chemicals that have been shown to harm coral reefs. Environmentalists urge a switch to mineral-based products. | | |
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| | | Step inside and wonder at gigantic, fantastical air-filled artworks at the Exploratorium’s new exhibit, Inflatable, running through September 3. Discover otherworldly organisms, a forest of cushiony columns, an inflatable insect-eye room, monumental humanoid figures and more. The exhibit is open daily 10am-5pm and on Thursday evenings 6-10pm. | | |
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