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A US-Russian space crew lands safely in Kazakhstan after an 8-month stint on the ISS7 hours ago
Democracy in the balance: Huffman warns of dangers of religious extremism in new book3 days ago
Why the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history is becoming more challenging5 days ago
SpaceX launch sends Northrop Grumman's 2-handed rescue robot to space6 days ago
How much coffee a day is safe for your heart? AHA issues statement on caffeine6 days ago
Will vaccine boosters be necessary as measles spreads nationwide?6 days ago
Bay Area native helps steer Mars rover team to victory7 days ago
El Niño: 5 myths about what it is and what it could mean for California's weather7 days ago
Need for speed? Driving above the speed limit costs you — and doesn't actually save much time10 days ago
Trump administration's USDA lab closures threaten cyclospora research as parasite outbreak sickens thousands10 days ago
What living in one of the world's hottest towns feels like11 days ago
Study shows a blood test can help identify healthy people at high risk for Alzheimer's disease12 days ago
Study shows transplants boost survival for patients with terminal lung cancer12 days ago
An experimental Alzheimer's drug shows promise targeting a different brain protein, new study shows13 days ago
Marin County dementia drug startup gets venture capital infusion14 days ago
Would hunters take a Lyme disease vaccine? We asked14 days ago
Is buying a home still the way to wealth? Some young Americans aren't sure17 days ago
California scientists develops way to forecast when coastal landslides are imminent17 days ago
The Bay Area UFO files: Trump disclosures could fuel more reports of aliens17 days ago
Wildfire smoke is eroding clean-air progress across US, including Bay Area, study finds17 days ago
Wally Funk, aviation pioneer who was the oldest woman to travel into space, dies at 8717 days ago
Despite algal blooms, Monterey Bay marine mammals hanging in there19 days ago
What is Proposition 38 before California voters in the 2026 election?20 days ago
A few years of healthy eating and exercise influences health 2 decades later, new study shows20 days ago
Pancreatic cancer breakthrough has big implications for early detection effort20 days ago
Santa Cruz County student robotics team wins world championship21 days ago
The troubling new trend that's making California's forest fires more dangerous24 days ago
World's largest camera, built in Menlo Park, begins 10-year survey of the universe26 days ago
Women taking weight-loss drugs more likely to land a job, study finds27 days ago
Bay Area innovators among the Carnegie Foundation's 2026 'Great Immigrants, Great Americans' list27 days ago
After an earthquake, how long can trapped victims survive?28 days ago
California wants to rescue medical research. Voters must decide if it's worth $8.4 billion28 days ago
NASA races to save Swift telescope from falling back to Earth with daring rescue mission29 days ago
Could a fertilizer breakthrough at Lawrence Livermore Lab spark the next Green Revolution?29 days ago
Richard Scolyer, cancer expert who 'became his own subject,' dies at 591 month ago
Europe's extreme heat would be impossible without climate change, scientists say1 month ago
UC researchers work on women's brain health projects with help from pair of awards1 month ago
New Bay Area science exhibit examines survival in outer space1 month ago
American revolutionaries depended on seed saving for their freedom1 month ago
Stanford's first proton therapy patient is 7. His case shows why the treatment matters1 month ago
Sea squirts may offer insights into human aging and exercise, Stanford, UCSD researchers say1 month ago
Can AI help us age better? Bay Area scientists are trying to find out1 month ago
Two humpback whales found dead on Monterey Bay beaches - what killed them?1 month ago
Livermore's long-lasting light bulb turns 1251 month ago
As UFOs go mainstream, the jury is out on what the existence of alien life might mean for religion1 month ago
Can wearing a glucose monitor make you healthier? Here's what happened to UC students who did1 month ago
El Niño could be one of the strongest on record1 month ago
NASA unveils 4 astronauts to fly on Artemis III mission1 month ago
Once underwater, Colorado River canyon country reemerges as drought-stricken Lake Powell's levels drop1 month ago
Companies are testing baby formula for heavy metals — a new California bill would make them share results1 month ago
