Geology
Quest Picks: Bay Area connections to the South Pole
Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station As the sun shines and the air warms in the Bay Area, take a moment to consider a place where it's always cold–the South Pole. Thanks to some local folk, we can get a taste of the science at the bottom of the earth without leaving balmy San Francisco. Berkeley graduate [...]
Post on Mar 03, 2008 by Amber Dance
Your Photos on QUEST TV – Call for Submissions
View our original YPOQ pilot featuring photographer Russ MorrisDo you love photographing Science, Environment and Nature in Northern California? Would you like to collaborate on a 2-minute QUEST TV short about your photography for an audience of over 100,000 viewers? We're launching a call for submissions for our new series of TV shorts, "YPOQ: Your [...]
Post on Feb 13, 2008 by Craig Rosa
Answering the Call of the Wild
Why cell phones are bad for gorillas and how Eco-Cell is helping. Got a cell phone? Then in your pocket or stuck to your ear is a metallic ore called Coltan, short for Columbite-tantalite, a vital component in the capacitors that control current flow in cell phone circuit boards. Your i-pod, laptop, DVD player and [...]
Post on Jan 30, 2008 by Amy Gotliffe
Exploring Mt. Diablo State Park
This park is one of the ecological treasures of the San Francisco Bay Area. Every season in the park has its special qualities. Discover for yourself the mountain's beautiful wildflowers, its extensive trail system, fascinating wildlife distinctive rock formations and fossils.
Science Hike on Dec 04, 2007 by Craig Rosa from QUEST Northern California
To bay or not to bay?
Can you imagine what San Francisco Bay looked like 15,000 years ago? Actually at that time– during the last ice age– San Francisco Bay wasn't a bay at all. Instead, it was a valley dotted with grazing antelope. Hills jutted up here and there (destined to become the Bay's islands). The Sacramento and San Joaquin [...]
Post on Oct 19, 2007 by Ann Dickinson
Geothermal Heats Up
When it comes to alternative energy, most people think of solar or wind. But the hills just north of Sonoma wine country are a world leader in another kind of clean power, and under an ambitious new project, they are about to produce even more.
Audio Report on Oct 11, 2007 by KQED QUEST staff from QUEST Northern California
Geothermal Heats Up
When it comes to alternative energy, most people think of solar or wind. But the hills just north of Sonoma wine country are a world leader in another kind of clean power, and under an ambitious new project, they are about to produce even more. You may listen to the "Geothermal Heats up" radio report [...]
Post on Oct 11, 2007 by Amy Standen
Sea 3-D: Charting the Ocean Floor
Using sound and laser technology, researchers have begun to reveal the secrets of the ocean floor from the Sonoma Coast to Monterey Bay. By creating complex 3-D maps, they're hoping to learn more about waves and achieve ambitious conservation goals.
Video on Sep 18, 2007 by Joan Johnson from QUEST Northern California
Sea 3-D: Charting the Ocean Floor
Using sound and laser technology, researchers have begun to reveal the secrets of the ocean floor from the Sonoma Coast to Monterey Bay. By creating complex 3-D maps, they're hoping to learn more about waves and achieve ambitious conservation goals. You may view the "Sea 3-D: Charting the Ocean Floor" TV story online, as well [...]
Post on Sep 18, 2007 by Joan Johnson
Earthquakes: Breaking New Ground
Can earthquakes be predicted? Northern California researchers are now identifying the slow-moving clues that may foreshadow violent quakes. Their work may provide even a few seconds of warning to open elevator doors, slow down trains or alert firefighters.
Video on Sep 11, 2007 by Sheraz Sadiq from QUEST Northern California
Earthquakes: Breaking New Ground
It's the holy grail for geologists. Can earthquakes be predicted? Northern California researchers are now identifying the slow-moving clues that may foreshadow violent quakes and studying active faults below the earth's surface. Their work may provide even a few seconds of warning, which in earthquake country can give a vital warning to open elevator doors, [...]
Post on Sep 11, 2007 by Sheraz Sadiq
Whales in the desert, and vandalizing World Heritage Sites
Credit: P.D. Gingerich, Univ. Michigan.This past week, fossil whales made it into the newswires again. This time, the news wasn't strictly about a new discovery or new insight — instead, it has to with accusations of vandalism. About 150 km south of Cairo lies a huge expanse of desert, called Wadi Al-Hitan. Unlike the classic [...]
Post on Sep 02, 2007 by Nick Pyenson
Exploring Bothe-Napa Valley State Park
Bothe-Napa Valley State Park stands as a reminder of the natural flora and fauna of the area before much of it was cleared to create vineyards. However, the soils and microclimates that have drawn grape growers for over 100 years remain. The park is also teeming with plants used by Native Americans in the region, who were likely the first people to use the Valley's bounties to make intoxicating concoctions.
Science Hike on Jul 31, 2007 by Craig Rosa from QUEST Northern California
Not 'The Big One' Yet
Geologists say it's likely that a major earthquake will hit the Bay Area sometime in the next 25 years. I woke up to what sounded like mumbling coming from my radio. I thought maybe the alarm had gone off, but it was only 4:40 a.m. and I get up at 6. I lay listening to [...]
Post on Jul 25, 2007 by Donovan Rittenbach
Landslide Detectives
With its rolling hills and winter storms, the Bay Area has been a landslide hotspot, putting houses and lives at risk. Meet the geologists working to understand and predict these natural disasters. You may view the "Landslide Detectives" TV Story online, as well as find additional links and resources. You may also view additional images [...]
Post on Jul 17, 2007 by Chris Bauer
Landslide Detectives
With its rolling hills and winter storms, the Bay Area has been a landslide hotspot, putting houses and lives at risk. Now geologists are using new high-tech tools to understand and predict these natural disasters.
Video on Jul 17, 2007 by Chris Bauer from QUEST Northern California
River, Interrupted
Earlier this month, Congress held a hearing on a bill to implement the San Joaquin River restoration settlement. The legislation is one of the final hurdles on the long track to what arguably will be the longest river restoration in North America. At one time the San Joaquin River– California’s 2nd longest — flowed more [...]
Post on May 17, 2007 by Ann Dickinson
The Diablo is in the details
Students play in caves at rock city. Photo by Jason StalterMount Diablo is a monstrous conniption fit of a geological formation that erupted into Northern California’s landscape 165 million years ago. It juts out of nowhere in the gentle rolling curves of a line of hills that runs from San Jose up to Martinez. At [...]
Post on Apr 19, 2007 by Donovan Rittenbach
The Once and Future Bay
The spot where I am sitting used to be Bay. And yet these days– even from my second story office window at the old Hamilton Army Airfield– you can’t see water. In fact, you’d have to walk past a couple blocks of houses, climb a levee, cross acres of abandoned and weed-studded runways, and scramble [...]
Post on Apr 18, 2007 by Ann Dickinson
Discuss the "Drive by Extinction" Radio report
The Checkerspot Butterfly was once a vibrant part of spring in San Mateo County, but today's it's hard to spot a single one. Exhaust fumes from Highway 280 have contributed to the decline of this tiny butterfly, making it a victim of what is called "drive-by extinction." QUEST follows a biologist in Edgewood Park and [...]
Post on Apr 05, 2007 by Andrea Kissack
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