Astronomers captured the clearest signal yet of a giant magnetar flare beyond our galaxy. Apart…
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Astronomers confirm bound orbit for planet far from its star, showing that far-flung planets exist.…
Analysis of Steamboat Geyser also finds the relationship between column height and reservoir depth. When…
At a time when nativism is on the rise, study reveals the universality of human…
Two fossils from a group of extinct seabirds represent the largest individuals ever found. Fossils…
Metal wires of carbon complete toolbox for carbon-based computers. Transistors based on carbon rather than…
Scientists analyze sunquakes to pinpoint flare energy source, perhaps predict flare severity. Solar flares are…
Archaeologists find that unglazed ceramic cookware absorbs the chemical residue of present and past meals.…
Two 14-year longitudinal studies found that selfish, combative, manipulative people are not more likely to…
UC Berkeley demographers calculate pandemic’s impact on US lifespan based on projected mortality rates. With…
Reading sequence of metal atoms in MOFs allows encoding of multiple chemical functions. Artificial molecules…
Light can sometimes play tricks on our eyes. If you look at a shiny surface,…
As part of the federal government’s effort to speed the development of quantum computers, the…
Cryo-EM captures CRISPR-Cas9 base editor in action. Within a mere eight years, CRISPR-Cas9 has become…
Tetraamine-modified MOFs remove 90% of CO2 more efficiently and cheaply. Big advances in carbon capture…
Discovery by scientists at Berkeley Lab, UC Berkeley could help find silicon’s successor in race…
The neural computations of human and non-human primates shed new light on the evolution of…
Systematic survey of 104 nearby stars turns up 25 dust disks with evidence of planets.…