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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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...
04:55
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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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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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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California Utilities and Solar Companies Battle Over Electricity Prices
Solar companies in California have long been able to tell homeowners they can save a lot of money...
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Designing California Cities for a Long-Term Drought
Scientists say it’s possible California’s drought may last a lot longer than a few years. No one...
06:52
Parched: California Wildlife Suffers in Drought
Birds, salmon and snakes depend on marshes and rivers for survival and migration, and to...
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Aging U.S. Icebreaker Fleet May Imperil Polar Science
The last of the Coast Guard's big icebreakers departs San Francisco Bay this week, a rare sight...
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'Bionic Eye' Allows Some Blind People to See Light
A California woman recently became the first person in the West to receive a new type of bionic...
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Drought-Stressed Crops May Be Better For You
Scientists in California's Central Valley are testing the nutrient content of fruits grown with...
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25 Years After the Loma Prieta Earthquake, Are We Safer?
Bay Area taxpayers have spent billions of dollars over the last quarter-century to make our...
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Do Wearables and Health Apps Belong in the Doctor’s Office?
Wearables and health apps made a multi-billion-dollar industry out of healthy peoples' desires to...
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How Big Data Is Changing Medicine
Used to be that medical researchers came up with a theory, recruited subjects, and gathered data,...
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