The COP26 climate conference is underway in Glasgow, Scotland. Here in the Bay Area, KQED’s climate reporters are talking with locals who are working on solutions.
The $628.5 million bond would fund earthquake retrofitting at police and fire stations and other emergency protections.
https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2020/02/27/bond-earthquake-bond-is-on-the-ballot-in-san-francisco/
Nine finalists remain in the student essay contest to name NASA's next Mars rover.
Batteries can help California convert its energy grid to a carbon-free system.
The future of Treasure Island will be shaped by climate change.
Most battery owners are still early adopters, but the technology is sparking a debate over whether California’s electric grid will be supplied by far-reaching transmission lines or powered by h...
The Garlock Fault has been relatively quiet for 500 years. It now has begun a process called fault creep.
After the earthquake, scientists snapped into action, and what they discovered would rewrite our understanding of how the ground moves and what we need to do to stay safe.
Stanford researchers say they have found a wildfire solution — a non-toxic, environmentally benign retardant that can persist throughout a fire season.
https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2019/09/30/hydrogels-offer-proactive-approaches-to-fighting-fires/
State lawmakers wanted to spend millions preparing homes for wildfires, but the funding never came through.
Natural gas appliances are a big target in the fight against global warming. Buildings, through heating and cooking, use almost a third of the natural gas consumed in the U.S.
California is vigorously defending its cap-and-trade law from research that found the state is overestimating emissions reductions.
The quarter-sized robot created at the Tsinghua-UC Berkeley Shenzhen Institute resembles a scrap of confetti but is built like a roach.
Moon rocks were all the rage when Apollo crews brought back the first specimens. They still hold keys to many unanswered questions about the moon, the Earth, and the solar system.
https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2019/07/22/50-years-on-moon-rocks-still-rock/
The moonwalk 50 years ago made two men, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, very famous. But it took hundreds of thousands of engineers, scientists and technicians to get them there. We take a look a...
https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2019/07/18/how-the-bay-area-helped-apollo-11-get-home-safely/
They're on a sidewalk, in cafes, in shopping malls, and they may be taking videos of you, delivering your lunch, or trying to direct you to the right counter. If you haven't interacted with a rob...
https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2019/07/18/these-bay-area-robots-are-cool-but-they-freak-me-out-anyway/
Researchers are piloting a new sensor that can analyze the integrity of a building moments after an earthquake.
A collection of the best science books for summer produced by the health and medicine news site STAT.
https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2019/06/26/the-best-health-and-science-books-to-dip-into-this-summer/
Normally dams are built to block rivers, but a legendary trout stream in Shasta County could be the river that blocked a dam.
Homeowners waiting for retrofits under the state’s Earthquake Brace and Bolt program are stuck in limbo while federal funding for this year’s program is tied up in red tape. That has put thou...
After flood closures in two of the last three winters, Highway 37 is already a challenge for commuters and planners, with no long-term solution in sight.
https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2019/04/15/north-bays-highway-37-is-going-to-be-a-serious-climate-mess/
Officials are trying out earthquake warnings on the system used for Amber Alerts.
AI has managed to tangle itself in a pile of ethical problems: job disruption, security, racial discrimination. Stanford is betting it can make a better AI by using human values as the lodestar.
https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2019/03/19/stanford-aims-to-make-artificial-intelligence-more-human/
Look out NASCAR, look out Indy: here comes the all-electric, high-tech racing circuit for the next generation.
The Trump administration is laying the groundwork to enlarge California’s biggest reservoir. But the project runs afoul of both state law and the Winnemem Wintu tribe, which says the expansion ...
A new generation of sharp-eyed satellites will help more than weather forecasters; they could be a breakthrough tool in managing wildfires.
KQED Science is following the Mars InSight landing closely. This will be the first time since 2012 a new spacecraft touches down on the Red Planet.
https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2018/11/26/watch-live-coverage-of-mars-insight-landing/
The nearly decade old spacecraft's ability to point at distant stars and identify possible alien worlds had worsened dramatically at the beginning of October.
Backers say San Francisco Proposition A, a $425 million bond, is the only way to guarantee protection for three-and-a-half miles of San Francisco waterfront against earthquakes and rising seas.
The Bay Area is serving up seriously spooky science events all week for people of all ages.
https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2018/10/26/celebrate-halloween-with-these-spooky-science-events/