The Latest Stories From KQED Science
| Why Environmental Justice Is Crucial in Climate Resilience: Just Look at New Sea Rise Predictions | | The county in California most at risk from sea level rise is San Mateo, with nearly 100,000 people — half residents of color — living just three feet above the high tide line. Across the Bay, many communities of color are facing a similar risk. | | |
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| Why Russia's Invasion of Ukraine Is Personal for Silicon Valley | | Longstanding ties between Ukraine and the Bay Area's tech industry mean numerous companies have been working on contingency plans to make sure workers and their families are safe. | | |
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| 'First I Had Heard of It': Valero's Benicia Refinery Secretly Released Toxic Chemicals for Years | | Local officials want to know why the refinery's excessive pollution releases went undetected for 15 years — and why air regulators didn't inform them. The air district plans to hold a virtual public workshop on the releases Thursday night. | | |
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| What's Your Bay Area County's New Mask Mandate? | | When and where do you need to wear a face mask in the Bay Area, now that California's latest mandate has expired? And when will Santa Clara County lift its remaining mask mandate? | | |
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| | | Sempervirens | Sempervirens Fund, celebrating redwoods and trees around the world with the Earth Day Hug-a-Tree Challenge.
Learn more about how to join other treehuggers on Earth Day at Sempervirens.org. |
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| Beekeepers Confront Hive Thefts in California Almond Orchards | | Every year, thousands of bees are transported from other regions of the country to pollinate California’s highly profitable almond crops. But the valuable hives belonging to those migrant worker bees have now become targets for thieves: so far this year, beekeepers have reported more than 1,000 beehives stolen from orchards across the state. | | |
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| Deep Look VIDEO: This Mushroom Tricks Flies By Faking Its Own Death | | The cage fungus looks and smells like decaying meat — on purpose. Its goopy lattice gives off a rotten odor that attracts flies, which help spread its spores far and wide. It’s like a bee to a flower, but way more macabre and putrid. | | |
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| Deep Look EVENT: Into the Redwoods | | Join KQED’s wildlife series Deep Look at Chabot Space & Science Center on Friday, March 4 at 7pm and 8:30pm for special screenings about banana slugs, ladybugs and newts, animals found in redwood forests. You’ll also meet Deep Look producer Gabriela Quirós and East Bay Regional Park District naturalists. Plus, you’ll see some of these animals live in a special exhibit. Tickets required. | | |
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