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The USGS National Wildlife Health Center investigates animal die-offs and threats to endangered species at its headquarters in Madison, Wisconsin.
Feb 03, 2012
The Unequal Effects of Climate Change
Poor, urban and minority residents are most at risk for health problems linked to climate change, according to a new analysis of Los Angeles and Fresno counties. Continue reading
Feb 02, 2012
Insurance Industry Awakening to Climate Risks
California will require all major insurers to survey and report climate risks. Continue reading
Feb 01, 2012
Snow Survey May Portend a Dry 2013
Skimpy Sierra snowpack may take a while to show up in water supplies. Continue reading
Blog | Feb 03, 2012
Life with the Leaf: 5 Tips to Beat Range Anxiety
Posted by Andrea Kissack
Five tips for easing range anxiety while driving an electric car.
Environment | Feb 03, 2012
Montara Residents Now Have GGNRA for a Neighbor
Posted by Amy Standen
The addition of Rancho Corral de Tierra is historic, "the largest land acquisition for Golden Gate National Recreation
Area pretty much since it began."
Geology | Feb 02, 2012
Geological Outings Around the Bay: Napa Glass Mountain
Posted by Andrew Alden
A Napa Valley roadcut was once a strategic resource center for the local inhabitants. Today it still draws visitors seeking
out that resource: obsidian.
Chemistry | Feb 01, 2012
Smitten Ice Cream: Old Fashioned Ice Cream in Sixty Seconds
Posted by Cat
When I have guests visiting, I make sure that one of the local stops is Smitten. The ice cream is made to order only using
the freshest local ingredients and it is frozen within 60 seconds using liquid nitrogen.
Engineering | Jan 27, 2012
Surgeons Seek Kid-Sized Tools for the Operating Room
Posted by Amy Standen
If you’ve ever spent time in Silicon Valley or among hi-tech entrepreneurs, you may have heard the term “Valley of Death.”
It’s used to describe the huge gulf that can exist between coming up with a new idea, and getting a product to market. Well,
this is a real problem in hospitals, too. Especially when it comes to kids.
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New USDA Map May Mean Earlier Planting In North
A new map from the USDA has some northern gardeners hoping to grow plants that used to be considered too fragile for cold weather zones. The hardiness zone chart is about a half zone warmer than the last one issued in 1990. The USDA says the changes are not due to global warming, but to more sophisticated mapping methods. Seed sellers and buyers say that, whatever the reason, the warmer temperatures expand possibilities for planting this spring.
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'Arctic Oscilliation' Behind Season's Mixed Winter Weather
For snow fans in the contiguous US, this winter has left much to be desired. The warm and mild season in the lower 48 and the wild snow dumps and cold weather up north in Alaska can be blamed largely on a weather pattern called "arctic oscillation." Audie Cornish gets an explanation of the weather phenomenon from meteorologist Jeffrey Masters.
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Drone Technology Reaches New Heights
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are replacing boots on the ground in some wars. Commercially, UAVs are being used for things like crop-dusting and flood mapping. Experts discuss advances in drone technology and how to address legal and privacy concerns that stem from their use.
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Addicts' Brains May Be Wired At Birth For Less Self-Control
A study of cocaine addicts finds that they have abnormalities in areas of the brain involved in self-control. And these abnormalities appear to predate any drug abuse.
