Why do seabirds eat plastic? The answer stinks
November 9, 2016
Marine plastic debris is an olfactory trap for seabirds.
Facebook users live longer, study says
November 2, 2016
All that time spent on your favorite social network may be extending your life.
New tools keep watch over California climate
October 28, 2016
High-tech sensors are aiding a systemwide effort to understand and predict the effects of climate change in the state.
UC Riverside launches innovation center for entrepreneurs
October 25, 2016
New launchpad for bringing groundbreaking research to market opens its doors in the Inland Empire.
Making organic chemistry sizzle with BACON
October 24, 2016
Neil Garg's BACON tutorials bring organic chemistry to life by connecting it to sports, health and even TV.
No GPS, no problem: Next-generation navigation
October 18, 2016
New system supports fully autonomous vehicle development by relying on existing cellular signals.
Smallest transistor ever made by Berkeley Lab
October 12, 2016
Berkeley Lab-led research breaks major barrier in transistor size by creating gate only 1 nanometer long.
Startup helps people find out what they’re drinking
October 7, 2016
A UC Berkeley team provides much needed oversight of the largest unchecked threat to water safety.
Surfing the world for microbes
October 6, 2016
Doctoral student Cliff Kapono sets out on an adventure to map the surfer microbiome.
Prison University Project wins National Humanities Medal
September 21, 2016
Nonprofit honored for giving inmates great access to higher education.