KQED Science News show

KQED Science News

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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 Drought Could Help Reveal Secrets of Sierra's Origins | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5:47

The low water in Millerton Lake, northeast of Fresno, reveals ancient geology that may help scientists solve mysteries of the Sierra.

 The Hidden Climate Threat That Gas Companies Noticed, But Rarely Fixed | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5:47

For decades, California utilities have logged, but not repaired, thousands of pinprick leaks in pipelines criss-crossing the state.

 The Hidden Climate Threat That Gas Companies Noticed, But Rarely Fixed | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5:47

For decades, California utilities have logged, but not repaired, thousands of pinprick leaks in pipelines criss-crossing the state.

 With Rooftop Solar Booming, California Utilities Want to Charge More | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5:47

This winter, solar companies and utilities are headed for a showdown. The question is, should homeowners who have rooftop solar pay more to help maintain the power grid?

 With Rooftop Solar Booming, California Utilities Want to Charge More | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5:47

This winter, solar companies and utilities are headed for a showdown. The question is, should homeowners who have rooftop solar pay more to help maintain the power grid?

 A Cure for AIDS: Scientists Say It's 'On the Horizon' | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5:47

Thirty years since the AIDS epidemic broke out, we're closer than ever to finding a cure. And Bay Area scientists are getting $20 million to help find it.

 A Cure for AIDS: Scientists Say It's 'On the Horizon' | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5:47

Thirty years since the AIDS epidemic broke out, we're closer than ever to finding a cure. And Bay Area scientists are getting $20 million to help find it.

 Flying Into the Heart of the West's Biggest Storms | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5:47

Scientists take to the air to find out more about atmospheric rivers, the rich plumes of Pacific moisture that feed California's winter storms.

 Flying Into the Heart of the West's Biggest Storms | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5:47

Scientists take to the air to find out more about atmospheric rivers, the rich plumes of Pacific moisture that feed California's winter storms.

 Governor Brown Takes Climate Message to World Stage | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5:47

World leaders will be hashing out a climate change agreement in Paris, but Governor Brown is showing up with one in hand.

 Governor Brown Takes Climate Message to World Stage | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5:47

World leaders will be hashing out a climate change agreement in Paris, but Governor Brown is showing up with one in hand.

 Would You Eat Artificial Shark Fin Soup? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5:47

A San Francisco biotech startup wants to make synthetic shark fin soup out of microbes.

 Would You Eat Artificial Shark Fin Soup? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5:47

A San Francisco biotech startup wants to make synthetic shark fin soup out of microbes.

 Californians Take Drought Lessons From Down Under | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5:47

A passel of state lawmakers spent the last couple of weeks Down Under, asking what drought measures could work here.

 Californians Take Drought Lessons From Down Under | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5:47

A passel of state lawmakers spent the last couple of weeks Down Under, asking what drought measures could work here.

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