Mammals Intermingled Before the North and South Americas Connected
Before the Panamanian land bridge formed about 3 million years ago, mammals on the two continents were isolated…
Climate Change Is Redrawing the Malaria Map in Africa
Malaria is the deadliest climate-sensitive infectious disease. Yet, researchers and public health officials have long argued over how…
Does Misinformation on Facebook and Instagram Change What You Believe?
For years, social media companies have faced pressure from users and government watchdogs to stop misinformation from distorting…
The Making of Frances M. Beal’s ‘Black Feminist House’
UC Berkeley Professor Ula Taylor reads excerpts from her book project on the pioneering Black feminist whose life…
Can the Possibility Lab Harness People Power in California?
With an unconventional vision, vast energy and tenacious optimism, UC Berkeley’s Possibility Lab is creating a new model…
How Berkeley Law’s Alumni are Defending Democracy’s Bedrock Principles
With the rule of law under unprecedented pressure, they’re standing up in courtrooms, classrooms, lecture halls, the media,…
UC Berkeley and UCSF launch Computational Biomedicine Initiative
UC Berkeley and UCSF have launched a joint program called the Bakar Computational Biomedicine Initiative to develop the…
Scientists Discover How Algae Colonized Corals
UC Berkeley biologists uncovered clues to how the symbiosis between algae and corals evolved using a new state-of-the-art…
Researchers Utilize AI to Detect Sudden Cardiac Death Risk
A UC Berkeley-led project trained an AI system on hundreds of thousands of EKGs. The resulting risk predictions…
New Research on Evolutionary History of Saber-Toothed Cats
A misidentified skull in a museum collection turned out to be a very early saber-toothed cat, highlighting the…
Everything’s Inherited | Research UC Berkeley
How the legacy of educator Dr. Ben Yerger, Ph.D. Education ‘75, lives on through a fellowship, a family,…
The Nose Knows: Electric Schnoz Can Smell When Your Food’s Gone Bad
A new proof-of-concept device created by UC Berkeley researchers can sniff out gases emitted by harmful bacteria, allergens…