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bird perched on triceratops

Rare fossil bird deepens mystery of avian extinctions

A pair of electrical towers at sunset

Solar power could electrify sub-Saharan Africa

Will Hurricane Michael sprint or linger once it hits land?

infrared image shows advancing fire front

New satellite view of Camp Fire as it burned...

November 15, 2018

Live streaming of today’s Breakthrough...

November 2, 2018

A male lion relaxes in the sun

Lion conservation efforts severely underfunded,...

October 23, 2018

Norman Yao photo

New Packard Fellow leverages time crystals to...

October 19, 2018

A photo of a hillside vineyard that combines vines, crops and orchards.

Bring the wild back into farmlands to protect...

October 18, 2018

bacteria with gold solar cells

Feeding a bacterium’s appetite for gold

October 12, 2018

Will Hurricane Michael sprint or linger once...

October 10, 2018

A forest stream

Clean Water Act dramatically cut pollution in...

October 8, 2018

animated gif showing bursts change in brightness

Ghost objects in the sky

October 4, 2018

Frances Arnold in lab

Chemistry Nobel goes to UC Berkeley Ph.D....

October 3, 2018

black hole lensing supernova and galaxy

Black holes ruled out as universe’s missing dark...

October 2, 2018

James Allison and Nobel medal

UC Berkeley research led to Nobel...

October 1, 2018

Gloved hands perform lab experiments

CZ Biohub awards $13.7 million for new...

September 26, 2018

Scientists in white jumpsuits work in a clean room

New lab-campus partnership to harness power of...

September 25, 2018

A photo of half-dome and a waterfall in Yosemite National Park

National parks bear the brunt of climate change

September 24, 2018

An aerial view of a pine forest that is on fire.

Fighting fire with fire: A Q&A with Kent...

September 24, 2018