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What Exxon Knew and When They Knew It: Climate Science in S.F. Federal Court

San Francisco and Oakland sued oil companies, demanding they pay the costs of sea level rise. A federal judge heard the science Wednesday.

New Diabetes Monitors Require Fewer Pricks, Less Guessing

Continuous glucose monitors have been around for more than a decade, but reductions in cost and improvements in quality have enticed more patients and doctors to try them out.

Songbirds Have a Story To Tell About Climate Change

Scientists are listening in, to track how climate change is shifting migration patterns, possibly to the birds' peril.

How Ticks Dig In With a Mouth Full of Hooks

Why can't you just flick a tick? Because it attaches to you with a mouth covered in hooks, while it fattens up on your blood. For days. But don't worry – there is a way to pull it out. Our new Deep Look!

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Did the Moon Come From a Giant Space Donut?

A new explanation for the moon's origin is making the rounds: the moon may have formed inside the hot maelstrom of a young, freshly vaporized Earth following a cataclysmic walloping by another planet.

Those Reports That Astronaut Scott Kelly's DNA Changed — They're Wrong

After a slew of misleading news reports claiming that an astronaut's DNA changed, NASA clarified its statement.

Wonderfest – Is Anybody Out There?

The modern search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) is decades old. Why, so far, have we gotten no hint of cosmic companionship? Join SETI pioneer Dan Werthimer on Sunday, March 25, 7-9pm at HopMonk Tavern in Novato for a discussion about how new technologies are revolutionizing SETI.

Support for KQED Science is provided by the S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation, the Dirk and Charlene Kabcenell Foundation, the Vadasz Family Foundation, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, the Fuhs Family Foundation Fund and the members of KQED.