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QUEST ventures out for a rare visit to learn what life is like on the Farallon Islands and meet the scientists who call this incredibly wild place home.
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Jean-Michel Cousteau: Ocean Adventures
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KQED Science Team PBS Picks!
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Astronomy | Mar 12, 2010
Shifting Sands of Far-Off Lands
Posted by Ben Burress
What started out to be a workaday chore--replacing a broken motor in an exhibit--panned out to be a voyage of discovery to the shifting sands of another world.
Environment | Mar 12, 2010
Reporter's Notes: Battle Over Public Power
Posted by Amy Standen
Three months before the state election, Prop 16 has made headlines in every major state newspaper.
KQED | Mar 05, 2010
Fighting Words
Posted by Jim Gunshinan
Words matter to scientists. The scientific method is a structure through which scientists test theories through experiment,
and then share the results with other scientists.
Environment | Mar 05, 2010
Reporter's Notes: Putting Landscaping on a Water Budget
Posted by Katharine Mieszkowski
Is your yard a dated relic of California's water guzzling past, or, an exemplar of the drought-tolerant future that the state's
trying to nudge us all towards?
Biology | Mar 03, 2010
Holding Hands with an Octopus
Posted by Cat
A week ago on Tuesday morning, a co-worker and I were able to go behind the scenes and visit with the Giant Red Octopus and
his trainer.
