| | The world saw the first image of a black hole Wednesday. The image shows a dark disc, some 55 million light years from Earth, outlined by emissions from swirling hot gas.
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| | | When it comes to allegations that the weedkiller Roundup causes cancer, the law is making up its mind faster than science. | | |
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| | | Porcupines may be adorable, but their quills are razor-sharp, designed to impale and next to impossible to remove. But it's not all bad news. Researchers are designing new surgical staples that mimic the quill's shape to better close wounds and speed up healing. | | |
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| | | The increasing size, cost and human toll of California wildfires are becoming a permanent part of life in the state. From housing to health, CALmatters provides a primer on the effects and possible solutions to this worsening situation. | | |
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| | | KQED has been nominated in two categories in the The Webby Awards! Deep Look for Best Video Series & Channels Science & Education and If Cities Could Dance for Best Social Video - Arts & Entertainment category. We're in some good company, and we'd love your vote before Thursday, April 18! | | |
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| An analysis finds more than 75 towns and cities with populations over 1,000 where, like Paradise, at least 90 percent of residents live within Cal Fire's "very high fire hazard severity zones." | | |
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