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Hetch Hetchy Aquedu...
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16:30:00 11/09/11

The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission is hard at work on a $4.6 billion, decade-long construction project to overhaul the Hetch Hetchy water system, which ...

Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct: Big Fixes for Big Quakes

Added 11/09/11
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Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct: Big Fixes for Big Quakes

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The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission is hard at work on a $4.6 billion, decade-long construction project to overhaul the Hetch Hetchy water system, which delivers water from the Hetch Hetchy reservoir in Yosemite National Park and five local reservoirs to 2.5 million residents in the Bay Area.

The Night Sky: Past...
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16:30:00 11/09/11

For over one hundred and fifty years, scientists have captured images of celestial objects scattered across the night sky. The Pisgah Astronomical Research Institu...

The Night Sky: Past and Present

Added 11/09/11
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The Night Sky: Past and Present

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For over one hundred and fifty years, scientists have captured images of celestial objects scattered across the night sky. The Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute in North Carolina is attempting to save those historical records before they vanish into a black hole.

Your Photos on QUES...
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16:30:00 11/09/11

Mike Forsberg, a nationally renowned photographer, conservationist, and author from Nebraska, spent four years traveling 100,000 miles across the Great Plains—from...

Your Photos on QUEST: Mike Forsberg

Added 11/09/11
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Your Photos on QUEST: Mike Forsberg

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Mike Forsberg, a nationally renowned photographer, conservationist, and author from Nebraska, spent four years traveling 100,000 miles across the Great Plains—from North Dakota to Texas—to create a portrait of under-appreciated species and habitats of what many consider "flyover country."

Asian Carp: Threat ...
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16:30:00 11/02/11

The invasive Asian carp has wreaked havoc in the Mississippi River system. The voracious plankton eaters have out-competed native fish and have become the dominant...

Asian Carp: Threat to Great Lakes

Added 11/02/11
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Asian Carp: Threat to Great Lakes

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The invasive Asian carp has wreaked havoc in the Mississippi River system. The voracious plankton eaters have out-competed native fish and have become the dominant species in many locations. If the carp reach the Great Lakes, they pose a threat to its $7 billion fishery, so a battle against them is taking place on many fronts.

Cool Critters: Lake...
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16:30:00 11/02/11

Within and along the waters of Lake Erie (one of the five Great Lakes), there is a daily struggle for survival between natives and unwelcomed invasive species.

Cool Critters: Lake Erie Water Snake

Added 11/02/11
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Cool Critters: Lake Erie Water Snake

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Within and along the waters of Lake Erie (one of the five Great Lakes), there is a daily struggle for survival between natives and unwelcomed invasive species.

Science on the SPOT...
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16:30:00 10/27/11

The art and science of salt glaze pottery requires skills and techniques acquired over generations of trial and error. Ben Owen III combines his family’s experient...

Science on the SPOT: The Science of Salt Glaze Pottery

Added 10/27/11
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Science on the SPOT: The Science of Salt Glaze Pottery

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The art and science of salt glaze pottery requires skills and techniques acquired over generations of trial and error. Ben Owen III combines his family’s experiential knowledge of ceramics and additional scientific knowledge to create and improve his unique works of art.

One Fish Two Fish: ...
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16:30:00 09/28/11

QUEST takes to the high seas with researcher Dirk Rosen to study the underwater world off the California coast. In recent years, the state has established a networ...

One Fish Two Fish: Monitoring Marine Protected Areas

Added 09/28/11
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One Fish Two Fish: Monitoring Marine Protected Areas

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QUEST takes to the high seas with researcher Dirk Rosen to study the underwater world off the California coast. In recent years, the state has established a network of marine protected areas to help fragile habitats and struggling fish populations bounce back. But are they working?

QUEST Lab: Engineer...
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16:30:00 09/28/11

In a dark lab at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, engineers and mathematicians are developing new burners and studying different flames in hopes of better un...

QUEST Lab: Engineering Fire

Added 09/28/11
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QUEST Lab: Engineering Fire

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In a dark lab at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, engineers and mathematicians are developing new burners and studying different flames in hopes of better understanding the power of fire and how to make the most efficient flame possible.

Induced Seismicity:...
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16:30:00 09/21/11

In California, more renewable energy comes from geothermal energy than solar and wind, combined. Today, a new technology known as Enhanced Geothermal Systems has t...

