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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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California Startup Saves Companies Millions and Combats Climate Change
Sunnyvale resident Mark Chung came home from vacation to a huge energy bill. Figuring out what...
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Scientists and Fishermen Scramble to Save Northern California's Kelp Forests
California fishermen and marine biologists are working to revive the coast's disappearing kelp...
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Winter Rains Leave Forests Flush With Fungi
Mushrooms foragers are harvesting buckets of fungi from wet forests, but its not just wild...
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Moon Travel Must: Have a Big Checkbook
SETI Astronomer Seth Shostak says privatized space tourism, like SpaceX's moonshot for...
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These California Ranchers Welcome Trump’s Policies … Here’s Why
The plight of ranchers in Tehama County points to the heart of the political divide.
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New Coastal Commission Director Plans to Fight the Trump Administration
The California Coastal Commission's new Executive Director pledges to protect the state's...
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Nature Provides Its Own Flood Control. Time to Use It?
A new approach to flood control favors restoring natural floodplains along rivers whose aging...
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