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Contributions from this Station
Sizing Up the Earth
What has a mass of about 6 yottakilograms, occupies a volume of space of about 1 million million cubic-kilometers, and is about 40 kilometers fatter than it is tall. Guesses, anyone?
Post on Jun 15, 2012 by Ben Burress
Plan an Ocean-Friendly Staycation
In the spirit of World Oceans Day last week, I decided to research vacation ideas that offer a chance to actually help out the ocean. The goal was to seek out personal ocean interactions that support conservation efforts either directly or at least financially. String a few of these Bay Area activities together, and you've got yourself an ocean-friendly staycation.
Post on Jun 15, 2012 by Helen Taylor
Stem Cell Breakthrough, Underwater Labs: KQED Science News Round-Up
Here's today's KQED Science round-up of science, nature and environment news from the Bay Area and beyond.
Post on Jun 14, 2012 by Jenny Oh
Soaring in Space: Citizen Science at 103,000 Feet
Citizen scientist Marc Labriet and students from Valley Christian High School in Dublin, CA collaborated on a special balloon project to retrieve images from near space as well as test theories on gamma rays and radiation repercussion yields.
Post on Jun 14, 2012 by Cat
Did You See It? Report a Landslide Online
What Bay Areans did for earthquakes we can now do for landslides: lead the world in reporting these common natural hazards online.
Post on Jun 14, 2012 by Andrew Alden
KQED Science Fan Spotlight
We'd like to share your stories about why you're passionate about science.
Post on Jun 13, 2012 by Jenny Oh
KQED Science News Round-Up
Here's today's KQED Science round-up of science, nature and environment news from the Bay Area and beyond.
Post on Jun 13, 2012 by Jenny Oh
Farmworkers Pay a Heavy Price for California's Bounty
California farmworkers work long days for about $7.50 an hour to pick fruit in orchards doused with nitrogen fertilizers. A UC Davis study released in March found that nitrates from fertilizers and dairy waste have contaminated groundwater supplies. Because farmworkers live near the fields they work in, they're at high risk for nitrate-contaminated drinking water.
Post on Jun 13, 2012 by Liza Gross
When Scientists Were Artists: The Royal Society's Picture Library Goes Digital
A hammerhead shark's baleful stare. A longnose batfish's fierce armor and delicate fins. These masterpieces of expression and scientific detail fill the pages of the world's first ichthyology book, De Historia Piscium, published in 1686 by the Royal Society.
Post on Jun 12, 2012 by Danna Staaf
Tackling the Cause of Cystic Fibrosis One Mutation at a Time
There was big news in the cystic fibrosis (CF) field recently: a new CF drug called ivacaftor (or VX-770 or Kalydeco) has been approved that does more than target the symptoms of CF. It actually works to get the broken gene working again. The good news is that this is the first treatment that has [...]
Post on Jun 11, 2012 by Dr. Barry Starr
Screening Sunscreens: Environmental Working Group's 2012 Report
It’s time to grab your bottle of sunscreen and head outdoors, but how can you tell if your sunscreen is safe? Use the Environmental Working Group’s new sunscreen guide to make sure your sunscreen isn’t on their “Hall of Shame.”
Post on Jun 11, 2012 by Jennifer Huber
Diversity in the Valley: The NewME Accelerator (Part Two)
This week we’re back in Silicon Valley, with a program called NewME, or New Media Entrepreneurship. It’s designed to encourage women and minorities to found technology companies. Seven participants from around the country shared a house in San Francisco for three months, got coached on their business plans and attempted to perfect the art of the pitch.
Audio Report on Jun 08, 2012 by Amy Standen
Celebrate World Oceans Day Today
Celebrate World Ocean Day today, a special day dedicated to the other 71% of our planet. Also, get a new view of our worldwide water resources with a volume model developed by the USGS.
Post on Jun 08, 2012 by Sharol Nelson-Embry
The Blue Rock of Antioch
Introducing a distinctive young stone of the Coast Range, the blue rock of the Neroly Sandstone.
Post on Jun 07, 2012 by Andrew Alden
Ford Focus Electric Hits the Market With Faster Charging Times
The all-electric Nissan Leaf first went on sale in December 2010. Until a couple of weeks ago, the Leaf had been the only EV available to U.S. consumers from a major automaker. That changed in mid-May when, according to a report by Reuters, Ford started shipping the 2012 Focus Electric to dealers.
Post on Jun 06, 2012 by Bradley Berman
The Fungus Among Us Could Help Clean Oily Soil
There’s more to fungi than just mushrooms. Buried in the soil live large fiber networks of fungi. And these fibrous microbes might be able to help clean up polluted soil.
Post on Jun 06, 2012 by Melissae Fellet
Creative Connections at Earth • Science • Art Exhibit
Helen Golden is a digital fine artist; her daughter Nadine Golden is a scientist with the U.S. Geological Survey's Pacific Coast and Marine Science Center. Although both live in Santa Cruz, mother and daughter seem worlds apart. But in fact, they are fascinated by each other's work . . .
Post on Jun 05, 2012 by Danna Staaf
Diversity in the Valley: The NewME Accelerator (Part One)
If you look around Silicon Valley, ideas all seem to be coming from the same kind of people. By a recent estimate, one percent of technology entrepreneurs were African American. Only eight percent of companies were founded by women. One program aims to change this by encouraging more women and minorities to launch companies.
Audio Report on Jun 01, 2012 by Amy Standen
Don't Miss Your Last Chance to See a Transit of Venus on Tuesday
Don't miss the chance to experience history! Tuesday, June 5, 3:04 PM to 9:46 PM PDT, the Transit of Venus. Rare event. Historical scientific significance. Last chance to see it!
Post on Jun 01, 2012 by Ben Burress
The Man Who Made California Safe for Mountain Lions
More than 40 years ago, Sen. John Dunlap (D-Napa) made conservation history when his mountain lion hunting moratorium passed the California Legislature and became law in 1971. He recalls the fight to pass the bill and his guiding principle, "when in doubt, preserve."
Post on May 30, 2012 by Liza Gross
