Raging California rivers are replenishing historic Gold Rush spots
Prospectors are racing to find “flood gold,” fine-sized flakes created by this winter's storms and then deposited by rivers.
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A ship killed her celebrity mother. How Aria the orphan whale survived to play in Monterey Bay
The young orphan whale survived a ship strike last summer that killed her celebrity mother and was spotted Sunday in Monterey Bay – hale, hearty and hungry.
How your car can power your home
Coming soon: EVs that are equipped to not just receive power, but also deliver it. A Santa Cruz Mountains woman's improvised system points the way forward.
Two dads, one baby? Gene technique works in mice
Rewriting the rules of reproduction, scientists have created mice with two dads. Could humans be next?
What is shingles? Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s diagnosis, explained
The common viral infection that caused Sen. Dianne Feinstein to be admitted to a hospital is serious, but not fatal. Here's what we know about it.
Can an annual blood test find cancer while it’s curable?
New 'liquid biopsies' to detect cancer are starting to become available — but not without controversy.
A pill can help prevent Long COVID. But not enough people are taking it.
Worried about Long COVID? New study bolsters the case for treatment with Paxlovid.
A stunning 300 new COVID variants are circling the globe. Which ones will break through in California?
“It's a cloak-and-dagger, spy-versus-spy game. … These variants that are bubbling up now are trying to get past some of our immunity."
Will the rise of EVs mean the death of the gas station in California?
Quintessential small businesses that are often owned by immigrants, as many as 80% of stations could be unprofitable by 2035.
The new COVID vaccine booster is coming. Should you get it?
For two years, we’ve been protecting ourselves with a vaccine modeled after the original COVID virus.