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Research

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

Rebecca Tarvin, de la Universidad de California en Berkeley, e investigadores colombianos describieron una nueva especie en la costa pacífica colombiana y le dieron un nombre en honor de un estilo musical afrocolombiano.

Research

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

Research

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

Dr. Michael V. Drake, the 21st president of the University of California.

Campus & community

UC President Michael V. Drake’s message on federal funding freeze

looping steel structure lit up against a starry sky

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

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

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

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

a planet against a blue background is exploded in layered hemispheres resembling clouds, an ocean, an amber layer and a core

A clue to what lies beneath the bland surfaces of Uranus and Neptune

a mottled purple ball surrounded by white lines against a black background

A nearby supernova could end the search for dark matter

white vapor emerging from flaring concrete towers

Breakthrough in capturing ‘hot’ CO2 from industrial exhaust

close-up of a bowl of Halloween candy corn

Sugar restrictions in early childhood reduce risk of later chronic disease, study finds

stacks of blue balls forming a hollow hexagonal tube with orange and blue balls floating around it

Capturing carbon from the air just got easier

man in glasses next to microscope looking into the camera

Bruce Ames, developer of a simple, widely used test to detect carcinogens, is dead at 95

An early education teacher, holding an open books, sits cross-legged as she reads to a small group of toddlers.

Poverty-level wages pose urgent problem for U.S. childcare, study finds

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