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See Super Blooms Transform California Landscape via Satellite
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Now that the sun is finally shining on California, the state's flora is in full bloom - super bloom, that is. Platoons of poppy enthusiasts and smartphone-wielding Instagrammers have flocked to deserts, mountains and meadows to experience the kaleidoscope of colors (and pollen) for themselves. Here's what they look like from space via satellite.
 
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'Extinction Vortex' Threatens Southern California Mountain Lions
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The situation is dire but not hopeless for some of SoCal's remaining cougars.
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Farmers Are Supposed to Consider Safer Alternatives to Toxic Pesticides. UCLA Report Says That's Not Working Out Well
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Counties in California bear a lot of responsibility for watchdogging pesticides, but a new report suggests they're not getting the guidance they need from the state, and that could make people less safe.
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Once Again in Redwood City, a Battle Brews Over Cargill's Land
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Wetlands or housing? A decision from the Trump administration could breathe new life into a Bay Area battle over one of the biggest plans for bayside development in a generation.
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Stanford Aims to Make Artificial Intelligence More Human
AI has managed to tangle itself in a pile of ethical problems: job disruption, security, racial discrimination. Stanford is betting it can make a better AI by using human values as the lodestar.
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Where to See a 'Super Bloom' in the Bay Area
Forget the SoCal super bloom crowds (and traffic), and visit these four colorful floral spots right here in the Bay.
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NightLife Spotlight: Women in Science
Join local scientists from the Academy of Sciences, UC Berkeley, Stanford, and UCSF to discuss what it's like to be a woman in science. Shannon Bennett, Chief of Science, will moderate a panel of experts. Thursday, March 28, 6:00PM at the California Academy of Sciences. 21+ with ID.
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