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Smoke hangs in the air over a street in Geyserville California.
 
How to Protect Yourself From Wildfire Smoke
Air pollution from wildfire smoke can pose serious health risks for people residing in affected areas. Here are some key steps you can take to protect your lungs from drifting smoke.
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A screengrab of the Air Quality Index map of the Bay Area.
MAP: Here's Your Current Air Quality Report for the Bay Area
Check the air quality where you live.
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A building is engulfed in flames at a vineyard during the Kincade fire near Geyserville on Oct. 24, 2019.
What You Need to Know: Sonoma County's Kincade Fire
Visit here for the latest updates, a list of evacuations, emergency shelters and other useful information.
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White fungus emerges from a dead fruit fly's abdomen.
This Killer Fungus Turns Flies into Zombies
Something is growing inside that fly in your kitchen, and it kills only at dusk.
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Northern California's bull kelp forests have experienced massive declines since 2014.
Massive California Kelp Decline Linked to Ocean Heat, Voracious Sea Urchins
A new study links the underwater deforestation of Northern California's kelp canopy to a deadly combination of environmental factors, including an ocean heat wave and the swell of purple sea urchin populations.
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Bryan Brown of Stanford University.
Creating Pathways to Science for Students of Color
A combination of preconceptions, stereotypes and misunderstandings keeps many students from fulfilling their potential as scientists, a Stanford education professor asserts in a new book called 'Science in the City.'
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Exxon's Climate Fraud Trial Has Begun. Here's What You Need to Know
 
It's the first major climate change lawsuit against Big Oil to reach trial and the outcome could influence future cases.
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