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A new (and surprising) way to use solar panels
In the middle of California's Central Valley, a new way to use solar panels could change how we think about clean energy and water. It’s a simple idea that people have talked about for decades, but only now is it finally being tested in real life.
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Vast collection of historic American music released via UC Santa Barbara Library partnership with Dust-to-Digital Foundation
Thousands of songs representing some of the rarest and most uniquely American music borne from the Jazz Age and the Great Depression would have likely been lost to landfills and faded from memory.
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An extreme tree hunt in the Sierra Nevada
What a bird, a pine tree and a 240-mile trek with UC Davis scientists reveal about climate change.
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UC Berkeley and Project CETI study shows sperm whales communicate in ways similar to humans
Scientists have spent the last five years observing sperm whale communication and behaviors using tags, buoys and drones. They’ve finally begun to learn how whales use calls for communication.
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UC awards $8 million to solve next big scientific and engineering challenges in fusion energy
Two teams of UC researchers aim to accelerate progress toward abundant, stable, zero-carbon fusion energy.
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