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February 06, 2012 The Bay Area's National Park Expands South
The addition of Rancho Corral de Tierra is historic, "the largest land acquisition for Golden Gate National Recreation Area pretty much since it began."
6 min
January 30, 2012 Surgeons Seek Kid-Sized Tools for the Operating Room
If you’ve ever spent time in Silicon Valley or among hi-tech entrepreneurs, you may have heard the term “Valley of Death.” It’s used to describe the huge gulf that can exist between coming up with a new idea, and getting a product to market. Well, this is a real problem in hospitals, too. Especially when it comes to kids.
6 min
January 23, 2012 California Pushes to Get Clean Cars on the Road
California officials are considering the toughest regulations in the country to promote sales of cars powered by batteries, hydrogen fuel cells or other technology that produces little or no air pollution. These kind of tough mandates have been tried before but they failed. So is this finally the right time for the clean car?
6 min
January 16, 2012 Six Bay Area Cities Play the Waiting Game
WThis month may be the moment of truth for six Bay Area communities. Each one is vying to be the new home of a high-profile national research center. But when it comes to development in the Bay Area, there are no easy answers.
6 min
January 09, 2012 Think Tiny: The Science of New Year's Resolutions
Want to keep a New Year's resolution? One Stanford professor says to give up on lofty goals. Instead, focus on tiny habits.
4 min
January 02, 2012 A Census for the Birds
Grab your binoculars and checklist! The annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count is under way. During the last two weeks of the year, from dawn to dusk volunteers spread out over 22,000 count areas, including Peru, Haiti, the U.S. and Canada. Their tally is used by scientists to understand changes in bird populations.
6 min
December 19, 2011 Biofuels Face a Reality Check
Despite the buzz around biofuels, the industry been slow to scale up. But Bay Area researchers are making breakthroughs that could move us one step closer to having our cars run on fuels from plants.
6 min
December 12, 2011 Can PTSD Nightmares Be Cured?
The hallmark of a healthy dream is its weirdness. PTSD dreams, in contrast, are like a broken record, the same, real-life event, played over and over again, in some patients, for decades.
6 min
December 05, 2011 Porpoises Return to San Francisco Bay
Harbor porpoises haven’t been seen in San Francisco Bay for more than 60 years. Now, they’re returning in growing numbers and researchers are working to understand why.
6 min
November 28, 2011 HIV: Searching For a Cure
As we approach World AIDS Day, QUEST's Andrea Kissack talks with one of the worlds top HIV/AIDS researchers about the progress in finding a cure.
6 min

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Ever wonder where the internet stops and IRL begins? Close All Tabs breaks down how digital culture shapes our world through thoughtful insights and irreverent humor. From internet trends to AI slop to the politics of memes, Close All Tabs covers it all.