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Web Extra: The Terr...
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15:30:00 05/18/11

"Terroir" is a French word that has historically been used to describe the geographical features such as climate, soil and topography that lend unique flavor chara...

Web Extra: The Terroir of Cheese

Added 05/18/11
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Web Extra: The Terroir of Cheese

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"Terroir" is a French word that has historically been used to describe the geographical features such as climate, soil and topography that lend unique flavor characteristics to a wine. Now this term is being applied to artisan cheese, underscoring the importance of location in the production of award-winning, handmade cheese. Watch this QUEST web extra to learn more about the role of terroir in artisan cheese.

Your Photos on QUES...
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15:30:00 05/18/11

Most nature photographers put their cameras away at night. Not Steven Christenson. As the co-founder of the very successful Bay Area Night Photography group, he gu...

Your Photos on QUEST: Steven Christenson

Added 05/18/11
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Your Photos on QUEST: Steven Christenson

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Most nature photographers put their cameras away at night. Not Steven Christenson. As the co-founder of the very successful Bay Area Night Photography group, he guides like-minded, low-light photographers to find interesting subjects after the sun goes down. Steven reveals his special process of photographing star trails for Your Photos on QUEST.

Bats In Our Midst
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15:30:00 05/11/11

QUEST ventures under a Central Valley bridge to count the bats that make it their home. The bridge is one of the most important roosting places for Mexican free-ta...

Bats In Our Midst

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Bats In Our Midst

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QUEST ventures under a Central Valley bridge to count the bats that make it their home. The bridge is one of the most important roosting places for Mexican free-tailed bats in the Central Valley, where this voracious insect-eating species protects the local crops from pests. Then meet two volunteers who take injured bats into their homes and nurse them to health.

Field Notes: Brian ...
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15:30:00 05/11/11

Entomologist Brian Fisher braves raging rivers, and dense tropical forests as he travels the world searching for new species of ants before they are lost to habita...

Field Notes: Brian Fisher in Madagascar

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Field Notes: Brian Fisher in Madagascar

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Entomologist Brian Fisher braves raging rivers, and dense tropical forests as he travels the world searching for new species of ants before they are lost to habitat destruction. Experience a slice of Fisher's life and work through video footage from his field work with ants in Madagascar.

Into the Deep with ...
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16:30:00 05/04/11

Thousands of northern elephant seals – some weighing up to 4,500 pounds – make an annual migration to breed each winter at Año Nuevo State Reserve, on the San Mate...

Into the Deep with Elephant Seals

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Into the Deep with Elephant Seals

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Thousands of northern elephant seals – some weighing up to 4,500 pounds – make an annual migration to breed each winter at Año Nuevo State Reserve, on the San Mateo County coast. Marine biologists are using high-tech tools to explore the secrets of these amazing creatures, which can hold their breath for an hour and dive a mile below the surface.

Searching for Life ...
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16:30:00 05/04/11

After multiple unmanned missions to Mars, we still don’t know if life has ever existed there. NASA scientists are hoping a new high-tech rover will help them solve...

Searching for Life on Mars

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Searching for Life on Mars

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After multiple unmanned missions to Mars, we still don’t know if life has ever existed there. NASA scientists are hoping a new high-tech rover will help them solve the mystery. The Mars Science Laboratory is scheduled for launch in late 2011 and will search for any evidence that the Red Planet was once capable of supporting life.

Your Videos on QUES...
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16:30:00 05/04/11

In his debut film, Life by the Tide, San Francisco filmmaker Joshua Cassidy takes an intimate look into the tide pools at the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve in Moss Bea...

Your Videos on QUEST: Joshua Cassidy

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Your Videos on QUEST: Joshua Cassidy

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In his debut film, Life by the Tide, San Francisco filmmaker Joshua Cassidy takes an intimate look into the tide pools at the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve in Moss Beach, CA. Your Videos on QUEST features an excerpt of Cassidy's film.

Science on the SPOT...
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16:30:00 04/13/11

One of the most beloved and iconic native species within the old growth redwood forests is the Pacific Banana Slug. QUEST goes on a hunt to find and introduce Ario...

Science on the SPOT: Banana Slugs Unpeeled

Added 04/13/11
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Science on the SPOT: Banana Slugs Unpeeled

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One of the most beloved and iconic native species within the old growth redwood forests is the Pacific Banana Slug. QUEST goes on a hunt to find and introduce Ariolomax dolichophallus, a bright yellow slug with a big personality.

Science on the SPOT...
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16:30:00 03/24/11

Since the Gold Rush days when prospectors baked loaves in their encampments, sourdough bread has been a beloved favorite of the Bay Area. But what is true sourdoug...

Science on the SPOT: Secrets of Sourdough

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Science on the SPOT: Secrets of Sourdough

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Since the Gold Rush days when prospectors baked loaves in their encampments, sourdough bread has been a beloved favorite of the Bay Area. But what is true sourdough bread? It's more than just the tangy flavor. Science on the SPOT visits with Maria Marco of UC Davis and baker Eduardo Morrell to learn more about the secret science of sourdough.

