The Latest Stories From KQED Science
| How a Repurposed Oakland Hotel Is Saving Lives and Easing Hospital ER Overcrowding | | With emergency departments across the nation facing a surge in homeless patients, OakDays in Oakland stands out. Its integration of medical services within permanent housing is a caring model that alleviates strain on overcrowded hospitals. | | |
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| How Californians With Lower Incomes Can Buy or Rent Electric Cars | | While zero-emission car sales made up a quarter of all new vehicles sold in California last year, the transition to clean cars is rolling out unequally across the state. | | |
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| UC Berkeley Launches Landmark Study: How Exactly Do Magic Mushrooms Alter the Brain? | | The psilocybin research, UC Berkeley’s first human study involving a Schedule 1 drug, comes amid mounting efforts to use psychedelics for medical purposes. | | |
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| Deep Look: Fly Metamorphosis is a Beautiful Nightmare | | Like the beloved butterfly, a house fly goes through an incredible metamorphosis. To make its grand entry into the world, it deploys a specialized, fluid-filled balloon on its head called the ptilinum (till-EYE-num) to break open its pupal casing—and free itself to buzz around your kitchen. | | |
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| See the Bay Area Winners of the 2024 Audubon Photography Awards | | American Kestrels and California Quails — these are just some of the amazing birdlife captured by wildlife photographers that won the Audubon Photography Awards this year. | | |
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