Ranked #1
What Exxon Knew and When They Knew It: Climate Science in S.F. Federal Court
What Exxon Knew and When They Knew It: Climate Science in S.F. Federal Court
It’s not a trial, nor is it quite a debate, but what’s happening Wednesday in Judge William Alsup’s federal courtroom is... Read more
19 Mar 2018
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Ranked #2
‘Increasingly Unavailable and Unaffordable’: Home Insurance Threatened Amid Wildfire Crisis
‘Increasingly Unavailable and Unaffordable’: Home Insurance Threatened Amid Wildfire Crisis
David Bevacqua never had trouble insuring a home in California, but he was in for a rude surprise after recently buying ... Read more
11 Jun 2019
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Ranked #3
Why California’s Best Strategy Against Wildfire Is Hardly Ever Used
Why California’s Best Strategy Against Wildfire Is Hardly Ever Used
With climate change, wildfires threaten disaster and chaos in more California communities, more often. But experts say i... Read more
16 Jul 2018
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Ranked #4
California Has Farmers Growing Weeds. Why? To Capture Carbon
California Has Farmers Growing Weeds. Why? To Capture Carbon
California’s climate change efforts can be spotted all over the Bay Area in the growing number of electric cars and sola... Read more
22 Apr 2019
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Ranked #5
A Glimpse Into the Future of Northern California Plant Life
A Glimpse Into the Future of Northern California Plant Life
Imagine what a Northern California garden might look like 100 years from now as temperatures keep rising. Where lush gra... Read more
17 Aug 2018
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Ranked #6
Time’s Up on Groundwater Plans: One of the Most Important New California Water Laws in 50 Years Explained
Time’s Up on Groundwater Plans: One of the Most Important New California Water Laws in 50 Years Explained
Much of California’s water supply is a hidden asset: Deep below the surface, rocks, gravel and sand store water like a s... Read more
20 Jan 2020
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Ranked #7
Coronavirus: If You’re Infected, All Your Close Contacts Have to Be Tracked Down. Here’s How That Works
Coronavirus: If You’re Infected, All Your Close Contacts Have to Be Tracked Down. Here’s How That Works
As outbreaks of the new coronavirus dominate the headlines, an army of disease researchers and public health officials h... Read more
9 Mar 2020
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Ranked #8
The Great Era of California Dam Building May Be Over. Here’s What’s Next
The Great Era of California Dam Building May Be Over. Here’s What’s Next
For a century, California has harnessed its water with concrete, building dams and reservoirs on an epic scale. Now, as ... Read more
23 Jul 2018
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Ranked #9
Something Else Adding Fuel to California’s Fire Season: Warmer Nights
Something Else Adding Fuel to California’s Fire Season: Warmer Nights
It will most likely be weeks before the County Fire west of Sacramento is completely extinguished. By Friday it had cons... Read more
9 Jul 2018
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Ranked #10
Shasta Dam Project Sets Up Another Trump-California Showdown
Shasta Dam Project Sets Up Another Trump-California Showdown
Update May 14: A little more than three months after this story first appeared, the State of California and more than a ... Read more
28 Jan 2019
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Ranked #11
Spring Forward, Fall Back, or Neither: Why Changing Our Clocks Might Fade Into History
Spring Forward, Fall Back, or Neither: Why Changing Our Clocks Might Fade Into History
On November 6, Californians will weigh in on whether they want to continue changing their clocks twice a year. Propositi... Read more
22 Oct 2018
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Ranked #12
Pluto’s Got a Heart! Sure, It’s an Icy Plain of Nitrogen, But Still …
Pluto’s Got a Heart! Sure, It’s an Icy Plain of Nitrogen, But Still …
One of the most stunning discoveries of the 2015 New Horizons flyby mission to Pluto was a big, heart-shaped region full... Read more
14 Feb 2020
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Ranked #13
Smoke-Chasers Help Predict Wildfire Behavior
Smoke-Chasers Help Predict Wildfire Behavior
One thing that stands out in this already-staggering fire season is the repeated accounts of bizarre fire behavior that ... Read more
1 Aug 2018
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Ranked #14
Breathing Fire: California’s Central Valley Bears the Brunt of Harmful Wildfire Smoke
Breathing Fire: California’s Central Valley Bears the Brunt of Harmful Wildfire Smoke
Worsening wildfires linked to the weather, climate change and forest management policies are causing unprecedented smoke... Read more
15 Aug 2018
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Ranked #15
Outlook Grim But Not Hopeless as Climate Summit Convenes in San Francisco
Outlook Grim But Not Hopeless as Climate Summit Convenes in San Francisco
This week corporate and civic leaders from around the world will gather in San Francisco for the Global Climate Action S... Read more
10 Sep 2018
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Ranked #16
So, It’s New Year’s Eve … Can You Prevent That Hangover?
So, It’s New Year’s Eve … Can You Prevent That Hangover?
Adam Rogers is a Senior Correspondent for Wired and the author of “Proof: The Science of Booze.” He recently sat down wi... Read more
31 Dec 2018
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Ranked #17
Oakland Zoo Makes Room for Big Predators. But Is it Enough?
Oakland Zoo Makes Room for Big Predators. But Is it Enough?
On a sunny, crisp day in April, LeRoy Little Bear and a dozen other tribal members from the Blackfeet Nation sang and da... Read more
2 Jul 2018
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Ranked #18
Let’s Talk Thor’s Hammer and Wakanda … Sciencewise
Let’s Talk Thor’s Hammer and Wakanda … Sciencewise
The season of summer blockbusters is in full swing. From the rollicking space adventure of “Solo,” to the universe-spann... Read more
11 Jun 2018
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Ranked #19
What You Need to Know About the Food Dye in Holiday Treats
What You Need to Know About the Food Dye in Holiday Treats
Unlike most kids, Alex Bevans scrutinizes the ingredient list before he eats anything. In the candy aisle of a grocery s... Read more
2 Dec 2019
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