Posts by Robert Sanders

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Science & environment

Parasitic worms rely on static electricity to find prey in midair

Nematodes that leap from the ground to infect flies need the help of a static electrical charge to land on their host.

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Research

Gel nail manicures come with exposure to skin-damaging UV. A UC Berkeley chemist has a solution.

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Awards

UC Berkeley’s Omar Yaghi shares 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

UC Berkeley Emeritus Professor of Physics John Clarke is pictured in a portrait, wearing a blue button-down shirt.

Awards

John Clarke, UC Berkeley emeritus professor, awarded 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics

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Gov. Newsom visits UC Berkeley to sign bill encouraging quantum innovation

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Fossilized ear bones rewrite the history of freshwater fish

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Former Air Force chief scientist to guide program development at Berkeley Space Center

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Nobelist George Smoot, whose satellite experiments validated the Big Bang theory, dies at 80

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NASA launches spacecraft with UC Berkeley-built instruments to study Earth’s hydrogen halo

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Genetic study of nomadic herders in Kenya shows what it takes to adapt to desert living

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In the wild, chimps likely ingest the equivalent of several alcoholic drinks every day

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AI revolutionizes weather prediction to help farmers in India

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Sleep strengthens muscle and bone by boosting growth hormone levels. UC Berkeley researchers discover how.

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Can the ‘good’ bacteria in your mouth act as probiotic cavity fighters?

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UC Berkeley is the #1 public and #5 overall in latest Forbes rankings of undergraduate colleges

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Wing-like fans on the feet of ripple bugs inspire a novel propulsion system for miniature robots