Experimental gene therapy shows promise in fighting toxic protein in brain, without removing the toxin1 month ago
New leader takes the helm at the Monterey Bay Aquarium1 month ago
Space Station astronauts halt shelter plans as Russia's repair job on hold for worsening cracks, NASA says1 month ago
Google's 'Debug Project' would release 32 million sterile male mosquitos in California and Florida1 month ago
2 scientists charged with bringing deactivated mpox virus into the US and lying to authorities1 month ago
A robot is helping an ailing couple stay in their home. Are more to come for an aging population?1 month ago
Finding Sanctuary: 'Herculean' effort combats avian influenza outbreak in California's marine mammals, birds1 month ago
CZU Lightning Complex fires weren't first of its kind, UC Santa Cruz researchers say1 month ago
Experimental pill promises new hope for deadly pancreatic cancer1 month ago
Molecular glue is shaping up to be the next billion-dollar cancer breakthrough1 month ago
Watch: Blue Origin New Glenn rocket explodes on Cape Canaveral launch pad during test1 month ago
Blue Origin rocket explodes on the launch pad1 month ago
A rare blue micromoon rises this weekend1 month ago
Experimental hepatitis B drug may offer 'functional cure' for some patients1 month ago
Prolific East Bay innovator of common medical devices dies at age 901 month ago
What's causing the big swarms of tiny orange butterflies in the Bay Area?2 months ago
Death of research hummingbird at UC Riverside triggers third animal welfare citation in 3 years2 months ago
SpaceX tries to launch a bigger version of Starship but hits a series of last-minute problems2 months ago
Women are more vulnerable to many dementia risks, UC study says2 months ago
A de-extinction company has hatched live chicks from an artificial eggshell2 months ago
Neil deGrasse Tyson takes on aliens and how we should greet them in 'Take Me to Your Leader'2 months ago
Small UCSF study hints that revving up immune cells might help fight HIV2 months ago
Lake Oroville, California's second-largest reservoir, is 99% full and rising2 months ago
Why brain implants are more than a sci-fi fantasy2 months ago
Invasive species discovered at drinking water treatment plants in San Jose2 months ago
Spiral galaxy's brilliant heart shines bright in a new picture from NASA's Webb telescope2 months ago
Scientists say don't forget about plants. Climate change is endangering tens of thousands of species2 months ago
Study says trees counter half the world's urban heating, but not in the places that need it most2 months ago
One of America's oldest weather observatories shows people the science behind our climate2 months ago
Child safety lab launching 'independent crash testing' for AI tools2 months ago
Endangered whale protections may be delayed to 2035 under Trump-blacked plan2 months ago
Astronomers believe they've detected an atmosphere around a tiny, icy world beyond Pluto2 months ago
Record ocean heat off California coast echoes 'The Blob,' killing seabirds and reshaping weather outlook2 months ago
5.2 earthquake felt in Reno, Tahoe and as far west as Sacramento2 months ago
University of California study reveals potential link between 'forever chemicals' and childhood leukemia2 months ago
J. Craig Venter dies at 79; scientist won the race to sequence the human genome2 months ago
It's been a big spring for meteors. Here's how you can be part of the record.2 months ago
Push for raw milk intensifies across the US, despite illness outbreaks and scientists' warnings2 months ago
Former Fauci adviser indicted for allegedly concealing communications related to COVID-19 research2 months ago
Trump administration fires independent board overseeing the National Science Foundation3 months ago
A look back at the world's worst nuclear power plant disaster3 months ago
Worst spring drought on record grips US, fueling wildfires and water worries3 months ago
Q&A: Apollo astronaut Schmitt talks about getting back to the moon and life in the universe3 months ago
US health officials nix publication of a study on COVID vaccine effectiveness3 months ago
In race to prep for Artemis III, rocket's core stage on way to Kennedy Space Center3 months ago
California scientists among disappearances, deaths under federal investigation3 months ago
Alzheimer's research: Boston scientists find blood test can predict disease before symptoms3 months ago
UC San Diego marijuana study affirms drug's negative effect on youth3 months ago
Bay Area scientists honored at the 'Oscars of Science' for math and physics3 months ago
