Science & environment

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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

night turned red by flaring gas from oil well

Capturing wellhead gases for profit and a cleaner environment

November 13, 2023

3 sequential photos of red throated hummingbird as it emerges from a hole in the wall

Hummingbirds’ unique sideways flutter gets them through small apertures

November 9, 2023

man posing with large green leaf, looking to the side

Nature’s poisons: Why we love them and abuse them

October 24, 2023

colorful view of Jupiter bands overlain with red and blue arrows

Webb telescope discovers intense jet stream in Jupiter’s atmosphere

October 19, 2023

buildings and green space stretching into the distance

Berkeley Space Center at NASA Ames to become innovation hub for new aviation, space technology

October 16, 2023

painting of shirtless boys staring at 3 mammoths in the water

Tests confirm humans tramped around North America more than 20,000 years ago

October 5, 2023

Antimatter falling and annihilating inside ALPHA-g

Antimatter embraces Earth, falling downward like normal matter

September 27, 2023

collage of 11 men

Bakar Fellows program selects seven projects for Spark Awards

August 31, 2023

A pinwheel shaped bluish-white spiral galaxy against a black background with white stars sprinkled around

Closest supernova in a decade reveals how exploding stars evolve

August 29, 2023

An aerial photo of Shasta Lake. The water level is low and the

Five UC Berkeley-led projects awarded California Climate Action Grants

August 23, 2023

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