Science & environment

A chameleon flashing a bright array of rainbow and pastel colors sits on a tree branch.

Research

New electromagnetic material draws inspiration from the color-shifting chameleon

The material has the potential to enhance technologies in a broad range of fields, including defense, wireless communications, energy and smart infrastructure.

looping steel structure lit up against a starry sky

Research

Astronomers thought they understood fast radio bursts. A recent one calls that into question.

a bright yellow spot amid stars, with a blue background of stars

Research

The Andromeda galaxy struts its stuff

wildfire burns through forestland at night

Science & environment

UC Berkeley experts in wildfires, environmental health, climate change and more

A helicopter in the center frame drops water on a fire as yellowish smoke clouds the sky.

Health, housing and the path ahead: UC Berkeley researchers on the Los Angeles fires

UC Berkeley biogeography professor Stephanie Pau sits beside a still image of a satellite mapping the Earth.

This scientist uses satellites to map the Earth’s plant life — and help combat climate change

an illustration of several spiked balls that represent the measles virus

Undernutrition may be key driver of measles outbreaks in low- and middle-income countries

Jack Tseng stands on the second floor of the Valley Life Sciences Building looking down on a replica of a T. rex

Berkeley Voices: Think you know what dinosaurs were like? Think again.

side view of a brown fly, and closeup of abdomen with 2 dark spots

Fly vs. wasp: Stealing a defense move helps thwart a predator

smiling man with gray hair staring at camera with arms crossed

Ken Ribet awarded math prize for influential proof

Three dried grapevine specimens, mounted on paper, are spread across a table. Behind the table stand two individuals who are smiling at the camera. Storage cabinets that are filled with file folders can be seen in the background.

What a century-old grapevine reveals about a disease that plagues wine country

red and black human figures on the wall of a cave, with DNA helices inside each figure

A new timeline for Neanderthal interbreeding with modern humans

Biologist Victor Ortega Jiménez sits before the camera next to a still image of a hummingbird eating from a feeder.

Watch a biologist explain how animals move in 101 seconds

a bearded man wearing goggles adjust equipment inside a fume hood

12 amazing UC discoveries of 2024

Large and colorful birds made of paper are pictured against a blue sky

Can ecotourism help promote cultural diversity and biodiversity?

the southern portion of a blue Jupiter with a dark blue spot and a chocolate-brown cap at the bottom

Magnetic tornado is stirring up the haze at Jupiter’s poles

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