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We're going to be making some exciting changes to this newsletter in the coming weeks. Starting September 6th, this newsletter will have a fresh look and feel, plus a new name! We'll still be bringing you the science coverage you know and love, just with more content from Deep Look, our show that gives audiences a front row seat to nature's tiny wildlife wonders. The refreshed newsletter will be called Nature Unseen and come from natureunseen@kqed.org, so be on the lookout. We can't wait to show you what we've been working on!

Hundreds of recycled plastic water bottles are piled up inside the Recology recycling facility on March 15, 2011, in San Francisco. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

UC Berkeley Chemists Can Now Vaporize Plastic Waste Into Molecular Building Blocks

The researchers’ new process could help recycle single-use bags, yogurt tubs and other challenging plastic materials into new products.

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A Chaunacops coloratus, commonly known as a sea toad, using its pectoral fins braced against both rock and sand. (Courtesy of Schmidt Ocean Institute)

Take a Look at New Species of Marine Life Discovered by Bay Area Scientists

Schmidt Ocean Institute scientists discovered twenty possible new species across ten seamounts, the first-ever recording of a rare squid, and thriving deep-sea coral reefs during an expedition to international waters of the Nazca Ridge, 900 miles off the coast of Chile.

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The wandering salamander (Aneides vagrans) uses its long, flexible tail and flexible toes to grab onto branches.

Deep Look: How Salamanders Skydive From the Tallest Trees in the World

When a hungry bird comes near them, wandering salamanders can jump off the tallest trees in the world, California’s coast redwoods, skydiving to a safe branch. Researchers decided to put them in a wind tunnel to investigate their daring moves in slow motion.

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An illustration of thick-walled arthroconidia and arthrospores from the fungus coccidioides immitis. This fungus is found in desert and semi-arid regions and is endemic to southwestern USA, Mexico and South America. C. immitis is the causative agent of coccidioidomycosis, also known as valley fever. (Kateryna Kon/SciencePhoto Library)

Valley Fever in California: Symptoms, Protecting Yourself and Why Cases Are Way Up

The fungal lung infection has historically been most common around the Central Valley — but that's now changed as cases have skyrocketed. Find out about symptoms, treatment and who is most at risk.

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Sun sets over the San Francisco Bay on May 15, 2024 in San Francisco. (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images)

What Is a 'Heat Island'? You Might Be Living Inside One in the Bay Area

As human-caused climate change intensifies, certain cities and neighborhoods — along with their residents — will experience heat more intensely than others.

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