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New UC Berkeley study links deep-sleep loss to Alzheimer’s-related protein buildup

As tau builds up in our brains, non-REM brain waves necessary for memory formation become erratic.

Research

New digital tool shows where exactly California’s water goes — and how climate change might disrupt it

Mind & body

Nature’s color palette explains why everything we see is a mix of red, yellow, green and blue

Research

Clues to longevity may reside in the genomes of long-lived bats

A promising new weight loss and diabetes treatment helps burn fat while keeping muscle

North and South America weren’t always connected, but their mammals still found a way to intermingle

New technique pinpoints human DNA inherited from ‘ghost’ ancestors

Scientists discover how algae colonized corals — a symbiosis that fueled the growth of the world’s reefs

Newly identified fossil sheds light on evolutionary history of saber-toothed cats

The nose knows: Electric schnoz can smell when your food’s gone bad

A breakthrough in electron microscopy delivers sharper images of our body’s tiniest proteins

As California warms, cases of dengue fever are expected to grow

Hi-res microscopes give biologists petabytes of data. Scientists are creating an AI assistant to make sense of it. - Video

New Gateway building creates dedicated campus hub for AI, computing

Scientists split gentoo penguins into four species, one totally new to science. Three of them are already threatened.

A new way to measure breast cancer risk before tumors appear

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