The Latest Stories from KQED Science
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| | | Screening for Virus at Airports Is Ineffective, Some Experts Say | |
| Authorities have been taking the temperatures of passengers from Wuhan, China in hopes of detecting the potentially fatal novel coronavirus. But the World Health Organization says such screenings offer 'little benefit.' | | |
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| Time's Up on Groundwater Plans: One of the Most Important New California Water Laws in 50 Years Explained | | The landmark Sustainable Groundwater Management Act aims to keep aquifers healthy by requiring plans from newly formed local agencies. The policy represents a major shift, mandated by arguably the most important new California water law in 50 years. | | |
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| Chart: Wuhan Coronavirus Compared With MERS, SARS and Common Cold | | The virus that has emerged in China is part of a family known as coronaviruses. Here's how some of the best-known coronaviruses compare with this newly identified member of the viral family. | | |
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| EPA Rolls Back Obama-era Rules Protecting Rivers and Wetlands | | The controversial rule change dramatically reduces pollution protections for many streams and wetlands. Farmers and builders approve, but environmental groups plan to challenge it. | | |
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| The End May Be Nearer: Doomsday Clock Moves Within 100 Seconds of Midnight | | The two-minute warning that had held over the past two years has now shrunk to 100 seconds before midnight on the Doomsday Clock set by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. | | |
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| | | 3 Firefighters on California-Based Plane Killed While Battling Australia Wildfires |
| | | The plane crashed amid Australia's efforts to grapple with an unprecedented fire season that has left a large swath of destruction. | | |
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| | | Utilities Like PG&E Would Pay Some Power Shutoff Costs Under New Bill |
| | | The bill would require an electric company's shareholders — not its customers — to put money into a fund to reimburse customers within two weeks of a blackout | | |
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