The Latest Stories From KQED Science
| Why Cleaning Up Bayview-Hunters Point is an Issue of Reparations | | The community is facing a combination of historic pollution and the future threat of sea level rise. And advocates say that the best way forward — to repair the harm that's been done and to help them adapt to climate change — is reparations. | | |
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| Stalled US Forest Service Project Could Have Protected California Town From Caldor Fire Destruction | | A nine-month investigation by CapRadio and The California Newsroom, a public media collaboration, found that the Forest Service's plan to protect Grizzly Flats fell far short. | | |
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| How We Talk About Wildfires | | A heat wave that swept through the Bay Area this week made way for fires again. That, plus a slew of other fires burning across California sent smoke hovering over areas of the state. It’s a good time to re-evaluate how we talk about fires in the first place, so that we can better understand how to address them. | | |
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| Talking About Monkeypox? Then You Should Be Talking About Sex | | Despite the possibility of stigmatizing queer sex, experts say it's important to keep sex at the center of the conversation around monkeypox. | | |
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| Monkeypox Vaccines in Particularly Short Supply in California’s Central Valley | | While monkeypox vaccines are targeted to the state’s largest cities, where case numbers are highest, other communities are struggling to respond. | | |
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| What's Behind The FDA's Controversial Strategy for Evaluating New COVID Boosters | | Some scientists are alarmed that the agency plans to evaluate the next generation of boosters by reviewing mouse studies alone. Others say there's no time to waste waiting for human trials. | | |
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| Deep Look Q&A: Maddie Sofia, Guest Host | | If you have watched Deep Look's recent barn owls episode you might have noticed a different voice. That’s Maddie Sofia, Deep Look's new guest host. She’ll be hosting three more episodes for us while Laura is away this summer. If her voice sounds familiar, that could be because she's the former host of the National Public Radio (NPR) science podcast Short Wave. We hope you enjoy meeting Maddie! | | |
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