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Airborne Wind Energy Sep 14, 2011

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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 QUEST: Dan Griffin of GG Films Sep 14, 2011

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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 QUEST: Bryant Austin Sep 07, 2011

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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 Concussions Sep 07, 2011

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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: Dark Matter: Inside the Compost Cycle Sep 06, 2011

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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.

Science on the SPOT: Salt Creek Tiger Beetles Aug 26, 2011

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The Salt Creek tiger beetle is one of the most endangered species in the United States, with only 200 to 500 beetles left. They're found only in a small saline wetland area just north of Lincoln, Nebraska. QUEST Nebraska reports.

Science on the SPOT: Northern Pacific Rattlesnake Tracker Aug 17, 2011

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Katie Colbert, a naturalist at the Sunol-Ohlone Regional Wilderness, shares with us how she tracked dozens of Nothern Pacific Rattlesnakes and what surprised her about their movements and behaviors.

Science on the SPOT: Rendezvous With Horseshoe Crabs Aug 10, 2011

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Watch as thousands of prehistoric horseshoe crabs take over a beach in Delaware.

Science on the SPOT: Bats Beneath Us Aug 03, 2011

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Every summer, 250,000 bats take up residence under a freeway bridge in California's Central Valley. And each night, they exit the bridge in a stunning ribbon-like formation.

Science on the SPOT: Green Eggs By The Gram - Sustainable Caviar Jul 27, 2011

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Once an exotic product associated with royalty and overfishing, caviar is now being farmed sustainably right here in California.

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