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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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UC Berkeley’s Blue and Gold satellites are now flying through Earth’s magnetotail — a first

Launched to Mars in November, NASA’s ESCAPADE probes — operated by UC Berkeley’s Space Sciences Lab — are now testing their instruments in a never-before-visited region of Earth's magnetic field.
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How little we know about our food would surprise you. UC scientists are working to change that — and improve health outcomes across the nation

Leveraging the power of artificial intelligence, scientists at the UC Davis USDA-NIFA AI Institute for Next Generation Food Systems are connecting the dots of 80 years of scientific publishing to shed light on the food we eat and make food as medicine a…
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Menopause is having a moment, and medicine is finally catching up

Dr. Rajita Patil talks about UCLA’s new, comprehensive approach to menopause care and why a generation of women missed out.
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First cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Northern Elephant Seals confirmed in California

Cases at Año Nuevo State Park mark the state’s first detection of the disease in a marine mammal.

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