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Burning to learn: What research shows us about how to save a home
Insurance industry's unique campus could toughen building codes. showing how how homes can survive wildfires.
Inside Stanford's fight to keep a precious diary about China's troubled past
In a legal tug-of-war, Stanford is resisting pressure to return a contentious diary to China.
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One woman's quest for the perfect shark emoji
Monterey Bay Aquarium's Emily Simpson works with tech companies to improve the accuracy of marine emojis.
How shadowy middlemen profit at the expense of independent pharmacies and patients
Independent pharmacies say "pharmacy benefit managers" are using market share to drive them out of business.
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Nation's last Morse code station comes back to life on annual “Night of Nights”
KPH, established in Point Reyes and Bolinas, California, in 1913, will exchange messages with Morse code enthusiasts around the world.
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Are solar panels a good investment? New study offers an answer
A new study of 500,000 households offers the best snapshot to date on estimated savings of rooftop solar for American consumers.
NASA's fungus could build future homes in space
Shipped as spores, the fungus could grow into houses, garages, sheds and furniture.
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‘Grapes of Wrath’ legacy fades: California’s migrant farmworkers settle in, run their own farms
Research reveals a profound change in the nature of the nation's agricultural workforce.
Another COVID vaccine? Yes, and here's why
Last year's shot isn't holding up. Next fall's vaccine offers several important benefits.
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One of world’s rarest whales sighted off California coast
Fewer than 40 North Pacific Right Whale still survive. On Friday, Bay Area scientists saw one of them.