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Anna Maria Barry-Jester/Kaiser Health NewsTulare County officials hope the region will soon be a testing ground for a new generation of technology in a centuries-old war: Human vs. Mosquito. -
We're very excited to announce that we have shared another adaptation of this series with Science Friday, the national radio show produced by WNYC…
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When wildfires burn in our national parks, we naturally worry about the forest. But what about the photographs, maps and documents that tell the stories… -
In the early days of the Creek Fire, photographs went viral ofwhat looked like a mushroom cloud billowing into the atmosphere over the blaze. It’s no…
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The following excerpt is adapted from a segment about the fungal disease valley fever from the April 24, 2020 episode of the WNYC Studios show Science…
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Earthquakes have likely been on many Californians’ minds recently, ever since two big quakes focused in the rural Mojave Desert jolted California over…
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Thirty years ago, a BBC program called Tomorrow’s World captivated viewers with a seemingly simple demonstration: A blowtorch pointed directly at an egg.…
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Pacific Gas and Electric, the primary utility provider in the Central Valley, filed for bankruptcy last month leaving questions about what this means for…
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When you think of Instagram celebrities, the Kardashians and performers like Beyonce probably come to mind. But with the Instagram handle @PhysicsFun, one…
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In a small section of Kern County, outside the city of Bakersfield, a dirt ridge rises above the farmland. It’s home to a couple of cell towers, an…
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Here in North America, Switzerland may be known for snowy mountain tops, raclette cheese, and yodeling. But the landlocked, Central European country is…
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It wasn’t long after the invention of the internet that scientists discovered the potential for using computing power as a citizen science tool. One of…
