Posts Tagged ‘uc berkeley’

Leaping Tails

Monday, January 9th, 2012

Here’s a tale about tails—lizards’, robots’ and dinosaurs’ tails to be exact.

Birds of a Feather

Friday, November 11th, 2011

Birds of a feather: enjoy recent stories of the science of birds in today’s news roundup.

Creepy Spiders

Monday, October 31st, 2011

Happy Halloween! We thought we’d get you in the mood with some really creepy spiders—Lycosoidea.

CellScope

Thursday, October 20th, 2011

Lightweight, mobile microscopes are not only being used in third world countries to diagnose disease, but also in classrooms to get kids excited about science.

Bio-Inspired Bug Evolves

Tuesday, October 18th, 2011

Can a winged robot from UC Berkeley shed light on the evolution of flight?

Oakmapper

Thursday, March 3rd, 2011

A mobile app, designed by researchers at UC Berkeley, is helping citizens track Sudden Oak Death.

Woodpecker Inspiration

Tuesday, February 8th, 2011

Can scientists create technology to mimic woodpeckers’ shock-absorbing heads?

Science in 2010

Thursday, December 30th, 2010

2010 was a roller coaster year for science news—think exoplanets, synthetic-life, arsenic-eating bacteria (or not!), earthquakes, volcanoes and of course, the Gulf oil spill.

Trapping Antimatter

Thursday, November 18th, 2010

Physicists have trapped 38 antihydrogen atoms for one sixth of a second in a large machine at CERN. What will they discover?

Fishy Friday

Friday, November 12th, 2010

Here are some recent fish stories we didn’t want you to miss.

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