Science & environment

Awards

Astrophysicist Alex Filippenko awarded Gruber Cosmology Prize for work on supernovae

By clarifying the differences among various types of exploding stars, Filippenko enabled them to be used to measure the expansion of the universe.

Research

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

Research

This Ph.D. candidate is studying how rising seas can push buried toxins into our homes

Research

UC Berkeley-led biodegradable fabric research awarded $10 million from Bezos Earth Fund

Two UC Berkeley faculty members win New Horizons prizes for math and physics

When better sleep becomes ‘crisis work’ - Audio

Sunbirds suck, scientists find. Hummingbirds don’t. - Video

In ‘Project Hail Mary,’ Ryan Gosling encounters aliens. How likely is that?

One-of-a-kind experiment tracked plant evolution in response to climate change at 30 sites worldwide

Eleven UC Berkeley faculty members elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

Birds do it, bees do it … sip alcohol, that is

Lightning bolts on Jupiter pack more than 100 times the power of Earth’s flashes

Astronomers capture birth of a magnetar, confirming link to some of universe’s brightest exploding stars

Traditional Pacific navigators bring the intricate science of wayfinding to the Bay Area

Berkeley Talks: Nobel laureate Omar Yaghi on turning air into water for all - Audio

What do parasitic worms and wages have in common? More than you think - Audio

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