Tag: "gold"
The Stars Go For the Gold
The middle-aged adage that we are made from stardust, made popular by Carl Sagan back in the 1970s, pops up in my thoughts now and then. Not just pretty words; it's the literal truth!
Post on Jan 11, 2013 by Ben Burress from QUEST Northern California
Fire and Ore: Humanity’s Love Affair With Metal
May is Maker Month. But the maker urge is as old as humanity, and many modern maker hobbies were once major technological advances: tanning and weaving, brewing and baking, paper-making, printing and metalworking.
Post on May 29, 2012 by Danna Staaf from QUEST Northern California
San Francisco Bay Slowly Recovering From Gold Rush Miners' Devastating Legacy
USGS geologists are finding that Gold Rush-induced sediment levels in the San Francisco bay might be diminishing.
Post on Nov 18, 2010 by Brian Romans
Reporter's Notes: Mercury in the Bay – Part 1
View Larger Map In honor of Earth Day, we wanted to take a big look at a chronic environmental issue in the Bay Area, tracing it from its origins to the contemporary strategies to solve it. Mercury was the obvious choice: It's been flowing into the Bay since before California joined the union, and it [...]
Post on Apr 18, 2008 by Amy Standen
