Listing of Television/Radio Stories

Some of the most passionate astronomers don't even need to leave their own backyards. QUEST meets the amateur stargazers in the Bay Area who are making important observations about the cosmos and inventing tools at home to do it.

Watch this TV Story Air Date: Apr 28 2008

What does our use of bottled water say about us? Take a look from the perspective of an anthropologist from the distant future.

Watch this TV Story Air Date: Apr 28 2008

For the past three years, the California Academy of Sciences, the oldest natural history museum in the West, has been housed in a temporary building in downtown San Francisco. Now the Academy is moving into a new, 400,000-square foot green building in Golden Gate Park. But when the residents are fish, penguins and millions of scientific specimens, moving in is no simple task.

Watch this TV Story Air Date: May 2 2008

Do other planets like Earth exist? To find out, a team of astronomers from the University of California is building a new telescope in the hills east of San Jose. QUEST finds out what the chances are that there are others like ours somewhere in the cosmos.

Watch this TV Story Air Date: May 5 2008

Around the world, frogs are declining at an alarming rate due to threats like pollution, disease and climate change. Frogs bridge the gap between water and land habitats, making them the first indicators of ecosystem changes. Meet the Bay Area researchers working to protect frogs across the state and across the world.

Watch this TV Story Air Date: May 5 2008

Think you know about frogs? Test your knowledge with our QUEST Quiz.

Watch this TV Story Air Date: May 5 2008

With gas prices rising, parking a headache, and a desire to reduce their carbon footprint, more and more San Franciscans are cycling. What are cities like San Francisco doing to help people who want to pedal rather than drive?

Listen to this Radio Report Air Date: May 9 2008

A growing number of children's advocates and political leaders are worried that our culture's disconnection from nature is harming kids. Concerns about the long-term consequences on children's physical and emotional well-being have spawned a national movement to "leave no child inside."

Watch this TV Story Air Date: May 12 2008

Bay Area engineer Ugo Conti has sailed the world, but has always suffered from seasickness. A queasy stomach became his motivation to design "Proteus" – a spider-like sea craft made for smoother sailing. And it may change the way people take to the high seas.

Watch this TV Story Air Date: May 12 2008