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New study traces van Gogh's famed 'Starry Night' to an actual night sky from 18893 days ago
Why drug companies are rushing to market ketamine medicines3 days ago
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El Niño: Which Northern California places are most at risk this winter?4 days ago
Silicon Valley startup claims to use AI-created viruses to treat a patient4 days ago
East Bay fourth-grader, dad create AI-powered talking Halloween skeleton4 days ago
The Orionid meteor shower is coming. Here's how and when to watch5 days ago
Can larger batteries safely power residential buildings? A project in New York aims to show how5 days ago
Space jellyfish makes tiny encore as weather clears for SpaceX launch5 days ago
Japan launches spacecraft to mysterious moons of Mars in a bold mission to bring home soil samples6 days ago
Marine life dramatically declined in Gulf of Mexico in years after BP oil spill, study finds6 days ago
Bringing more beavers to watersheds is a powerful drought-fighting tool, experts say6 days ago
Meet the researchers leaving the US because of Trump's funding cuts and politicization of science6 days ago
After devastating flooding almost a decade ago, is San Jose prepared for a 'Super El Niño?'7 days ago
As San Jose presents draft rules for data centers, many still call for a moratorium6 days ago
A few quick tips to prepare for an earthquake9 days ago
Why so many people still are not screened for lung cancer10 days ago
This California highway keeps killing wildlife. Enter the poop-hunting dogs10 days ago
Remains of second 9/11 victim identified through new forensic technique10 days ago
Bay Area Science Festival set for Saturday; free event to feature games, robots, animals and experiments11 days ago
UC Santa Cruz study finds new method to predict domoic acid outbreaks12 days ago
Mystery surrounds young worker's death at Russia lab studying severe diseases15 days ago
Is your home ready for El Niño? Essential flood prep and insurance steps to take now3 days ago
El Niño: New forecasts show high chance for California rainfall at 150%-200% of normal this winter17 days ago
SpaceX Crew-12 back on Earth after splashdown in Pacific17 days ago
Scientists win chemistry Nobel for discoveries about mirrored molecules that led to many drugs18 days ago
Scientist who hunts mysterious ghost particles in the Antarctic ice wins Nobel Prize for physics19 days ago
Stanford professor wins a Nobel Prize, then makes school lunches for his kids20 days ago
'I almost couldn't speak': Stanford's Karl Deisseroth shares Nobel Prize for optogenetics, still has to pack school lunches20 days ago
After outcry, monitors the Trump administration tried to scrap return to sea22 days ago
'Epic ride': Skies open up to let SpaceX, NASA send Crew-13 to space24 days ago
California professor who pioneered medicinal Trojan horses awarded prestigious MacArthur 'genius grant'25 days ago
An endangered frog nursery in LA cares for hundreds of tadpoles until they're ready for the wild26 days ago
What is a Kelvin wave, what does it have to do with El Niño, and should we be worried?26 days ago
NASA ramps up support to get Boeing's astronaut capsule flying after Butch and Suni fiasco27 days ago
SpaceX Starship makes it to orbit for the first time27 days ago
Bay Area's Buck Institute for Research on Aging develops AI safety system1 month ago
Private spacecraft falls back to Earth after failing to rescue aging NASA telescope1 month ago
Ancient fossils unearthed at California construction site could be a 'thunder beast'1 month ago
Day and night get equal billing on Tuesday. A guide to the fall equinox1 month ago
Newsom declares state of emergency as California prepares for historic El Niño this winter1 month ago
Cats want to talk to us. Scientists are trying to decipher the meow1 month ago
NASA spacecraft discovers a huge new crater on the moon1 month ago
The T. rex had a body temperature similar to our own, study finds1 month ago
Trump administration has cut or frozen $177 billion in grants across every state, analysis shows1 month ago
Has dark matter been found? Bay Area scientists analyze signal deep underground1 month ago
UC scientists develop tool to predict future earthquake sites1 month ago
El Niño: Why chances are increasing for lots of rain this winter in the Bay Area and across California1 month ago
Little Mercury may be shrinking faster than scientists expected1 month ago
