The Latest Stories from KQED Science
| These Acrobatic Beach Hoppers Shred All Night Long | | As the sun sets, hordes of tiny crustaceans called beach hoppers — also known as sand hoppers — emerge from underground burrows to frolic and feast. They eat so much decaying seaweed and other beach wrack that by morning all that's left are ghostly outlines in the sand. | | |
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| CDC Says Double-Masking Offers More Protection Against the Coronavirus | | New research found that wearing a cloth mask over a medical mask significantly boosts protection against droplets that can transmit the virus. Knotting the ear loops of surgical masks also helps. | | |
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| Hoping to Buy Cheaper Clean Energy, Bay Area Community Power Providers Team Up | | The group of community choice aggregators is evaluating proposals for a battery project with storage capacity to power a neighborhood the size of West Oakland for a month. | | |
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| Can Rapid COVID-19 Testing for Kids Help Reopen Schools? Some California Districts Bet Yes | | Nine California school districts have joined a pilot program to conduct rapid antigen testing on students as a way to help reopen classrooms. | | |
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| After Breathtaking Images and Stupendous Discoveries, Spacecraft Juno Gets 4 More Years to Explore Jupiter | | NASA has extended Juno's mission exploring Jupiter by four years, and projected close flybys of three Jovian moons. | | |
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| EVENT: From Mites on Drones to Deadly Mushrooms – A Deep Look FilmFest | | It's a new year, and KQED's wildlife series about the very small, Deep Look, has some new, weirdly wonderful critters it would like you to meet! Join us for a free, virtual screening on February 17 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. and meet the series' host, producers and some of the researchers they work with. | | |
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