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Scientists Uncover Genetic Basis for Toxic Algal Blooms
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Scientists have for the first time uncovered the genes responsible for making algal blooms toxic, opening up the possibility of one day being able to predict when and why they occur.
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The $8.9 Billion California Water Bond That Has Environmentalists Divided
Los Capitancillos Recharge Ponds
A nearly $9 billion water bond, funded in part by private interests, has split the environmental community, with some groups blasting it as a "generous giveaway" to agribusiness.
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In Poor Neighborhoods, Add Rising Seas to List of Housing Woes
Douglas Mundo, co-director of Shore Up Marin
Sea level rise is changing Bay Area shorelines, and for the region's most economically vulnerable residents, it's just one more thing to worry about when it comes to housing.
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Video: Paralyzed Man Walks Again After Spinal Implant
Jered Chinnock
Researchers at UCLA and the Mayo Clinic have developed an electrical device that is allowing one paralyzed man to walk again.
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Creepy, Crawly, Spooky Science on Screen With Deep Look
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Join KQED in kicking off the 2018 Bay Area Science Festival with a special screening of our award-winning science series, Deep Look.

Meet the producers and hear harrowing tales of how they captured the fascinating imagery for some of Deep Look's creepier creature videos, including black widows, flesh-eating beetles, owls, ticks and whispering bats.

This event is 21+ and free, but RSVP is required. Friday, October 26, 7-9pm at the Bluxome Center in San Francisco.
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Meet The Goblin: A Small Planet With Big Implications
Astronomers have found a distant dwarf planet that appears to confirm the existence of Planet Nine, a giant planet lurking in the outer reaches of the solar system.
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Supreme Court Won't Review California Billionaire's Case Over Beach Access
The decision marks a win for surfers and others who have engaged in a lengthy legal battle with billionaire Vinod Khosla over beach access.
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