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Legless Lizards’ Lives

Wednesday, September 18th, 2013
lizards, legless, reptiles, anniella, uc berkeley, museum of vertebrate zoology, uc, museum of paleontology, james, parham

Fascinating reptiles deserve fascinating names and homes!

California Legless Lizards

Tuesday, September 17th, 2013
reptiles, lizards, snakes, legless, anniella, uc berkeley, fullerton, james, parham, california

Four new species of colorful legless lizards are described today.

Web Help

Wednesday, July 10th, 2013
spiders, webs, silk, spider, uc berkeley, Victor Manuel Ortega-Jimenez, flight, lab, insects, charged, electric

When capturing insects in their webs, spiders get a little help from electricity…

Seeing a Fastball

Monday, May 13th, 2013
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Can hitters really “see” a fastball’s trajectory?

Bio-Inspired Robots

Wednesday, May 8th, 2013
insects, bioinspiration, biomimetics, UC Berkeley, geckos, cockroaches, birds, robots, robotics, salamanders, snakes, built for speed, america's cup, ants, evolution, adaptations

These robots get their inspiration from nature.

Pinpointing Date of Impact

Friday, February 8th, 2013
extinction, dinosaurs, impact, asteroids, comets, craters, paleontology, argon, dating, geochronology, uc berkeley,

New dating techniques have brought the impact and mass extinction events within a “gnat’s eyebrow.”

How Science Works

Tuesday, November 6th, 2012
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How does science work? Kind of like a pinball machine. Check it out! The Academy’s Charles Griswold takes us through the process of science with an exciting new spider discovery.

Beware of Social Hermit Crabs

Monday, November 5th, 2012
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When does a shell game become lethal? When it’s played by this hermit crab.

The Advanced Light Source

Tuesday, October 30th, 2012
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The Advanced Light Source is a particle accelerator in the Berkeley hills that produces X-rays to look at all types of things– from plants and bones to proteins and crystals.

7,000 Kinds of Amphibians

Monday, October 22nd, 2012
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Did you know there are 7,000 different kinds of amphibians? Learn more with this fun music video! Song by Conor Loughridge and the Wiggly Tendrils.

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