Science & environment

3 gold circles against a blue background, with leaping squirrels in two and a leaping robot in the middle

Research

No robot can match a squirrel’s ability to leap from limb to limb — until now

Based on studies of leaping squirrels, UC Berkeley students design a robot that can stick a landing on a branch.

a large green iguana with narrow yellow stripes rests on the lower trunk of a palm tree with a beach and ocean in the background

Research

Iguanas floated one-fifth of the way around the world to colonize Fiji

Clouds of white-gray smoke billow from three smokestacks against a blue sky

Business & economics

Nearly 40% of companies missed 2020 climate targets, with no consequences

purple-gloved fingers hold a glass vial with black liquid at the bottom

Research

Chemists create new molecular compound from Berkeley’s eponymous element, Berkelium

Two people sit on chairs made from tree trunks and smile at the camera. Behind them is a long wooden table that holds basketry and serving utensils.

Initiative aims to create a ‘rightful presence’ for the Ohlone community at UC Berkeley

a brown furry animal with black eyes and a pointy snout photographed on the ground amid green and yellow plants

This shy California shrew avoided the camera and the limelight — until now

A coyote walks along a ridge at night, with a view of the lights of Los Angeles in the background.

How urbanization shapes coyote life in Los Angeles

A person wearing black waders stands waist-deep in a creek, inspecting what appears to be a black pipe that spans the width of the creek.

Diversity in coho salmon could be key to species survival

Mars depicted as a brown and blue orb

Ancient beaches testify to long-ago ocean on Mars

brown frog with yellow stripe on side, sitting on a brown leaf

En busca de una rana venenosa y de un nombre culturalmente apropiado

brown frog with yellow stripe on side, sitting on a brown leaf

In pursuit of a poison frog — and a culturally appropriate name

UC Berkeley professor Noah Whiteman.

Watch a professor explain the evolutionary war that gave us caffeine

A close up of a small shrew sitting in grass and leaves.

California’s most elusive mammal photographed for the first time

A hand holds up a European green crab, revealing it's yellow-colored underside.

Invasive green crabs offer lessons on ecosystem management amid environmental change

a brown grasshopper on sand soil

Life cycles of some insects adapt well to a changing climate. Others, not so much.

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

New electromagnetic material draws inspiration from the color-shifting chameleon

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