Preparing for a winter with the coronavirus
November 5, 2020
How will staying indoors more frequently affect the spread of COVID-19?
Women were the early big-game hunters of America, research suggests
November 5, 2020
The findings are a challenge to the old hypothesis (and familiar image) of ‘man-the-hunter.’
Scientists discover how a common mutation leads to ‘night owl’ sleep disorder
October 29, 2020
A small change in our biological clocks lengthens the clock period, causing people to stay up late at night and sleep late in the morning.
People’s bodies now run cooler than ‘normal’ — even in the Bolivian Amazon
October 28, 2020
‘Normal’ body temperature has declined all over the world — but why?
Q&A: When will a COVID-19 vaccine be ready?
October 22, 2020
Experts explain when a vaccine may be approved and how a COVID-19 vaccine is designed.
Meet UC’s 5 new MacArthur ‘genius’ award winners
October 16, 2020
Four UC alums and one faculty member will each receive a $625,000 unrestricted prize, or “genius grant,” as 2020 MacArthur fellows.
How a UCSF team is giving Cronutt the sea lion a second chance with neuroscience
October 15, 2020
Cronutt, a sea lion suffering from toxic algae-induced epilepsy — a problem on the rise due to climate change — gets a shot at a better life.
Artificial intelligence is for the birds
October 8, 2020
Researchers are upgrading their migratory tracking capacity by creating a model to recognize bird calls.
And now, the winner of the Ig Nobel Prize ...
October 8, 2020
Richard Vetter's work on how spiders terrorize those who study them nets him a parody Nobel.
Jennifer Doudna wins 2020 Nobel Prize in chemistry
October 7, 2020
Jennifer Doudna, UC Berkeley and UCSF professor and Berkeley Lab faculty scientist, shares the prize with Emmanuelle Charpentier for their discovery of CRISPR-Cas9 as a tool for making targeted changes to the genome.