How do snowflakes form? Do pine cones have seeds? What are those antlers on elk for? Dive into this and more in Deep Look’s Winter playlist.

Plus, where you can see the beauty of monarch butterflies for yourself in the Bay Area.

Doctors are seeing workers in the countertop industry developing silicosis, a deadly lung disease linked to inhaling toxic dust released by engineered stone when powercut.

Oakland’s City Council will vote next week on a proposal to extend the contract with Flock Safety, just weeks after the plan failed to advance out of committee amid privacy concerns.

What advocates say mixed-status college applicants — students with at least one parent without a Social Security number due to their immigration status — should know about applying for student aid right now.

San Leandro Police Officer Jason Fletcher shot and killed Steven Taylor, 33, in a Walmart in 2020.

Assemblymember Jasmeet Bains and Rep. Ami Bera are two California doctors running in GOP-held seats seen as key to Democrats’ chances of flipping the House.