Caitlin Esch

Sudden Oak Death has taken down tens of thousands of trees in fourteen counties statewide, from Monterey to Humboldt. But how can researchers predict...

In a drought-plagued state, why waste the rainwater? It's a point Matt Freiberg makes often. "When it rains, you see a tremendous amount of...

It seems like everyone has a goat these days. It's technically legal in Oakland, as long as you don't sell the milk or slaughter...

The air in West Oakland contains pollutants that make people sick. Children in the neighborhood, sandwiched between the port, several major highways, and a...

Those dust bunnies behind the couch may be worse for you than you think. A recent study analyzing air and dust samples from homes...

A bobcat walks into a bar in Arizona; a bear saunters down the street in Oxnard; a coyote wanders into a sandwich shop in...

At ten in the morning, the usual fog layer covered North Berkeley. Reyel and Michaela Daystar, self-described solar cooking enthusiasts, were leading one of...

With a spectrum analyzer pointed skyward, Stephen Scott, a patient, self-described radio-frequency geek, tested for electromagnetic fields in the basement of an apartment building...