The Latest Stories From KQED Science
| Should I Buy an Electric Vehicle in California? All Your Questions Answered | | More than a quarter of the cars sold in California last quarter were EVs. Here’s everything you need to know about buying an EV in the Bay Area in 2024. | | |
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| Bay Area Health Care Workers Protest Arms Sales to Israel | | Hundreds of health care workers chanted 'stop bombing hospitals' at the protest in San Leandro outside L3Harris, a defense manufacturer that builds components for precision weapons sold to Israel. | | |
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| Alarming Study Reveals California's Rapidly Declining Groundwater Basins | | Researchers found that the world’s most rapidly declining basins are in farm regions, especially drier areas like the San Joaquin Valley. Wells are drying out, and land is sinking. | | |
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| | | KneeDeep Times Magazine | With El Niño this year, and sea level rising, San Francisco's Ocean Beach may erode more than ever. Read the science. While the big city can tap considerable resources to protect its shores, those living in a small town on the Mendocino coast have learned to rely on community networks for help weathering storms, fire, and power outs.
For local reporting on climate resilience (free) visit kneedeeptimes.org.
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| New Fossils Suggest Kelp Forests Have Swayed in the Seas for at Least 32 Million Years | | A new study of kelp forests from the coast of Washington state shows that kelp forests, which host all manner of marine life, developed tens of millions of years ago. | | |
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| ICYMI: A Deep Look at the Fantastical, Functional and Fun World of Fungi | | This week Deep Look explored the fascinating world of fungi at a special KQED Live event. Watch the recorded livestream and meet naturalists and scientists, a psychedelics innovator and renowned Bay Area mushroom chefs. | | |
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