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Kittens are born with their eyes sealed shut and their ears folded up. Their brains aren’t developed enough to use those senses. Their ears and eyes open up when kittens are seven to 10 days old. Photo by Gabriela Quirós/KQED

Science Dec 20

If you’re adopting pets this holiday, keep kittens in mind

By Gabriela Quirós, KQED Science

Science Jul 28

California wildfires are breaking the rules by burning downhill fast

Because of the dangers of fighting a fire burning up a hill, crews working in hilly terrain take advantage of the opposite effect, anchoring firefighting operations on the downhill side of a fire and using the slope as a buffer…

By Allie Weill, KQED Science

Science Jul 22

A sea urchin army is mowing down California’s kelp forests — but why?

These oceanic forests are currently under siege from a potent mix of climate anomalies, disease, and predation that have led to declines in kelp forests not seen in decades.

By Amanda Heidt, KQED Science

Science Jul 15

California cap-and-trade is working — for other states

A new report indicates California's much-heralded carbon trading program may actually be harming the neighborhoods it was designed to protect.

By Amel Ahmed, KQED

Health Jun 17

Will San Francisco’s ban on flavored tobacco spark a national trend?

Despite a multimillion dollar campaign by tobacco giant R.J. Reynolds, San Francisco will soon implement the most comprehensive restrictions on e-cigarettes in the country. The move is already sparking other cities to follow.

By Lesley McClurg, KQED Science

Feb 25

To lose weight, focus on what you eat, not how much: study

By Lesley McClurg, KQED Science

Counting calories obsessively is not the key to trimming your waistline, according to a new study.

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Feb 18

From drugged oysters to birds full of plastic, oceans are feeling the burden of pollution

By Danielle Venton, KQED

Scientists are finding a growing presence of pharmaceuticals, small pieces of plastic and household chemicals in the bodies of Pacific razor clams, Pacific oysters and remote seabirds.

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