Listing of Television/Radio Stories

5:45

Consumer appetite for salmon is booming at a time when the supply is about to dry up. With an impending year-long fishing ban in place, prices for wild salmon -- that is, salmon caught in the ocean off California and Oregon -- are expected to skyrocket. What are the alternatives for shoppers?

Listen to this Radio Report Air Date: Mar 27 2008

10:02

QUEST SEASON PREMIERE. A mysterious sea creature up to 7 feet long, with 10 arms, a sharp beak and a ravenous appetite, has invaded ocean waters off Northern California. Marine biologists are working to discover why they've headed up from South America.

Watch this TV Story Air Date: Apr 1 2008

11:01

Is anyone out there? For over 40 years scientists have been searching for extraterrestrial intelligence, but they've found nothing. Now the new Allen Telescope Array, a string of 350 radio telescopes, is being built 300 miles north of San Francisco and is breathing new life into the search.

Watch this TV Story Air Date: Apr 1 2008

18:52

Web Extra: Part II of our complete November 2007 interview with astronomer Dr. Jill Tarter of SETI Institute on site at the Allen Telescope Array in Hat Creek, CA.

Watch this TV Story Air Date: Apr 1 2008

16:32

Web Extra: Part I of our complete November 2007 interview with astronomer Dr. Jill Tarter of SETI Institute on site at the Allen Telescope Array in Hat Creek, CA.

Watch this TV Story Air Date: Apr 1 2008

18:55

It looks like frozen smoke. And it's the lightest solid material on the planet. Aerogel insulates space suits, makes tennis rackets stronger and could be used one day to clean up oil spills.

Watch this TV Story Air Date: Apr 1 2008

5:45

Buildings, concrete, asphalt, tar roof tops and industry have caused cities to reach higher temperatures than surrounding rural areas. Now, green-minded architects are taking cooler approaches to their designs.

Listen to this Radio Report Air Date: Apr 4 2008

5:45

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.

Listen to this Radio Report Air Date: Apr 4 2008

2:13

Do sharks live in San Francisco Bay? QUEST heads out on a shark-tagging expedition to unlock the secrets of some of the bay's biggest and least known predators.

Watch this TV Story Air Date: Apr 8 2008

10:00

For years there's been buzz – both positive and negative – about generating ethanol fuel from corn. But thanks to recent developments, the Bay Area is rapidly becoming a world center for the next generation of green fuel alternatives. Meet the scientists investigating the newest methods for converting what we grow into what makes us go.

Watch this TV Story Air Date: Apr 8 2008

QUEST Schedule

  • QUEST TV:

    Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. on KQED 9 and KQED HD, Comcast 709.
  • QUEST Radio:

    Mondays at 6:30 a.m. & 8:30 a.m. on KQED FM 88.5 and KQEI FM 89.3.
  • Nature-Deficit Disorder/ Ugo Conti's Spider Boat

  • Fri, May 16 at 8:00PM, on KQED HD
  • Fri, May 16 at 11:00PM, on KQED HD
  • Sat, May 17 at 6:30AM, on KQED Channel 9
  • Sat, May 17 at 6:30AM, on KQED HD
  • Disappearing Frogs/ Planet Hunters

  • Sat, May 17 at 1:00PM, on KQED World
  • Nature-Deficit Disorder/ Ugo Conti's Spider Boat

  • Sat, May 17 at 4:30PM, on KQED HD

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