Science on the SPOT...
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16:30:00 03/09/11

One day each December, Bay Area mushroom lovers fan out and collect fungi of all shapes and colors. They then display their finds at the Mycological Society of San...

Science on the SPOT: Fungus Fair

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Science on the SPOT: Fungus Fair

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One day each December, Bay Area mushroom lovers fan out and collect fungi of all shapes and colors. They then display their finds at the Mycological Society of San Francisco’s annual Fungus Fair. QUEST tags along with fair organizer J.R. Blair and his San Francisco State University students as they collect mushrooms in San Francisco’s McLaren Park. Then we tour the fair in Berkeley to explore the Bay Area’s tasty, dangerous and weirdly wonderful fungi.

Science on the SPOT...
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16:30:00 02/23/11

Stanford geneticists Ghia Euskirchen and Barry Starr trek into the Santa Cruz Mountains to uncover the genetic mystery of the rare albino redwood trees. QUEST foll...

Science on the SPOT: Revisiting Albino Redwoods, Cracking the ...

Added 02/23/11
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Science on the SPOT: Revisiting Albino Redwoods, Cracking the Code

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Stanford geneticists Ghia Euskirchen and Barry Starr trek into the Santa Cruz Mountains to uncover the genetic mystery of the rare albino redwood trees. QUEST follows along as they seek to discover the root of the mutation. Taking both albino redwood and normal - or "wild type" - samples back to their lab, they will put them through the genetic ringer and for the first time sequence the complicated redwood genome.

Science on the SPOT...
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16:30:00 02/23/11

UC Santa Cruz plant biologist Jarmila Pitterman and her students are studying rare albino redwood trees in the Santa Cruz Mountains to better understand the inner ...

Science on the SPOT: Revisiting Albino Redwoods, Biological My...

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Science on the SPOT: Revisiting Albino Redwoods, Biological Mystery

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UC Santa Cruz plant biologist Jarmila Pitterman and her students are studying rare albino redwood trees in the Santa Cruz Mountains to better understand the inner workings of these unusual plants. By learning how albino redwoods survive, they may unlock some of the mysteries of how redwood trees live and how they will weather things such as disease, drought or climate change.

Science on the SPOT...
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16:30:00 02/09/11

QUEST meets the San Francisco Zoo’s resident Peregrine Falcon, "Bella." Not long ago Peregrine Falcons were perched at the edge of extinction. But through the work...

Science on the SPOT: Peregrine Falcons Up Close

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Science on the SPOT: Peregrine Falcons Up Close

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QUEST meets the San Francisco Zoo’s resident Peregrine Falcon, "Bella." Not long ago Peregrine Falcons were perched at the edge of extinction. But through the work of conservationists, they have rebounded and have been taken off the endangered species list. "This is a conservation success story." says Noelle Bidegainberry of the SF Zoo, "Our hope is that when people meet Bella they are inspired to take conservation into their own hands."

Science on the SPOT...
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16:30:00 01/26/11

Inspired in part by the open source movement, public spaces are emerging where people congregate to share ideas, make cool projects, teach, and brainstorm with col...

Science on the SPOT: Open Source Creativity - Hackerspaces

Added 01/26/11
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Science on the SPOT: Open Source Creativity - Hackerspaces

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Inspired in part by the open source movement, public spaces are emerging where people congregate to share ideas, make cool projects, teach, and brainstorm with collaborators on everything from coding to cooking. With no leaders, they have one rule: "Be excellent to each other." Take a tour of the hackerspace Noisebridge, located in the heart of San Francisco's Mission District, with co-founder Mitch Altman.

Science on the SPOT...
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16:30:00 01/19/11

QUEST explores how the San Francisco Botanical Garden is toiling to bring one of the city's rarest native plants, the Franciscana manzanita, back from the brink of...

Science on the SPOT: Restoring San Francisco's Lost Manzanita

Added 01/19/11
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Science on the SPOT: Restoring San Francisco's Lost Manzanita

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QUEST explores how the San Francisco Botanical Garden is toiling to bring one of the city's rarest native plants, the Franciscana manzanita, back from the brink of extinction.

Science on the SPOT...
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03:30:00 12/18/10

Forest ecologist Steve Sillett is leading a team of scientists as they climb and measure every branch of some of the last and tallest old growth redwoods in Califo...

Science on the SPOT: Measuring Redwood Giants

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Science on the SPOT: Measuring Redwood Giants

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Forest ecologist Steve Sillett is leading a team of scientists as they climb and measure every branch of some of the last and tallest old growth redwoods in California. Their goal is to learn how these ancient giants have historically responded to climatic shifts and to monitor how they are being impacted today by global warming.

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Web Extra: The Terroir of Cheese

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Web Extra: The Terroir of Cheese
05/18/11

"Terroir" is a French word that has historically been used to describe the geographical features such as climate, soil and topography that lend unique flavor characteristics to a wine. Now this term is being applied to artisan cheese, underscoring the importance of location in the production of award-winning, handmade cheese. Watch this QUEST web extra to learn more about the role of terroir in artisan cheese.