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An extremely close up photo of an orb weaver spider.

Is a Spider's Web a Part of Its Mind?

Orb weaver spiders build exquisite spiral webs not only to catch insects, but to extend their senses. Once they shrink-wrap their prey with silk, the nearly blind spiders can store them for later, and read their web's silky strands as a kind of memory map to guide them back.

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Butte county firefighters watch as flames tower over their truck during the Bear fire in Oroville, California on September 9, 2020.

To Prevent California Wildfires, We Need to Have Some Uncomfortable Conversations

California leaders could choose to take steps that would lower fire risk and lessen the destruction of wildfires. But for a lot of reasons, these steps are hard to even talk about.

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A view of the Marathon Petroleum Corp. refinery in Martinez.

Strong California Gas Demand Unlikely to Return, as Even Refineries Go Renewable

Drivers are snapping up electric and hybrid cars, and if that weren't enough to shatter the demand for gas, the governor has banned the internal combustion engine for new car sales, starting in 15 years.

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An orange sky filled with wildfire smoke hangs above hiking trails at the Limeridge Open Space in Concord, Calif., on Sept. 9, 2020.

Smoke From California’s Record Wildfires Is Its Own Disaster

Wildfire smoke has thickened the air for weeks, triggering a rash of respiratory infections and sending patients to the hospital with coughs and chest pains.

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A composite of multiple ultraviolet images of Venus captured by Japan's space agency, JAXA, combined by amateur image processor Damia Bouic.

Is There Life in the Clouds Above Venus?

What is phosphine and what does it mean for the search for extraterrestrial life? Chabot Space & Science Center's Benjamin Burress explains.

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Paramedics of the LAFD Station No. 9 board a women in the ambulance to go to a hospital on April 12, 2020, in downtown Los Angeles.

California's Deadly Spring Suggests COVID-19 Deaths Are Undercounted

The first five months of the COVID-19 pandemic in California rank among the deadliest in state history.

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California Moves to End Sales of New Gas-Powered Cars and Trucks

California will ban sales of new gasoline-powered passenger cars and trucks by 2035, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday, a move he says will cut greenhouse gas emissions by 35% in the state.

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FUNDING FOR KQED SCIENCE IS PROVIDED BY: The National Science Foundation, the Dirk and Charlene Kabcenell Foundation, the Vadasz Family Foundation, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Campaign 21 and the members of KQED.

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