Induced Seismicity: Man-Made Earthquakes

Added 09/21/11
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Induced Seismicity: Man-Made Earthquakes

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In California, more renewable energy comes from geothermal energy than solar and wind, combined. Today, a new technology known as Enhanced Geothermal Systems has the potential to extract even more heat and consequently energy to power steam turbines, but it's not without challenges.

Megathrust Earthquakes
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16:30:00 09/21/11

Experts warn that an offshore quake powerful enough to kill thousands and discharge a tsunami could hit the West Coast anytime. QUEST Northwest talks with geologis...

Megathrust Earthquakes

Added 09/21/11
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Megathrust Earthquakes

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Experts warn that an offshore quake powerful enough to kill thousands and discharge a tsunami could hit the West Coast anytime. QUEST Northwest talks with geologists and seismologists about cutting edge research in earthquake prediction, and what it would look like if the next "Big One" hits close to home.

QUEST Lab: The Shak...
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16:30:00 09/21/11

Khalid Mosalam and his colleagues at the Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center's Shaking Table Laboratory are helping to make communities safer in an eart...

QUEST Lab: The Shaking Table at UC Berkeley

Added 09/21/11
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QUEST Lab: The Shaking Table at UC Berkeley

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Khalid Mosalam and his colleagues at the Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center's Shaking Table Laboratory are helping to make communities safer in an earthquake.

Airborne Wind Energy
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16:30:00 09/14/11

Looking up at the jet stream, Ken Caldera, a climate scientist from the Carnegie Institution of Global Ecology at Stanford University says, "We find that there’s m...

Airborne Wind Energy

Added 09/14/11
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Airborne Wind Energy

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Looking up at the jet stream, Ken Caldera, a climate scientist from the Carnegie Institution of Global Ecology at Stanford University says, "We find that there’s more than 100 times the power necessary to power civilization in these high altitude winds."

Your Videos on QUES...
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16:30:00 09/14/11

"Ocean Babies on Acid" focuses on an experiment that Stephen Palumbi and UC Davis marine biologist Eric Sanford are doing to study the effects of ocean acidificati...

Your Videos on QUEST: Dan Griffin of GG Films

Added 09/14/11
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Your Videos on QUEST: Dan Griffin of GG Films

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"Ocean Babies on Acid" focuses on an experiment that Stephen Palumbi and UC Davis marine biologist Eric Sanford are doing to study the effects of ocean acidification on sea urchin larvae off the California and Oregon coasts.

Your Photos on QUES...
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16:30:00 09/07/11

Scotts Valley photographer Bryant Austin swims eye-to-eye with the world's largest animals in order to bring attention to the plight of these intelligent ocean den...

Your Photos on QUEST: Bryant Austin

Added 09/07/11
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Your Photos on QUEST: Bryant Austin

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Scotts Valley photographer Bryant Austin swims eye-to-eye with the world's largest animals in order to bring attention to the plight of these intelligent ocean denizens.

Sidelined: Sports C...
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16:30:00 09/07/11

Studying the effects of a concussion at its source, inside the brain, is no easy feat. Says Dr. Geoffrey Manley, Chief of Neurosurgery at San Francisco General Hos...

Sidelined: Sports Concussions

Added 09/07/11
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Sidelined: Sports Concussions

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Studying the effects of a concussion at its source, inside the brain, is no easy feat. Says Dr. Geoffrey Manley, Chief of Neurosurgery at San Francisco General Hospital, "What we’re dealing with is one of the most complicated injuries in the most complicated organ in the body."

Science on the SPOT...
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16:30:00 09/06/11

How does San Francisco’s 600 tons of compostable waste become a nutrient-rich material that improves the quality of our local wines? Agronomist Bob Shaffer, Northe...

Science on the SPOT: Dark Matter: Inside the Compost Cycle

Added 09/06/11
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Science on the SPOT: Dark Matter: Inside the Compost Cycle

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How does San Francisco’s 600 tons of compostable waste become a nutrient-rich material that improves the quality of our local wines? Agronomist Bob Shaffer, Northern California's "compost guy," takes QUEST into the composting process.

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Geothermal Heats Up

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Geothermal Heats Up
11/19/08

Solar and wind power may get the headlines when it comes to renewable energy. But another type of clean power is heating up in the hills just north of Sonoma wine country. Geothermal power uses heat from deep inside the Earth to generate electricity. The Geysers, the world's largest power-producing geothermal field, has been providing electricity for roughly 850,000 Northern California households, and is set to expand even further.