Posts by Robert Sanders

two lumpy rocks colliding with fiery glow where they touch

Research

Astronomers see fireworks from violent collisions around nearby star

While searching for exoplanets, scientists captured the first direct images of colliding objects in a neighboring star system.

a fuzzy galaxy with a blue dot next to it, highlighted by hash marks

Campus news

What’s powering these mysterious, bright blue cosmic flashes? Astronomers find a clue.

treetops with mist and distant clouds

Research

A new ‘hypertropical’ climate is emerging in the Amazon

Roughly diamond-shaped asteroid with a rocky, uneven surface, set against a completely black background

Research

Strange ‘space plastic’ found on asteroid Bennu

round purple things against a black background

All life copies DNA unambiguously into proteins. Archaea may be the exception.

blue and white bus with 'H2' and 'Hydrogen fuel cell bus' written on side

How UC Berkeley is improving the affordability of hydrogen fuel

a bright orange sponge on left, 4 translucent, bell-shaped comb jellies on right

Did the first animal look like a sponge or a comb jelly? The debate continues.

an orange fish floats above a large group of purple sea urchins

Even moderate heat waves depress sea urchin reproduction along the Pacific coast

NASA’s ESCAPADE mission to Mars — twin UC Berkeley satellites dubbed Blue and Gold — will launch in early November

two grayish white birds with red beaks, one with orange cheeks

Finch chirps are more than mindless chatter. They actually convey meaning.

blue-tinted image of a fly hanging from a wire, with strobed image of nematode arcing onto it

Parasitic worms rely on static electricity to find prey in midair

a hand inserted under a hood illuminated by blue light

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

man with arms folded in a lab

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.

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

two men talking in a lab surrounded by young people

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

transparent drawing of fish with bones visible, against background of Earth and black silhouettes of fish

Fossilized ear bones rewrite the history of freshwater fish