Listing of Television/Radio Stories

Iridescent green sweat bee
6:10

Spring may be in the air, but our pollinators may not be. The U.S. bee population has declined, especially in urban areas. In the San Francisco Bay Area, there's a new buzz to bring wild, native bees to the urban landscape.

Listen to this Radio Report Air Date: Mar 16 2007

California Academy of Sciences under construction
10:00

An explosion in green building is underway. Cleverly engineered libraries, office buildings, even public housing projects are popping up across the Bay Area, championed as much by landlords as by environmental groups.

Watch this TV Story Air Date: Mar 20 2007

Tule Elk
8:26

Tule Elk once dominated the Bay Area landscape, but after the Gold Rush they were hunted to near extinction. Now thanks to naturalists and inspired ranchers, they are making a comeback.

Watch this TV Story Air Date: Mar 20 2007

Zebra fish embryo
3:15

Cutting-edge microscopes at UC San Francisco are helping scientists create three-dimensional images of cells, and may help lead to new medical breakthroughs, including a treatment for Type 1 diabetes.

Watch this TV Story Air Date: Mar 20 2007

Flood Warning Sign on the American River
5:55

Global warming and seasonal storms are putting California's low-lying areas at risk. A new network of high-tech weather sensors is making the streams, tributaries and dams of the American River the country's most closely-monitored water system.

Listen to this Radio Report Air Date: Mar 23 2007

10:28

What's 100,000 times thinner than a strand of hair? A nanometer. Discover the nanotech boom in Berkeley, where researchers are working to unlock the potential of nanoscience to battle global warming and disease.

Watch this TV Story Air Date: Mar 27 2007

8:04

How do you prepare someone who is becoming blind? Quest follows seeing adults through their physical and psychological training as they learn to live without sight.

Watch this TV Story Air Date: Mar 27 2007

Moby Dick Whale Meat label
4:41

Though you may not believe it, the Bay Area was home to the last whale hunting fleet in the United States - only a generation ago. Quest investigates how Richmond, California was part of a historic moment, and what remains today.

Watch this TV Story Air Date: Mar 27 2007

Braille typewriter
4:05

The Orientation Center for the Blind, in Albany, educates adults who are becoming blind. How do you prepare someone for their journey into darkness? Meet 2 more students who are walking this path. Additional footage from our Journey into Darkness story.

Watch this TV Story Air Date: Mar 27 2007

6:10

An infamous stretch of Route 1 is on its way to becoming the site of California's first tunnel in 43 years. For those working on the project, it's an opportunity of a lifetime.

Listen to this Radio Report Air Date: Mar 30 2007

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

  • Sat, May 17 at 7:00PM, on KQED World
  • Sun, May 18 at 4:30AM, on KQED World
  • Sun, May 18 at 11:30AM, on KQED World
  • Sun, May 18 at 3:30PM, on KQED HD
  • Sun, May 18 at 6:30PM, on KQED World
  • Sun, May 18 at 11:30PM, on KQED Channel 9

QUEST is a TV, radio, web, and education series by KQED that explores science, environment and nature in Northern California.   » More

Email List

Keep up to date with our weekly QUEST e-newsletter: