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Montara Residents Now Have GGNRA for a Neighbor

Audio Report on Feb 03, 2012 by Amy Standen from QUEST Northern California

The addition of Rancho Corral de Tierra is historic, "the largest land acquisition for Golden Gate National Recreation Area pretty much since it began."
Geological Outings Around the Bay: Napa Glass Mountain

Post on Feb 02, 2012 by Andrew Alden from QUEST Northern California

A Napa Valley roadcut was once a strategic resource center for the local inhabitants. Today it still draws visitors seeking out that resource: obsidian.
Smitten Ice Cream: Old Fashioned Ice Cream in Sixty Seconds

Post on Feb 01, 2012 by Cat from QUEST Northern California

When I have guests visiting, I make sure that one of the local stops is Smitten. The ice cream is made to order only using the freshest local ingredients and it is frozen within 60 seconds using liquid nitrogen.
Surgeons Seek Kid-Sized Tools for the Operating Room

Audio Report on Jan 27, 2012 by Amy Standen from QUEST Northern California

If you’ve ever spent time in Silicon Valley or among hi-tech entrepreneurs, you may have heard the term “Valley of Death.” It’s used to describe the huge gulf that can exist between coming up with a new idea, and getting a product to market. Well, this is a real problem in hospitals, too. Especially when it comes to kids.
Life With the Leaf: Clean Car Future

Post on Jan 27, 2012 by Andrea Kissack from QUEST Northern California

Big news for electric car drivers: the state of California has just passed the toughest clean car standards in the country.
The Sun Shows A Flare for the Dramatic

Post on Jan 27, 2012 by Ben Burress from QUEST Northern California

A solar flare, associated with the big sunspot numbered 1402, erupted on January 23rd, launching a coronal mass ejection–a "cantaloupe" of plasma that makes Earth look like a grape. Rated as an M9-class flare, it packed umph just shy of what's necessary for adult "X-class" flaredom, the most powerful kind.
Geological Outings Around the Bay: Mount Vaca and the Monticello Dam

Post on Jan 26, 2012 by Andrew Alden from QUEST Northern California

Visit two great landmarks of the northeastern Bay Area—one highly visible, the other well hidden—featuring the same body of rock.
Life with the Leaf: Charging Up

Post on Jan 23, 2012 by Andrea Kissack from QUEST Northern California

Considering an electric car? Our QUEST editor has some tips on looking for a home charger.
Feeling Biocurious? How To Get Your DIY Bio On

Post on Jan 23, 2012 by Dr. Barry Starr from QUEST Northern California

Maybe you have an idea to make bacteria that can sense or even break down mercury in the environment. Or you just always wanted to do some biology. Where can you turn?
Methane Moves From Landfill to Fuel Tank

Post on Jan 23, 2012 by Jennifer Skene from QUEST Northern California

Trash that ends up at a landfill is the ugly stepsister of hipper, cooler compostable kitchen scraps and recyclable bottles and cans. But landfill trash has more of a future than you might think.

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Life with the Leaf: 5 Tips to Beat Range Anxiety
Feb 03, 2012 by Andrea Kissack

Geological Outings Around the Bay: Napa Glass Mountain
Feb 02, 2012 by Andrew Alden

Smitten Ice Cream: Old Fashioned Ice Cream in Sixty Seconds
Feb 01, 2012 by Cat

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Jan 19, 2012 by Lauren Sommer

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