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Summary: Listen to a variety of science stories about climate change, renewable energy and your health with KQED Science, the largest multimedia science and environment journalism unit in California. KQED Science explores science and environment news, from the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond with its award-winning coverage. KQED Science also produces: Deep Look, a YouTube science series shot in ultra-HD that explores big scientific mysteries by going really small; and Future of You, a blog that explores health stories for a new era, navigating fast-changing health care trends and innovations in technology and medical science. Discover it all at kqed.org/science. KQED serves the people of Northern California with a public-supported alternative to commercial media. An NPR and PBS affiliate based in San Francisco, KQED is home to one of the most listened-to public radio stations in the nation, one of the highest-rated public television services and an award-winning education program helping students and educators thrive in 21st-century classrooms. A trusted news source and leader and innovator in interactive technology, KQED takes people of all ages on journeys of exploration — exposing them to new people, places and ideas.
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The California Coastal Commission's new Executive Director pledges to protect the state's coastline even as President Trump vows to rollback environmental regulations.
The plight of ranchers in Tehama County points to the heart of the political divide.
SETI Astronomer Seth Shostak says privatized space tourism, like SpaceX's moonshot for millionaires, will bring the price of space travel down for everyone.
Mushrooms foragers are harvesting buckets of fungi from wet forests, but its not just wild mushroom that are on the rise. Demand for commercial mushrooms is also skyrocketing.
California fishermen and marine biologists are working to revive the coast's disappearing kelp forest.
Sunnyvale resident Mark Chung came home from vacation to a huge energy bill. Figuring out what happened gave him an idea for combating climate change.
A clinical psychiatrist has studied the biographies of many mentally unstable musical legends to better understand how music can help heal the mind.
Why do nearly half of Americans still doubt the science? Researchers who study the question weigh in on the underlying fears and perceptions.
The state water board considers setting a limit for a dangerous chemical affecting drinking water across California.
With no background in science, these parents were able to identify the gene causing their childrens' rare disease.
Attach a thermal imaging camera to a drone and you have a powerful fire-fighting tool that can save precious minutes.
Trump's campaign rhetoric cast a dark cloud over solar and wind development -- but market forces and state commitments could maintain momentum for renewable energy.
Medical professionals and students are working to improve Wikipedia entries on health and medicine in hopes of providing more reliable information to the public.
Orcem California wants to turn the old flour mill in south Vallejo into a cement mill.
Bernie Krause is widely known for his seminal work in the emerging field of natural soundscape ecology -- but he was also a pioneer in the music form we've come to call electronica.
