Science & environment

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Mind & body

Urine tests confirm alcohol consumption in wild African chimps

An analysis of 20 urine samples from chimpanzees in Uganda found byproducts of ethanol in at least 17 samples, indicating that apes ingest significant alcohol from the fermented fruit in their diet.

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Research

New satellite mission will explore connection between colorful auroras and Earth’s magnetic tail

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Campus news

How the Berkeley Seismology Lab turns data into disaster prevention

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Humanities

The U.S. housing crisis looms large. Could a Thai model help solve it?

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How UC Berkeley research is turning waste wood into green buildings

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Despite budget threats, UC Berkeley invests in six new tenure-track Asian American and Pacific Islands specialists

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Penguins are rewriting the social rules of Patagonian pumas

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Why are Tatooine planets rare? Blame general relativity.

From quantum theory to the modern laser: Why ‘basic science’ is the foundation of innovation

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For 21 years, enthusiasts used their home computers to search for ET. UC Berkeley scientists are homing in on 100 signals they found.

Rewriting the code: The inside story of the first CRISPR cure

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Astronomers see fireworks from violent collisions around nearby star

The surprising ecological benefits of cows

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New open-source modeling tool helps countries achieve environmental goals

A new ‘hypertropical’ climate is emerging in the Amazon

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Strange ‘space plastic’ found on asteroid Bennu

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