Posts by Kara Manke

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A firefighter points a hose at a burning structure, while orange flames blaze in the background.

Researchers reveal a hidden factor in California’s insurance crisis: The ‘winner’s curse’

July 18, 2024

A close-up photo of a plant with a small white flower.

Can engineered plants help make baby formula as nutritious as breast milk?

June 13, 2024

An illustration of a brain with flowers growing out of it.

Psychedelics change how we see the world. A UC Berkeley study aims to find out why.

June 11, 2024

A rendering of a five-story building with a glass façade.

Bakar ClimatEnginuity Hub: Berkeley’s new home for climate innovation

May 16, 2024

A small green parrot stands at the entrance to an artificial nest box, which is constructed from a wide PVC pipe. Five parrotlet babies stick their heads out of the nest entrance.

Why parrots sometimes adopt — or kill — each other’s babies

May 6, 2024

A pink robot hand and a pink human hand reach for each other against a blue background.

How to keep AI from killing us all

April 9, 2024

Water flows through a series of concrete channels that zig-zag across a dry, grassy mountainside. In the foreground, Two researchers are placing a wood-framed mesh grid into one of the channels to prevent fish from entering the experiment. Snowy mountain peaks rise up in the background.

What artificial streams can teach us about insects, algae and our changing climate

March 18, 2024

An Egyptian fruit bat hangs upside down from a branch.

What bats can teach us about the evolution of human speech

February 29, 2024

A portrait of Vishal Subramanyan holding a large camera.

How a pair of Bay Area bobcats fueled one student’s passion for wildlife photography

February 13, 2024

Side-by-side headshots of Ashok Gadgil and Boris Rubinsky

Two UC Berkeley engineers elected to the National Academy of Inventors

December 12, 2023

A photo of a prescribed burn in a conifer forest. The fire burns across the forest floor, generating flames and smoke, but does not extend into the branches of the trees. In the distance, a person wearing yellow fire protection gear is holding out a drip torch.

Twenty-year study confirms California forests are healthier when burned — or thinned

December 12, 2023

A colorful illustration shows a row of scientists in lab coats looking up at a vision of the Earth seen through a looking glass

How to use AI for discovery — without leading science astray

November 9, 2023

A photo of four fruit bats in flight against a dusky sky

Bat study reveals how the brain is wired for collective behavior

August 30, 2023

An aerial photo of Shasta Lake. The water level is low and the

Five UC Berkeley-led projects awarded California Climate Action Grants

August 23, 2023

A photo shows smoke coming from smokestacks

Racial gap in air quality may persist under Biden program, study finds

July 25, 2023

A camera trap photo shows a coyote exploring a charred landscape

Hidden cameras spot wildlife returning home after 2018 megafire

July 17, 2023