Science news articles about 'san francisco'

... ) -- It's a new kind of virus for Sun Microsystems Inc. At the company's JavaOne conference this week in San Francisco, 70 people came down with what officials believe ...

Road rage killings put San Francisco's liberal politics to the test, setting off a debate over its sanctuary law that shields undocumented immigrants from deportation.

The Renzo Piano-designed facility will house an aquarium, planetarium, natural history museum and classrooms. San Francisco

... to create a universal health insurance system for California got a major boost Tuesday when a federal appeals panel upheld San Francisco's pioneering citywide healthcare program.

San Francisco is home to the only woman-run garage that offers the option of making hybrid vehicles fully electric.

San Francisco scored an Internet first on Monday when its charismatic young mayor released his "state of the city" address exclusively in online "webisodes."

... cycle of striped bass. Studies of striped bass are useful because, first, they are a key indicator of San Francisco Estuary ecosystem health and, second, because contaminant levels and effects in the ...

Striped bass in the San Francisco Estuary are contaminated before birth with a toxic mix of pesticides, industrial chemicals and flame retardants that their mothers acquire from estuary waters and ...

Electric vehicle (EV) charging stations went live outside San Francisco's City Hall this week as the mayor vowed that the area will lead the nation in steering away from gasoline-powered cars.

... water might be contaminated with harmful bacteria after nearly 1 million gallons of runoff and raw sewage overflowed and spilled into San Francisco Bay.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 16 (UPI) -- An outdoor, interactive science museum has opened along San Francisco's waterfront, offering visitors both toys and tools to explore scientific principles.

Pretend spies intent on swiping submarine plans were being hunted in the Russian consulate in San Francisco as Friday morning neared.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 9 (UPI) -- Scientists in San Francisco said a team of divers has been recruited to rid marinas of an exotic form of fast-growing seaweed.

The helmsman of a cargo ship that set off an environmental disaster in San Francisco Bay has been sentenced to 10 months in prison.

Folsom, CA – August 11, 2009 – Attendees of the 90th Annual Pacific Division Meeting of the AAAS in San Francisco will get to learn about the latest efforts in science communication from ...