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The California Report | Apr 10, 2013
New Science Standards Call for More Hands-On Learning
New national science standards released Tuesday promise to shake up the way science is taught across a number of disciplines. Each state will decide on its own whether to adopt the standards that California helped to develop.
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The California Report | Apr 10, 2013
Strawberry Growers Struggle to Replace Methyl Bromide
After scientific research at UC Irvine tied certain chemicals to the loss of ozone in the earth's atmosphere, nearly 200 nations pledged to phase out their use with the signing of the Montreal Protocol. But in California, where the state's $2.3 billion strawberry industry has come to rely on the chemical methyl bromide, a new report by the state's Department of Pesticide Regulation suggests strawberry growers will be using it for years to come.
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MindShift | Apr 10, 2013
New Science Standards Aim to Relate Concepts to Students’ Lives
Flickr: Ganesha Isis A consortium of science and education organizations has released the first set of science standards since the original set prepared by the National Research Council and the American Association for Advancement in Science 15 years ago. The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) aim to incorporate the scientific community’s understanding of science as … Continue reading
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News Fix | Apr 09, 2013
Six-time Everest Climber Receives Citizenship
Kami Sherpa has climbed Mount Everest six times as a Nepalese mountain guide. On Tuesday, April 9, he received his United States citizenship after moving to California in 2007. (Sean Greene/KQED) A Nepalese man who summited Mount Everest six times … Continue reading
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News Fix | Apr 09, 2013
(Video) Ruling on Monterey fracking knocks regulators; Bill Advances in Senate
Update: A bill regulating fracking in California passed Tuesday in the state Senate's Natural Resources and Water Committee. Los Angeles County Democrat Fran Pavley’s measure requires drillers to apply for permits before they use pressurized water to extract oil from … Continue reading
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The California Report | Apr 09, 2013
Solar Co. to Crowd Fund $100M From Small Investors
A solar financing start-up from Oakland has started raising $100 million from small-time investors online. So far, the experiment is limited to California, but this could mark the beginning of large-scale crowd funding for business.
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MindShift | Apr 09, 2013
Allergic or Not? Middle School Students Design App That Tells You
Hampstead Academy students Responding to worries that school is not preparing students for the jobs of the future, there’s been a concerted effort lately to emphasize the importance of learning STEM subjects. President Obama made a pitch for STEM in his State of the Union address this year saying, “we’ll reward schools that develop new … Continue reading
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KQED News | Apr 08, 2013
Strong Winds Rip Through Bay Area
The winds toppled trees, knocked out power, closed streets and rattled houses throughout the region.
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KQED News | Apr 08, 2013
Vineyards Could Shrink 73 Percent by 2050
Winemaking in the Napa Valley could become more difficult as climate change pushes temperatures up, according to a new study.
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State of Health | Apr 08, 2013
Sex Information, Teens and Technology: YTHLive in San Francisco
In the olden days, teens and young adults who wanted accurate information about contraception or sexually transmitted diseases would perhaps find a trusted adult or sneak a book or perhaps rely on information (misinformation?) from peers. Not so much any more. Mobile apps and websites provide a range of options, and YTH.org (that's for youth, tech, health) is the focal point. Continue reading
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Quest | Apr 08, 2013
DNA Ancestry Tests: Simultaneously Powerful and Limited
Don’t count on mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) ancestry tests giving you a broad understanding of your own family history. They won’t.
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The California Report | Apr 05, 2013
De-Extinction
It's been 4500 years since herds of wooly mammoth roamed the earth, and passenger pigeons have been gone for a century. But if a group of biologists and genetic scientists is successful, they might just make a comeback. We report on a project to bring back extinct animals.
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Quest | Apr 05, 2013
Navy Training Raises New Concerns for Whales off California Coast
As the whale migration season reaches its peak, new concerns arise over naval training exercises off the California coast.
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News Fix | Apr 05, 2013
News Pix: Central Valley Farmers Flood Their Fields, Cal Women Head to Final Four and Berkeley's Outstanding Architecture
Terranova Ranch sits southeast of Fresno in the King's River basin, an area where farmers are pumping unsustainable volumes of water in dry years. At the other extreme, farms and communities here risk floods when rivers are pulsing with too … Continue reading
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Quest | Apr 05, 2013
Solar Maximum: Fizzle, or Finale Yet to Come?
Has the sun's predicted Solar Maximum in magnetic activity ended early and after a disappointing performance--or is it getting ready to delivery a spectacular finale and a double-peak Solarmax?
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Quest | Apr 05, 2013
Peregrine Falcon Chicks Hatch On Easter Sunday in San Jose
Peregrine falcon nest cameras in San Francisco and San Jose have been giving citizens the unique chance to watch these animals up-close since 2005.
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News Fix | Apr 05, 2013
Asking the Crowd to Help Tell the Story of San Francisco Bay
Through a unique history crowdsourcing project called “Year of the Bay,” the California Historical Society is hoping the public will help uncover the story behind many historical pictures of the San Francisco Bay.
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News Fix | Apr 04, 2013
Willits Tree-Sitter Resumes Highway Bypass Protest on the Ground
by Deborah Svoboda Warbler might be back on the ground, but she is continuing her hunger strike and says this fight is not over. Warbler lived in a tree for nine weeks (John Wagenet) California Highway Patrol officers on Tuesday … Continue reading
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Quest | Apr 04, 2013
A New "Rosetta Stone" Tropical Ice Core
The climate record from the Peruvian glacier Quelccaya is as near to perfect as we can get.
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State of Health | Apr 04, 2013
New Flu Strain in China: How Far Will It Spread?
It was four years ago this month that a new strain of flu virus was reported in Mexico and captured global attention. Ultimately, the World Health Organization declared it a pandemic. More than 18,000 people died in 2009 from the virus. Now, in China, global influenza experts are watching another novel virus, H7N9. So far, nine people are sick, and three are dead. As Helen Branswell at The Canadian Press (and self-described "flu freak") reports "those first three sick people and the genetic sequences of the flu viruses that infected them were enough to make the hairs on the backs of knowledgeable necks stand on end." Continue reading
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