The Latest Stories From KQED Science
| The Lyrids Meteor Shower Adds Its Own Fiery Blossoms to April Skies | | The annual Lyrids meteor shower will cascade over our heads from late evening on April 21 through early morning on Saturday, April 22. | | |
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| Meteors, Supermoons, Eclipse: Mark Your Calendars for These 2023 Astronomical Delights | | From meteors and supermoons to an annular eclipse, a guide for the astronomical events to look for in our skies this year — with some night photography tips, too. | | |
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| Why You Should Still Be Washing Your Hands in 2023 — Just Not for COVID | | Why handwashing quickly became such a key public health message when the COVID pandemic hit, how the science of the coronavirus evolved and why you should still be washing your hands for your health. | | |
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| Medication Abortion Is Still Possible With Just 1 Drug. Here's How It Works | | While the fate of mifepristone hangs in the balance following a Texas federal judge's ruling last week, and with a legal challenge to the ruling underway, experts explain that the other abortion drug it is used with — misoprostol — will still be available and is still effective for abortion treatment. | | |
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| Radiolab Live: How the Cassette Tape Changed Us | April 20 and 21, 2023 at 7:00 PM
In the 1980s, cassette tapes and personal listening devices gave birth to a self-help movement and ushered in the death of a collective reality. Join KQED and Radiolab's Simon Adler on April 20 and 21 for an exploration of self-help and the cassettes that conveyed it. | | |
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| Deep Look at International Ocean Film Festival | | Join Deep Look at the 20th International Ocean Film Festival at Fort Mason Center’s Cowell Theater in San Francisco, April 13-16. Deep Look’s skeleton shrimp and barnacles films will be screening on Thurs. April 13 at 4pm and on Sat. April 15 at 10am, respectively. Don’t miss this year’s festival featuring more than 30 independent ocean films from around the world. | | |
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