The Mercury News - Science
Berkeley study of wildfire exposure adds to dispute over Sonoma County's Ag Pass program for farmworkers
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In one California county, kindergartener vaccination rates dip below herd immunity levels for measles2 days ago
Dinosaurs were thriving in North America before the mass-extinction asteroid strike, study suggests5 days ago
As heat gets more extreme, pregnant farmworkers are increasingly at risk5 days ago
Want your kid to be smart? Heads up: The Bay Area Science Festival is this Saturday7 days ago
How leaders of the MAHA movement benefit from anti-science advocacy and promise profits to industry8 days ago
Wave of anti-science bills pushed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. allies hits statehouses, endangering health protections8 days ago
The most important things Bay Area residents can do to protect their home against wildfires9 days ago
Music could help ease pain from surgery or illness. Scientists are listening10 days ago
Orionid meteor shower will soon be visible over LA. When and where to watch10 days ago
How to watch the Orionid meteor shower, debris of Halley's comet11 days ago
The Sonoma County connection to an off-the-grid Nobel Prize winner12 days ago
The world is heading to add 57 superhot days a year, but study indicates it could have been worse12 days ago
2 green comets shine bright. How to spot them in the night sky12 days ago
The earthquake app on your phone will buzz this morning. Here's why.13 days ago
New vaccine for typhoid, salmonella shows promise14 days ago
A long-lost ancient Roman artifact reappears in a New Orleans backyard17 days ago
La Niña is here: Is California heading for a dry winter?19 days ago
UC Berkeley professor Omar Yaghi wins Nobel prize in chemistry20 days ago
MacArthur 'genius award' list includes Oakland writer, Berkeley and Stanford scientists20 days ago
UC Berkeley professor Omar M. Yaghi shares Nobel Prize in chemistry with two other scientists21 days ago
UC Berkeley's John Clarke wins Nobel Prize for discovery that led to iPhone, quantum computers21 days ago
San Andreas, Cascadia faults could combine to set off huge double earthquake21 days ago
UC Berkeley scientist and two others win Nobel Prize in Physics for work advancing quantum technology22 days ago
Acting CDC director, citing Trump directive, calls for MMR shot to be split into three despite no evidence of benefit22 days ago
You might be surprised by how many fossils are from the La Brea Tar Pits22 days ago
CDC recommends patients consult a health care provider for Covid-19 vaccination23 days ago
San Francisco scientist shares Nobel Prize in medicine with 2 others for work on the human immune system23 days ago
Newsom signs legislation to bolster fusion, quantum technologies25 days ago
New study builds evidence of immune system's role in ALS27 days ago
Conservationist Jane Goodall, whose work revolutionized the study of primates, has died27 days ago
Eric Dane enlists Bay Area congressman's support as ALS progresses28 days ago
Study: Santa Cruz County ranks 4th in pesticide proximity to pregnant residents28 days ago
$20,000 reward: Man seen sawing off head of sea lion near Monterey28 days ago
New coronavirus approach shows promise in study, California scientists say1 month ago
$197 million project completed to improve flood protection along south San Francisco Bay shoreline1 month ago
Trump's touting of an unproven autism drug surprised many, including the doctor who proposed it1 month ago
UC San Diego researchers find new system for gene editing that may be safer than CRISPR1 month ago
Does Monday's Bay Area earthquake increase the chances of a bigger one?1 month ago
Trump administration to link Tylenol to autism, WaPo reports1 month ago
Kennedy's panel recommends new restrictions on chicken pox, measles, mumps and rubella vaccines1 month ago
Day and night get equal billing Monday as fall equinox arrives. Here's what to know1 month ago
AI cameras are spotting wildfires across California — often before humans call 9111 month ago
West Coast states issue joint vaccine recommendations ahead of CDC advisers meeting1 month ago
US panel probes Huawei affiliate's presence on Nvidia's Silicon Valley campus1 month ago
Coastal Cleanup dangles $1,000, other prizes for Saturday volunteers1 month ago
Mountain lion's death on California highway leads to push for more protection1 month ago
Bay Area cities take on Albuquerque for new $1 billion nuclear fusion site1 month ago
Could a common nasal spray help block Covid-19?1 month ago
How fire scientist in charge of California power shutoffs uses a 'time machine'1 month ago
When is your home safe after wildfire smoke? California researchers have some answers1 month ago
Mars micro-life news comes at pivotal time for California's Jet Propulsion Laboratory1 month ago
New findings by NASA Mars rover provide strongest hints yet of potential signs of ancient life1 month ago
Study links more frequent and severe heat waves to pollution from major fossil fuel producers1 month ago
EBMUD adopts new UV light technology to combat water quality threats1 month ago
How to defend a home from wildfire: UC Berkeley researchers' lessons from infernos1 month ago
UC research works on balancing act to combat cocaine addiction4 days ago
Burned batteries from Moss Landing power plant fire will be trucked to Nevada4 days ago
Judge allows cutting-edge DNA technology, pioneered by Santa Cruz company, in case against suspected serial killer4 days ago
What is hydrogen sulfide? Toxic gas eyed in dairy deaths is infrequent but dangerous feature of agricultural work4 days ago
Bay Area doctor pursues cure for chronic hepatitis B as prevention falters4 days ago
Bay Area biomaterials engineers say time's up for plastic foam4 days ago
