Science & environment

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banks of shiny yellow glass globes covering photomultiplier tubes

Tests begin on sensitive neutrino detector for nonproliferation as well as physics

March 15, 2024

collage of headshots of 5 people

2024 Bakar Prize recipients target skin disease, spintronics and tree bark

March 11, 2024

full skeleton of a platypus against black background

Museums’ vertebrate collections go online — in 3D

March 7, 2024

aerial view of rocky, treeless island withpatches of green and fog bank in background

Seismic station on remote Farallon Islands gets critical upgrade

March 5, 2024

A dot of an orange sun is visible through thick smoke generated by the Caldor Fire in South Lake Tahoe in 2021. Researchers are studying how smoke from fires like this can cause long-term health effects.

Wildfire smoke disproportionately affects California’s Indigenous communities, new research shows

February 29, 2024

circularly cropped headshots of 9 people

Nine young faculty members receive prized Sloan Research Fellowships

February 20, 2024

A mother and baby chimp hug each other atop a wooden structure in a human-made habitat

Bonobos and chimps show ‘a rich recognition’ for long-lost friends and family

January 26, 2024

grinning man in cap holding a bird with marshland in background

Sparrows uniquely adapted to Bay Area marshes are losing their uniqueness

January 24, 2024

5 women around cookstove discuss its merits

As carbon offsets, cookstove emission credits are greatly overestimated

January 23, 2024

whitewashed buildings overlook blue sea with mountains in distance

Historic Santorini eruption pales in comparison to ancient blowout

January 16, 2024

black-spotted head of seal moving through blue waters filled with brown kelp

Pacific kelp forests are far older than we thought

January 15, 2024

Two chimpanzees near each other while perched on a wooden structure in front of green leaves

Move over dolphins. Chimps and bonobos can recognize long-lost friends and family — for decades

December 18, 2023

A photo of a prescribed burn in a conifer forest. The fire burns across the forest floor, generating flames and smoke, but does not extend into the branches of the trees. In the distance, a person wearing yellow fire protection gear is holding out a drip torch.

Twenty-year study confirms California forests are healthier when burned — or thinned

December 12, 2023

fluorescent blue cones emerge from central purple bright spot

Particle physicists put forward research priorities for coming decade

December 11, 2023

nighttime photo of mountain with pinkish swirls and green stripes and stars shining through

When is an aurora not an aurora?

December 8, 2023

rough outline of person with balloon showing formaldehyde interfering with enzymes

Formaldehyde, a carcinogen, is also used by the body to regulate our genes

December 7, 2023

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