NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Plunges Into Fast Solar Wind and Discovers Its Mysterious Source
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe probe got close enough to sun’s surface to see hidden granular features. NASA’s Parker Solar Probe (PSP) has flown close enough…
UC Berkeley News
Read the latest research and science news out of the University of California, Berkeley, including breakthroughs in biology, physics, outer space, and technology, right here on SciTechDaily.com. Founded in 1868, UC Berkeley is a public research university located in Berkeley, California that often simply goes by Cal, especially for athletics. The university has a close relationship with three DOE National Laboratories: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
Rare Beetle Rediscovered After 55 Years
During the insect sampling expedition at Jerry Brown’s ranch, a researcher from UC Berkeley stumbled upon a beetle species that had eluded scientific observation since…
What Did the Earliest Animals Look Like? Chromosomal Clues Unearth the Origins of Animal Evolution
Chromosome analysis resolves debate about sister group of all animals. It’s comb jellies, not sponges. Researchers used a novel chromosome-based approach to reveal that comb…
Engineered Bacteria Offer a Powerful New Way To Combat Climate Change
Researchers have uncovered a novel pathway in bacteria that holds the potential to decarbonize various industries. This breakthrough could significantly decrease the emission of greenhouse…
Dreaming Away Dementia: Berkeley Research Shows Deep Sleep Alleviates Alzheimer’s Memory Loss
University of California, Berkeley sleep scientists say that deep sleep might help alleviate some of dementia’s most devastating outcomes. Deep sleep may help protect against…
The Cosmic Potato: M87 Galaxy’s True 3D Shape Revealed
A Huge City of Myriad Stars Turns Out to be Potato-Shaped Though it’s estimated that the universe contains 1 trillion galaxies, they come in just…
Startling – New Study Reveals Dynamic Nature of School Discipline
According to researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, the rates of school discipline vary greatly and follow a predictable pattern throughout the school year,…
Unlocking the Secrets of the Early Universe: Scientists Double Sensitivity of HERA Radio Telescope
Astronomers have taken a significant step forward in uncovering the mysteries of the cosmic dawn. A collection of 350 radio telescopes located in the Karoo…
A Cost-Effective Solution to Climate Change: Burying Biomass in Dry Landfills
Storing biomass in dry landfills by salting and burying it can economically preserve greenhouse gases for thousands of years. Lowering the worldwide greenhouse gas emissions…
New Catalysis Breakthrough Could Unlock Massive Energy Savings
In a significant breakthrough for the field of computational chemistry, chemical engineers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have created a model that elucidates how catalytic…
Food: A Hidden Factor in Urban Violence in Central America
A new study published in the journal Nature Water sheds light on the intricate relationship between droughts and conflicts in Central America. Researchers from Politecnico…
“Fooling” Biology: Can Synthetic Polymers Replace the Body’s Natural Proteins?
Artificial intelligence has been utilized to synthesize random heteropolymers that imitate proteins found in blood serum and the cytosol of cells. The majority of life…
Cracking the ’Oumuamua Code: Alien Spaceship or Natural Phenomenon?
2017 comet’s unusual acceleration explained by hydrogen outgassing from ice. In 2017, a mysterious comet dubbed ‘Oumuamua fired the imaginations of scientists and the public…
Can You Trust Your Quantum Simulator? MIT Physicists Report a New Quantum Phenomenon
A recent development offers a method to confirm the validity of experiments investigating the peculiar behavior of atomic-scale systems. Physics gets strange at the atomic…
The Hunt for Cosmic Dawn: HERA Doubles Sensitivity to Unlock the Secrets of the Early Universe
The latest data from HERA improves the search for cosmic dawn radiation and tests theories of galaxy formation. An array of 350 radio telescopes located…
Berkeley Scientists Discover Secret to Waking Up Alert and Refreshed
Tips the researchers identified: Sleep for a longer duration and at a later time, engage in physical activity the day before, and consume a breakfast…
Fang-Tastic Findings: Study Unveils the Science Behind the Bite of Saber-Toothed Carnivores
Research conducted by the University of Liège sheds new light on the mechanisms behind the bites of saber-toothed carnivores. Narimane Chatar, a Ph.D. student at…
A Giant Leap Towards a Greener Future: Breakthrough in Sustainable Ammonia and Fertilizer Production
New MOFs use less energy to separate ammonia from chemical reactants in Haber-Bosch process. Industrial production of ammonia, primarily for synthetic fertilizer — the fuel…
