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Post on May 22, 2012 by Danna Staaf from QUEST Northern California
Turns out there are as many as ways to photograph as eclipse as there are to watch it. With a bit of preparation and the generosity of strangers, I got to experience five of them during Sunday's annular eclipse.
Audio Report on May 18, 2012 by Lauren Sommer from QUEST Northern California
California’s Delta has a rich agricultural legacy, but farming there can be a risky business. Dozens of farms have been flooded over the past half century as aging levees have collapsed. Now, scientists are encouraging farmers to switch to a new crop. Instead of growing vegetables, they’d grow something that has all but disappeared in the Delta: wetlands.
Page on May 13, 2012 by Lauren Sommer from QUEST Northern California
What did the Delta look like 200 years ago? See an interactive map of the historical habitat and present day landscape, as well as the old photos, maps and journals used by historical ecologists to answer that question.
Post on May 08, 2012 by Andrea Kissack from QUEST Northern California
More than ten years after releasing the all-electric Rav4, Toyota brings the EV model back.
Page on Feb 08, 2011 by Andrea Swensrud from QUEST Northern California
Making science-based media, such as videos, narrated slideshows and online maps, can be an engaging way for students to demonstrate knowledge and build critical thinking skills. Find instructions, worksheets and rubrics for implementing media-making projects with students.
Video on Oct 06, 2009 by Sarah Kass from QUEST Northern California
There's a hidden danger in San Francisco bay: mercury. A potent neurotoxin that can cause serious illness, mercury has been flowing into the bay since the mining days of the Gold Rush Era. It has settled in the bay's mud and made its way up the food chain, endangering wildlife and making many fish unsafe to eat. Now a multi-billion-dollar plan aims to clean it up. But will it work?
Video on Jul 31, 2007 by Gabriela Quirós from QUEST Northern California
The Napa and Sonoma microclimates produce world famous wines, but what happens if the climate changes? Local scientists and wineries are beginning to look at how to prepare.
Our daily collaborative blog with contributors from Bay Area museums, zoos, science centers, research institutions, citizen scientists and more.
Photographing the Sun: Let Me Count The Ways
May 22, 2012 by Danna Staaf
Brammo Unveils Powerful New All-Electric Motorcycle
May 22, 2012 by Bradley Berman
The Once and Future Earth
May 18, 2012 by Ben Burress
Recent science news stories we've contributed to KQED News.
California's Deadlocked Delta: Is Carbon Farming the Future?
May 18, 2012 by Lauren Sommer
California's Deadlocked Delta: Can We Bring Back What We've Lost?
May 11, 2012 by Lauren Sommer
California's Deadlocked Delta: Can it Be Fixed?
May 04, 2012 by Lauren Sommer
QUEST offers free, standards-based, digital media resources to help your curriculum come to life! Latest Additions:
Bay Area Faults and Earthquakes Educator Guide ( pdf ) A resource for using QUEST video and audio in the classroom. How Green is Biomass Energy? Educator Guide ( pdf ) A resource for using QUEST audio in the classroom. The Changing Bay Educator Guide ( pdf ) A resource for using QUEST audio in the classroom. The Science of Pain Educator Guide ( pdf ) A resource for using QUEST audio in the classroom.Our Science on the SPOT original HD web video series goes behind the scenes at local Bay Area labs, follows breaking discoveries, and gets you special access to obscure science locations and collections.
Apr 18, 2012 by Gabriela Quirós
May 15, 2012 by Amy Miller
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