Thomas Fudge
Science and Technology ReporterA journalist with 30 years of experience, Tom covers science and technology stories for KPBS' platforms. He joined KPBS in 1998 to cover San Diego issues related to growth, transportation, and development. He previously served as host of These Days (now KPBS Midday Edition) and as a news editor. Tom began his broadcasting career in 1988 at WSUI Radio in Iowa City as a reporter and newscaster. He then spent five years at Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) where he worked as a reporter. Following his departure from MPR, Tom was a freelance journalist, working for Twin Cities Public Television, WCCO Radio, and a variety of regional and national newspapers and magazines. He has received recognition for his outstanding work in hosting and public affairs reporting from the Unity Awards, the Northwest Broadcast News Association, and the San Diego chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.
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UC San Diego scientist says the comb jellies' lipid molecules form exaggerated shapes that are bent back to “normal” by pressure experienced miles below the ocean surface. At surface pressure deep water comb jellies would disintegrate. -
A mountain lion cub hit by a car last Thanksgiving was rehabilitated for seven months and released back into the wild with a GPS collar. -
Lithium-ion batteries can catch fire, cause dangerous explosions and they’re very hard to extinguish. But compared to other power sources, are they really that bad? -
More than 30,000 people wearing Oura rings reveal health data showing common types of sleep and the consequences as sleep patterns change over time. -
The release took place a year after marine biologists found her floating on the surface of the bay. -
The California Public Utilities Commission says the company must continue to serve as a “carrier of last resort” in rural and low income areas that remain dependent on landline phone service.
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The Board of Supervisors will take up an item placing a temporary pause on the application for new battery energy storage systems. -
Once on the ground in Lahaina, the team will assist with search and rescue efforts, animal care and more. -
The San Diego County Sheriff's Department's first search and rescue bloodhound is now on duty.
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- 50 years later: San Diego’s USS Midway and the fall of Sàigòn
- La Mesa-Spring Valley, Lemon Grove school mental health grants cut early by Trump administration
- Two San Diego nonprofits are poised to lose promised environmental justice grants — but the EPA has yet to tell them