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By rushing heart attack victims to the operating table and opening their blocked arteries while their heart attacks are underway, doctors are now able to save 95% of those who make it to the hospital.
May 16, 2012
Cap-and-Trade and Your Electric Bill
State rebates could offset electrical sticker shock, finds a new study. Continue reading
May 15, 2012
A Visual Deep Dive into California’s Delta
Ambitious mapping & data effort accompanies KQED multimedia series. Continue reading
May 15, 2012
Study: Western Streams Resist Influence of a Warming Climate
Different streams show varied response. Continue reading
Biology | May 16, 2012
Making Women Partners in Breast Cancer Research
Posted by Liza Gross
Dr. Susan Love, breast cancer surgeon and women's health advocate, has long railed against cancer researchers' fixation on
treatments and cures. After spending more than $4 billion on breast cancer research, we still don't know what causes the disease
or how to prevent it. It's time to focus on looking for causes, she says. And she wants your help.
Blog | May 16, 2012
Try This at Home: The Chemistry of Fresh Cheese
Posted by Melissae Fellet
You can make cheese at home with some milk and a little bit of chemistry. Here's how.
Biology | May 15, 2012
Tomorrow’s Science Illustrators Step Up To the Plate
Posted by Danna Staaf
Science illustration began in a time when drawing was the only way to record the anatomy of a bird or the life stages of a
flower. But is illustration still useful today, when it seems every cell phone has an 8 MB camera with zoom, auto-focus and
image stabilization?
Biology | May 15, 2012
Your Videos on QUEST: Kip Evans
Posted by Amy Miller
Kip Evans is a natural history documentary filmmaker and photographer from Pacific Grove, California. This is an excerpt
of his short film, “Isla Holbox: Whale Shark Island."
Engineering | May 15, 2012
The Science of Riding a Bicycle
Posted by Gabriela Quirós
Their basic design hasn’t changed much, but scientists still don’t fully understand the forces that allow humans to balance
atop a bicycle. QUEST visits Davis – a city that loves its bicycles – to take a ride on a research bike and explore a collection
of antique bicycles.
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Fracking's Methane Trail: A Detective Story
Natural gas is a much cleaner-burning fuel than coal, so the gas boom going on around the country is often touted as a win for the environment. But no one really knows how much pollution is created by gas drilling. One scientist stumbled upon data that suggest the process may be dirtier than billed.
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CDC Cuts Lead-Poisoning Limit For Kids
The public health honchos agreed with an expert panel that recommended in January that anything greater than 5 micrograms per deciliter of blood for kids 5 and younger should be considered dangerous. That's half the current standard and represents the first reduction since 1991.
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What Killed Orca Victoria? Some Point To Naval Tests
The U.S. Navy is in the process of renewing its permits to conduct sonar and explosive tests off the coast of the Pacific Northwest. But the recent unexplained death of a young orca who washed ashore in February has thrown a wrench in the process. Experts say injuries to the whale may indicate she was exposed to an underwater explosion or sonar testing.
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Town's Effort To Link Fracking And Illness Falls Short
Many residents of Dish, Texas, blame the fracking operations that surround their tiny town for a host of health problems — from nosebleeds to cancer. The former mayor was so scared, he left town. But scientists who've studied Dish say there's not enough evidence to link natural gas operations to any illness.
