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How Music Helped Heal the Great Composers

A clinical psychiatrist has studied the biographies of many mentally unstable musical legends to...

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Why Climate Change Continues to Be a Tough Sell

Why do nearly half of Americans still doubt the science? Researchers who study the question weigh...

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There’s a Cancer-Causing Chemical in My Drinking Water. Will California Finally Regulate It?

The state water board considers setting a limit for a dangerous chemical affecting drinking water...

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When Scientists Failed Them, Parents Unlocked Genetics of Kids’ Disease

With no background in science, these parents were able to identify the gene causing their...

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Heat-Seeking Drones Could Reduce Fire Deaths

Attach a thermal imaging camera to a drone and you have a powerful fire-fighting tool that can...

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Why Renewable Energy Companies Aren’t So Scared of Trump

Trump's campaign rhetoric cast a dark cloud over solar and wind development -- but market forces...

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How Do You Know Which Medical Information on Wikipedia to Trust?

Medical professionals and students are working to improve Wikipedia entries on health and...

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In Vallejo, Proposed Cement Mill Divides a Community

Orcem California wants to turn the old flour mill in south Vallejo into a cement mill.

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How a Sound Guru Got From Synthesizers to the Music of Nature

Bernie Krause is widely known for his seminal work in the emerging field of natural soundscape...

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Let It Burn: The Forest Service Wants to Stop Putting Out Some Fires

Fires aren't all bad. Some fires help forests become healthier, but scientists say they're sorely...

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Desalination: Why Tapping Seawater Has Slowed to a Trickle in California

Even after six years of drought, tapping the sea for drinking water is proving to be a tough...

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Can Ecstasy Help Relieve the Epidemic of Social Anxiety Among Autistic People?

Daniel Au Valencia had always gotten the message she talked wrong, stood wrong, looked at people...

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Your Devices Are Probably Eroding Your Productivity. Here's Why.

UCSF neuroscientist Adam Gazzaley says our brains can't multitask, and when we try to force them...

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New Stem Cell Technology Could Make Life Easier for Kidney Disease Patients

California's stem cell agency is funding a clinical trial of a technology that relies on a...

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How Safe Is Safe Enough for a Self-Driving Car?

Self-driving cars are close enough to reality that federal regulators are sketching out policies...

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10 Years in, Has California's Climate Law Really Lowered Emissions?

Emissions are dropping, but it's hard to pin down who—or what—gets the credit.

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Lipedema: The Fat Disorder That Millions Have But No One Has Heard Of

Millions of women are suffering from a disease that poses as obesity. Most patients don’t know...

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When Doctors Dump Insurance for Subscription Model, Who Benefits?

Many primary care physicians have had enough of the traditional health care system, so they've...

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Can a New 'Vaccine' Stem the Frog Apocalypse?

A deadly fungus is devastating frogs, but California scientists are trying out an experimental...

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Toxic Muck: California’s Algae Problem Is Worse Than Ever

Algae toxins have spread beyond urban waterways to pristine mountain lakes and alpine streams.

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