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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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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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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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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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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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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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