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Climate Strike: One girl inspires millions around the world to ‘wake up’
"This is the time to wake up. This is the moment in history when we need to be wide awake." Read More
Flying Eye Hospital fights avoidable blindness around the world
"When you see a little child get their vision back, it grabs you by the heart." Read More
Chabot Space & Science Center celebrates first moonwalk 50th anniversary
Families have a chance Saturday in Oakland to celebrate the first moonwalk, according to organizers at the Chabot Space & Science Center. The celebration will start at 10 a.m....Read More
Missing Oakland scientist found dead in Greece
A scientist from Oakland was reportedly found dead Monday evening in Greece, the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics in Germany announced. Suzanne Eaton, a 59-year-old...Read More
New report finds strong growth for computer science jobs but inequity in training
Computer science jobs pay well, yet access to, enrollment and success in computer science courses in California schools varies by gender, race/ethnicity, income and geography, a new report said....Read More
New data, policy resource highlights Bay Area inequity
New data has been collected by three groups to help policymakers and community advocates craft solutions to inequality in the region, officials with the San Francisco Foundation said Wednesday....Read More
Sickly humpback whale finds food, protection in Alameda cove
A humpback whale that has been circling the waters near Alameda for a week appears to be unhealthy, a Marine Mammal Center spokesman said Monday. The Marin Headlands-based center...Read More
Terrain prevents scientists from reaching dead whale near Shelter Cove
A dead whale washed ashore at a beach in Pacifica Tuesday morning, but Marine Mammal Center scientists cannot study it until it moves somewhere more accessible, a center spokesman...Read More
Silicon Valley plays role in mission to sustain human presence on moon
As the 50th anniversary of the first human moon landing in July approaches, NASA scientists and engineers at the Ames Research Center in Mountain View are perfecting technology to...Read More
SF supes to grill Hunters Point cleanup firm
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors will grill executives from Tetra Tech, the firm accused of falsifying results from the $1 billion radiation cleanup at Hunters Point Naval Shipyard,...Read More
Canadian PM Trudeau meets with Gov. Brown
Celebrity politicians were the order of the day as Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met separately with California Gov. Jerry Brown and Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom in San Francisco...Read More
Stimulate your creativity and take a walk
Stanford researchers have found taking a stroll helps to stimulate creative thinking.Read More
Lyrid meteor shower to splash across our skies
f you missed last week’s “Blood Moon,” you have another chance at seeing a celestial event.Read More
SMART puts brakes on plan to fell rare redwood
In a virtual game of chicken between a train and a redwood tree, the train blinked.Read More
1 in 4 Americans unaware Earth circles the sun
A poll of 2,200 Americans showed one in four are unaware that our Earth orbits the sun.Read More
‘Buzzkill’ hormone blocks marijuana high
A naturally occurring hormone defends the brain against the high caused by marijuana.Read More
The Mission District is bad for your health
Hospitalization rates for COPD are six times higher in the Mission than in the Outer Mission.Read More
In the arctic, green is the new white
Scientists offered a grim polar weather forecast at the American Geophysical Union fall meeting in San Francisco.Read More