Thinking Like a Pirate – or a Scientist
Post on May 16, 2013 by Clancy J. Wolf from QUEST Northwest
New understandings about how scientists think inspire changes in school science standards.
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Are Doughnuts Destroying Forests?
Post on May 14, 2013 by David Huppert from QUEST North Carolina
A conversation with a forestry expert reveals doughnuts as unlikely contributors to global deforestation.
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Next Meal: Engineering Food
Video on May 07, 2013 by Gabriela Quirós from QUEST Northern California
Are the benefits of genetically engineered foods worth the risks? This half-hour QUEST Northern California special explores the pros and cons of genetically engineered crops, and what the future holds for research and regulations.
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Solar plane takes off on historic cross-country trip
Post on May 03, 2013 by Lindsey Hoshaw from QUEST Northern California
Lighter than an SUV and covered with more than 12,000 solar cells, Solar Impulse, the world's first solar plane that can fly day and night without recharging, launched from Moffet Field this morning in a cross country voyage.
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Top Cats: How Pumas and Other Apex Predators' Populations Affect The Big Biodiversity Picture
Post on May 01, 2013 by Liza Gross from KQED Science
Apex predators exert far-reaching effects on ecosystems that surface just decades after their disappearance. Santa Cruz researchers hope to understand how human activities and development affect how pumas use the landscape to help mitigate conflicts and plan for the species' long-term survival.
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Air Pollution Lurks Inside Your Home
Post on Apr 29, 2013 by Jennifer Huber from QUEST Northern California
Californians spend over 45 billion dollars each year on health impacts due to indoor air pollution. Scientists at Berkeley Lab have identified the indoor air pollutants with the greatest health consequences, and they are now looking for ways to improve indoor air quality.
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Another Try For California's Second National Conservation Area
Audio Report on Apr 26, 2013 by Craig Miller from KQED Science
Just north of the Bay Area is a vast and varied expanse of land and water that could be in line for new federal protections. The proposed Berryessa-Snow Mountain National Conservation Area would link wilderness zones and other lands in five counties. But it’s been a tough sell in some parts.
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Science on the SPOT: The Glowing Millipedes of Alcatraz
Video on Mar 19, 2013 by Jenny Oh from KQED Science
More than a million visitors visit Alcatraz every year, but a recent discovery has revealed another attraction that lives within the shadows of this historic prison.
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Science on the SPOT: Preserving the Forest of the Sea
Video on Feb 05, 2013 by Sheraz Sadiq from QUEST Northern California
UC Berkeley's University Herbarium boasts one of the largest and oldest collections of seaweed in the United States. Herbarium curator Kathy Ann Miller is leading a massive project to preserve digitally nearly 80,000 specimens of west coast seaweed.
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Climate
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Thinking Like a Pirate – or a Scientist
New understandings about how scientists think inspire changes in school science standards.
May 16, 2013 | 0 comments | View Post
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Are Doughnuts Destroying Forests?
A conversation with a forestry expert reveals doughnuts as unlikely contributors to global deforestation.
May 14, 2013 | 3 comments | View Post
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Grappling with Rising Tides
Climate change and rising tides are predicted to take a toll on our shoreline areas in the Bay Area. Find out more about last winter's King Tides and what actions are underway to help plan for future sea level rise.
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Energy
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Solar plane takes off on historic cross-country trip
Lighter than an SUV and covered with more than 12,000 solar cells, Solar Impulse, the world's first solar plane that can fly day and night without recharging, launched from Moffet Field this morning in a cross country voyage.
May 03, 2013 | 2 comments | View Post
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How Do California's Fracking Regulations Compare to Other States'?
California regulators are expected to release new fracking regulations by the end of the year. Most fracking rules come under state jurisdiction, and different states have different approaches.
Dec 14, 2012 | 2 comments | View Post
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China’s ‘Gridlock’ May Slow Conversion to Clean Energy
California and China share the challenge of updating their power grids for the new age of clean energy. But China's task would appear to be–um–bigger.
Nov 16, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post
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Food
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Are Doughnuts Destroying Forests?
A conversation with a forestry expert reveals doughnuts as unlikely contributors to global deforestation.
May 14, 2013 | 3 comments | View Post
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Turkey Trouble: Genetics Gone Too Far?
No, this isn’t a blog about genetically modified organisms — that has been argued enough lately! Instead, in honor of Thanksgiving, I want to talk about regular old selective breeding and the monsters it can create.
Nov 19, 2012 | 4 comments | View Post
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Nothing "Fishy" About Sustainable Seafood
Learn about what we can do to take care of our oceans, both for the fish and ourselves.
Nov 09, 2012 | 2 comments | View Post
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Water
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Beavers Return to San Jose
A family of beavers has taken up residence in the Guadalupe River, across from the HP Pavilion.
Apr 11, 2013 | 7 comments | View Post
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Controversial California Water Plan Takes Shape
The latest draft fails to mollify opponents to a $23 billion-dollar plan for California’s trickiest water problem: the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
Mar 15, 2013 | 0 comments | View Post
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How Do California's Fracking Regulations Compare to Other States'?
California regulators are expected to release new fracking regulations by the end of the year. Most fracking rules come under state jurisdiction, and different states have different approaches.
Dec 14, 2012 | 2 comments | View Post
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Biodiversity
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Top Cats: How Pumas and Other Apex Predators' Populations Affect The Big Biodiversity Picture
Apex predators exert far-reaching effects on ecosystems that surface just decades after their disappearance. Santa Cruz researchers hope to understand how human activities and development affect how pumas use the landscape to help mitigate conflicts and plan for the species' long-term survival.
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Two Local Kids Are Semi-Finalists in a National Wildlife Art Contest
A pair of local young artists have won a big environmental prize.
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Beavers Return to San Jose
A family of beavers has taken up residence in the Guadalupe River, across from the HP Pavilion.
Apr 11, 2013 | 7 comments | View Post
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Health
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Air Pollution Lurks Inside Your Home
Californians spend over 45 billion dollars each year on health impacts due to indoor air pollution. Scientists at Berkeley Lab have identified the indoor air pollutants with the greatest health consequences, and they are now looking for ways to improve indoor air quality.
Apr 29, 2013 | 8 comments | View Post
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Richard Misrach’s Cancer Alley: Documenting the Poisoning of America’s Wetland
In the new exhibition on display at Stanford's Cantor Arts Center, "Revisiting the South: Richard Misrach's Cancer Alley," the Berkeley photographer takes a hard look at the environmental consequences of our dependence on petroleum.
Apr 03, 2013 | 0 comments | View Post
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Arsenic and Old Wells
Six years after the EPA's new arsenic rule for drinking water went into effect, poor communities in the San Joaquin Valley—who can’t afford the costs of complying with the stricter standard—face the highest risk of exposure to unsafe arsenic levels.
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Mar 06, 2013 | 0 comments | View Post