'Immaculate condition': Rare mastodon fossil found in San Mateo County creek1 month ago
A stronger-than-normal El Nino alarms scientists over Galápagos wildlife and forests1 month ago
Kaiser Permanente study finds hotspots in three Bay Area counties for low measles vaccination rates1 month ago
Artemis II moonshot commander and pilot are hanging up their astronaut suits at NASA1 month ago
What to know about Europe's push to compete in space1 month ago
In North Carolina, a race is on to restore critical peatland before it dries up or is destroyed1 month ago
Methomyl, the latest character in the Salinas Valley pesticide struggle1 month ago
Psilocybin may prevent nerve damage caused by chemotherapy, study finds1 month ago
Rescue satellite gets close to NASA's doomed telescope, even if it can't save it1 month ago
Trump administration stalled a survey of PFAS in wastewater, former EPA officials say1 month ago
Scientists studying cockroach milk and nose-blowing win Ig Nobel prizes for quirky science1 month ago
A pair of spacecraft draw closer to Mercury after nearly decade-long voyage1 month ago
Scientists find a huge 10-sided wave pattern swirling in the clouds over Saturn's south pole1 month ago
Sick sea lions washing up in southern Santa Cruz, Monterey counties1 month ago
This vaccine reduces risk of melanoma coming back. Can it work for other cancers?1 month ago
A hotter planet is pushing older adults beyond the human body's limits1 month ago
NASA's newest space telescope launches aboard SpaceX rocket1 month ago
Possible billionaire-backed data center proposals cause rift in Oakland1 month ago
Near-total lunar eclipse will turn the moon orangish-red Thursday. Here's how to watch from the Bay Area2 months ago
Study's alarming finding: At least 1 in 4 NFL players gets brain disease1 month ago
The world inches toward catastrophic climate events: 'Bigger shocks are on the way'2 months ago
People can sense mental decline, says new research powered by smartwatches2 months ago
California study looks at shark behavior after major storms2 months ago
Why do farm children tend to avoid asthma and allergies? German team finds key bacteria.2 months ago
Flight attendants and pilots have highest risk of dying from radiation-linked cancers, study says2 months ago
National lab in Livermore using autonomous AI to quicken, broaden experimentation2 months ago
Inside the booming business of California's extra-virgin olive oil2 months ago
El Niño continues to strengthen. What does that mean for flood risk this winter?2 months ago
Photos: Solar eclipse crosses much of Europe, but dazzles millions around the globe2 months ago
Traditional plastic forks shed harmful microplastics. Plastic created from sugar is an alternative2 months ago
How to spot the Perseid meteor shower, a summer light show that promises to dazzle2 months ago
Testing is underway on vaccines to intercept brewing colon cancer before it takes root2 months ago
Wayward SpaceX rocket slammed into the moon, scientists say2 months ago
Gene-edited beagles may offer a future option for people with dog allergies2 months ago
A tiny fish's behavior suggests aging may happen in stages, Stanford study finds2 months ago
Controversial battery storage project in San Jose's Coyote Valley is withdrawn2 months ago
Study: Mountain lions are avoiding you2 months ago
August's total solar eclipse will sweep over Spain, Iceland and Greenland2 months ago
Robot looks for great white sharks near California beaches2 months ago
Study suggests the threat of mold-associated illnesses may be underappreciated2 months ago
Vaccine candidate from California lab shows promise against addictiveness of Fentanyl2 months ago
'Body Worlds' corpse exhibitor dies; he wanted his body plastinated2 months ago
Former old-growth sawmill site next to Redwood National Park opening to public2 months ago
Earthquake pressure in Cajon Pass is new reason to stress2 months ago
A US-Russian space crew lands safely in Kazakhstan after an 8-month stint on the ISS2 months ago
Democracy in the balance: Huffman warns of dangers of religious extremism in new book3 months ago
Why the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history is becoming more challenging3 months ago
SpaceX launch sends Northrop Grumman's 2-handed rescue robot to space3 months ago
How much coffee a day is safe for your heart? AHA issues statement on caffeine3 months ago
Will vaccine boosters be necessary as measles spreads nationwide?3 months ago
Bay Area native helps steer Mars rover team to victory3 months ago
