Search Results for Santa Cruz County
Scientists at UC Santa Cruz are using robots to sort through thousands of marine chemicals in search of cures for diseases like cholera, breast cancer, and malaria.
Play this Radio Report Air Date: Mar 23, 2009
The intertidal rocks at Natural Bridges State Beach are covered in life: sea stars, seaweeds, urchins, and crabs are just some of the area's intertidal inhabitants. Visit them in their tidepool homes down in Santa Cruz, California.
Play this TV Story Air Date: Feb 28, 2009
As the Bay Area has become more urban, many wild animals have disappeared. But not mountain lions. These large cats live surprisingly close to us, and yet they're not as dangerous as many believe. Now, researchers in the mountains north of Santa Cruz are using new technology to learn more about these elusive animals.
Play this Radio Report Air Date: Jan 12, 2009
Scientists predict we'll be seeing hotter conditions and drier forests in the near future. The Summit Fire that's been burning in the Santa Cruz Mountains is likely a part of that trend. QUEST talks to Malcolm North with the U.S. Forest Service. He says any area that's burned before is vulnerable to burning again, including the coast range and Sierra Nevada.
Play this Radio Report Air Date: May 23, 2008
California has 11 coal-fired power plants, all used to heat limestone into cement -- making us one of the biggest cement-producing states in the country. These kilns produce 95% of the state's airborne mercury pollution and 2% of its greenhouse gas emissions. Mostly, they've slipped under the radar of regulators, but that is changing fast.
Play this Radio Report Air Date: Apr 4, 2008
What will global warming mean to the San Francisco Bay? QUEST explores how sea level rise could affect Bay Area wetlands, following researchers who are taking sediment cores from local marshes to discover climate history and to get a glimpse of the bay's future.
Play this Radio Report Air Date: Dec 6, 2007
In search of the common ancestor of all mammals, UC Santa Cruz scientist David Haussler is pulling a complete reversal. Instead of studying fossils, he's comparing the genomes of living mammals to construct a map of our common ancestors' DNA. His technique holds promise for providing a better picture of how life evolved.
Play this TV Story Air Date: Sep 4, 2007
Chelsey Juarez, a UC Santa Cruz doctoral candidate in forensic anthropology, has developed a novel technique to help identify the remains of migrants who die crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.
Play this TV Story Air Date: Feb 13, 2007
Hear more from Chelsey Juarez, a UC Santa Cruz doctoral candidate in forensic anthropology, about the chemistry behind her technique to help identify the remains of migrants who die crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.
Play this TV Story Air Date: Feb 13, 2007
California's Lost Salmon/Beyond Bio-Fuels
- Tue, Nov 24 at 7:30PM, on KQED 9HD
- Wed, Nov 25 at 1:30AM, on KQED 9HD
Rocket to the Moon/Tracking Raindrops
- Thu, Nov 26 at 6:30AM, on KQED World
California's Lost Salmon/Beyond Bio-Fuels
- Sat, Nov 28 at 1:30PM, on KQED World
- Sat, Nov 28 at 7:00PM, on KQED World
- Sun, Nov 29 at 1:00AM, on KQED World
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