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How Many Fish in the Sea? Genetic Testing Could Answer That

DNA testing, the same tech used in human health, could change the way biologists study the ocean.

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One Year After Napa Quake, Scientists Still Puzzled by Mysterious Fault

In the year since the deadly South Napa earthquake, geologists have been digging in - sometimes...

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Toxic Algae Is Killing Sea Lions, Shows No Sign of Diminishing

Scientists are studying the cause of a toxic algae bloom that stretches from the California coast...

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Possible Spoiler for El Niño: A 'Battle of the Blobs'

One climate scientist postulates that the high pressure behind freakishly warm northern waters...

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Millions of Americans Use Medical Devices That May Be Vulnerable to Hacking

The Food and Drug Administration last Friday advised U.S. medical facilities to stop using a pump...

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State Passes Historic Water Conservation Rules

The state-mandated water conservation "tiers" assigned to local water agencies don't tell the...

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Amid California’s Drought, Should Cemeteries Stay Green?

New drought restrictions are prompting cemetery managers to look at the water they use to keep...

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Alien Life Might Live in Our Own Solar System

NASA's top scientist says she thinks evidence of life beyond Earth will turn up in the next...

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Why Isn't Desalination the Answer to All California's Water Problems?

After four years of nowhere near enough rain, Californians are wondering where else to look for...

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A Candid Conversation With California's 'Water Czar'

The State Water Resources Control Board is California's top arbiter of water supply conflicts....

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Ancient Sinkhole Could Presage Mega-Tsunami for Hawaii

There's buried treasure here for tsunami hunters, but scarce funding may mean Hawaii remains...

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Does California Need More National Monuments?

Despite initial objections, most national monuments have withstood the test of time. We get some...

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Building a Better Bionic Arm by Teaching the Brain a New Signal

Even the best prosthetics today lack a natural sense that tells the brain where the body is in...

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'Ridiculous Ridge' May Be Back to Prolong California Drought

Scientists hope a stubborn high-pressure bubble over the West Coast isn't a replay of the last...

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Tiny Parasite Threatens Native Plants

A microscopic pathogen got into the roots of some native plants at a restoration project in...

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Future of Berryessa-Snow Mountain Lands in Limbo

Faced with a new Republican-led Congress, supporters of special protections for the area are...

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How Science Can Help Prevent a (Bad) Hangover

In the annals of medical research, you won’t find many studies on the common hangover. But one...

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Designing the Interstellar Doorbell (Or How to Talk to ET)

Humans have been sending messages into outer space for decades, hoping some intelligent...

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How California's Water Rights Make It Tough to Manage Drought

Here’s the thing: Water rights in California are based on who got there first. It’s as if you had...

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California Drought Boosts 'Cash for Grass' Programs

California homeowners are replacing Kentucky bluegrass with native species and other...

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