KQEDQUEST

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# Episodes
42 episodes
Rating
TV-UN

Episodes of KQEDQUEST

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  Mercury in the Bay - Slideshow - KQED QUEST
  
  Last week, we took a look at how mercury enters the San Francisco Bay. This week: Now that it's here, how is it affecting us? Quest talks to local fisherman, a physician, and a Bay ecologist to find out how we're contending with the Bay's worst toxin.
  - Release date
    
    Oct 21, 2009
  - Runtime
    
    04:57
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  Underwater Laboratory - Slideshow - KQED QUEST
  
  In Monterey Bay, scientists have successfully launched a deep-sea laboratory unlike anything in the world. The $13 million, unmanned lab is expected to revolutionize the way ocean research is done.
  - Release date
    
    Oct 21, 2009
  - Runtime
    
    05:11
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  Acidic Seas - Slideshow - KQED QUEST
  
  Climate change impacts the health of our oceans. The sea, it turns out, absorbs carbon dioxide emissions, which are causing it to become more acidic. Changing pH levels threaten the entire marine food chain from coral reefs to salmon.
  - Release date
    
    Oct 21, 2009
  - Runtime
    
    05:16
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  Goodbye to the Bevatron
  
  Fifty-five years after its construction, the Bevatron, a landmark particle accelerator at Lawrence Berkeley National Labs that helped pioneer physics discoveries and win several Nobel prizes, is about to be demolished. Why was it so important?
  - Release date
    
    Oct 21, 2009
  - Runtime
    
    05:53
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  Looking for Mars Life on Planet Earth - KQED QUEST
  
  NASA scientists are preparing their next mission: to send a rover to search for evidence of life on the red planet. But to help decide what signs to look for, they're studying extreme life forms on our own planet.
  - Release date
    
    Oct 21, 2009
  - Runtime
    
    05:04
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  Tracking Urban Lions
  
  As the Bay Area has become more urban, many wild animals have disappeared. But not mountain lions. These large cats live surprisingly close to us, and yet they're not as dangerous as many believe. Now, researchers in the mountains north of Santa Cruz are using new technology to learn more about these elusive animals.
  - Release date
    
    Oct 21, 2009
  - Runtime
    
    05:44
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  Condor Return
  
  Scientists are rebuilding the California condor sanctuary in Big Sur that was recently devastated by a fire.
  - Release date
    
    Oct 21, 2009
  - Runtime
    
    05:08
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  KQED QUEST - National Parks Special: Parks to th...
  
  QUEST examines how the Golden Gate National Recreation Area was saved from development, the rise of non-profit land trusts in protecting and restoring Northern California's open spaces, and how these vital places are used and maintained by the communities served by them.
  - Release date
    
    Oct 13, 2009
  - Runtime
    
    23:34
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  KQED QUEST - Maya Skies
  
  Armed with laser technology, Bay Area engineers are helping create detailed virtual records of the world’s great monuments. Their realistic recreation of the Mexican ruins of Chichén Itzá is the basis for "Tales of Maya Skies," a new half-hour film about Maya astronomy designed especially for a planetarium. The film opens at Oakland’s Chabot Space & Science Center on November 21. QUEST takes you behind the scenes.
  - Release date
    
    Oct 13, 2009
  - Runtime
    
    10:18
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  The Farallon Islands - "California's Galapagos"
  
  Lying 28 miles off the coast of San Francisco, the Farallon Islands sit amid one of the most productive marine food webs on the planet and hosts the largest seabird breeding colony in the continental United States. QUEST ventures out for a rare visit to learn what life is like on the islands and meet the scientists who call this incredibly wild place home.
  - Release date
    
    Oct 13, 2009
  - Runtime
    
    10:58