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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 measles

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Dinosaurs were thriving in North America before the mass-extinction asteroid strike, study suggests

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As heat gets more extreme, pregnant farmworkers are increasingly at risk

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Want your kid to be smart? Heads up: The Bay Area Science Festival is this Saturday

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How leaders of the MAHA movement benefit from anti-science advocacy and promise profits to industry

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Wave of anti-science bills pushed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. allies hits statehouses, endangering health protections

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The most important things Bay Area residents can do to protect their home against wildfires

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Music could help ease pain from surgery or illness. Scientists are listening

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Orionid meteor shower will soon be visible over LA. When and where to watch

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How to watch the Orionid meteor shower, debris of Halley's comet

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The Sonoma County connection to an off-the-grid Nobel Prize winner

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The world is heading to add 57 superhot days a year, but study indicates it could have been worse

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2 green comets shine bright. How to spot them in the night sky

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The earthquake app on your phone will buzz this morning. Here's why.

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New vaccine for typhoid, salmonella shows promise

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A long-lost ancient Roman artifact reappears in a New Orleans backyard

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La Niña is here: Is California heading for a dry winter?

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UC Berkeley professor Omar Yaghi wins Nobel prize in chemistry

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MacArthur 'genius award' list includes Oakland writer, Berkeley and Stanford scientists

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UC Berkeley professor Omar M. Yaghi shares Nobel Prize in chemistry with two other scientists

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UC Berkeley's John Clarke wins Nobel Prize for discovery that led to iPhone, quantum computers

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San Andreas, Cascadia faults could combine to set off huge double earthquake

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UC Berkeley scientist and two others win Nobel Prize in Physics for work advancing quantum technology

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Acting CDC director, citing Trump directive, calls for MMR shot to be split into three despite no evidence of benefit

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You might be surprised by how many fossils are from the La Brea Tar Pits

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CDC recommends patients consult a health care provider for Covid-19 vaccination

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San Francisco scientist shares Nobel Prize in medicine with 2 others for work on the human immune system

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Newsom signs legislation to bolster fusion, quantum technologies

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New study builds evidence of immune system's role in ALS

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Conservationist Jane Goodall, whose work revolutionized the study of primates, has died

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Eric Dane enlists Bay Area congressman's support as ALS progresses

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Study: Santa Cruz County ranks 4th in pesticide proximity to pregnant residents

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$20,000 reward: Man seen sawing off head of sea lion near Monterey

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New coronavirus approach shows promise in study, California scientists say

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$197 million project completed to improve flood protection along south San Francisco Bay shoreline

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Trump's touting of an unproven autism drug surprised many, including the doctor who proposed it

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UC San Diego researchers find new system for gene editing that may be safer than CRISPR

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Does Monday's Bay Area earthquake increase the chances of a bigger one?

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Trump administration to link Tylenol to autism, WaPo reports

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Kennedy's panel recommends new restrictions on chicken pox, measles, mumps and rubella vaccines

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Day and night get equal billing Monday as fall equinox arrives. Here's what to know

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AI cameras are spotting wildfires across California — often before humans call 911

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West Coast states issue joint vaccine recommendations ahead of CDC advisers meeting

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US panel probes Huawei affiliate's presence on Nvidia's Silicon Valley campus

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Coastal Cleanup dangles $1,000, other prizes for Saturday volunteers

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Mountain lion's death on California highway leads to push for more protection

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Bay Area cities take on Albuquerque for new $1 billion nuclear fusion site

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Could a common nasal spray help block Covid-19?

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How fire scientist in charge of California power shutoffs uses a 'time machine'

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When is your home safe after wildfire smoke? California researchers have some answers

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Mars micro-life news comes at pivotal time for California's Jet Propulsion Laboratory

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New findings by NASA Mars rover provide strongest hints yet of potential signs of ancient life

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Study links more frequent and severe heat waves to pollution from major fossil fuel producers

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EBMUD adopts new UV light technology to combat water quality threats

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How to defend a home from wildfire: UC Berkeley researchers' lessons from infernos

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UC research works on balancing act to combat cocaine addiction

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Burned batteries from Moss Landing power plant fire will be trucked to Nevada

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Judge allows cutting-edge DNA technology, pioneered by Santa Cruz company, in case against suspected serial killer

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What is hydrogen sulfide? Toxic gas eyed in dairy deaths is infrequent but dangerous feature of agricultural work

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Bay Area doctor pursues cure for chronic hepatitis B as prevention falters

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Bay Area biomaterials engineers say time's up for plastic foam

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