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Gene Therapy Was Boy's Best Hope to Stop Leukemia. And It Worked.

When chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant failed to cure thirteen-year-old Shaun Banagan's leukemia, his parents were out of options. Then they found out about a clinical trial at UCSF where doctors could turbo-charge immune cells to kill cancer. The latest from our Future of You blog.

Study: Climate Change Threatens Major Crops in California

An alarming new study warns that climate change in California could trigger national food insecurity.

Cancer-Causing Chemical Found in Some Santa Rosa Drinking Water

Some drinking water in Santa Rosa remains undrinkable months after the North Bay fires, and pressure is mounting on the city's water department to locate and control the cause.

California's Coastal Marshes Could Disappear by the End of the Century

New study indicates California's coastal marshes will be submerged under rising seas — but scientists say we still have time to act.

So ... Sometimes Fireflies Eat Other Fireflies

Most firefly flashes are pure romance, a sexy form of skywriting. But one variety copies the mating signals of others to lure them to their demise. Our new Deep Look!

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Will California's Water Wars Create A Constitutional Conundrum?

The water board's mission to make conservation a way of life in California is not without controversy.

Silicon Valley Billionaire Takes Case Over Public Beach Access to U.S. Supreme Court

The co-founder of Sun Microsystems argues he has the right to keep Martins Beach, in San Mateo County, private. The filing calls the case a 'textbook physical invasion of private property.'

Deep Look at the 2018 International Ocean Film Festival

Over 48 ocean-inspired films from around the world will be featured at the 15th Annual International Ocean Film Festival running March 8-11. Don't miss KQED's Deep Look short films about grunion and pelicans screening respectively at 4pm Saturday, March 10 and at 4pm Sunday, March 11. Tickets required.

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Support for KQED Science is provided by the S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation, the Dirk and Charlene Kabcenell Foundation, the Vadasz Family Foundation, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, the Fuhs Family Foundation Fund and the members of KQED.