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UC Berkeley engineers assemble COSI gamma-ray detector for NASA mission
Engineers from UC Berkeley assembled the COSI gamma-ray detector on July 8, 2026, a crucial step before its planned 2028 launch aboard a NASA mission. This advanced instrument aims to enhance our understanding of cosmic…
How heat makes it harder for students to learn
How heat makes it harder for students to learn As temperatures rise, the evidence is clear that heat is eroding students’ ability to learn By Claire Maldarelli edited by Andrea Thompson The end of the 2025–2026 schoo…
Lawrence Berkeley researchers uncover defects trapping electrons in Wigner solids
Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have identified how defects in semiconductor materials trap electrons, leading to the formation of stable Wigner solids. This understanding is crucial for developing …
A picture of a distant, shark-shaped cloud of gas in space has earned the top prize in a Royal Observatory Greenwich contest for amateur space photographers. …
Scientists have identified an inherited genetic mutation that greatly increases the risk of lung cancer, even in people who have never smoked. The mutation in…
A "baby" exoplanet, discovered emerging from its cosmic cocoon around a nearby star, is the youngest alien world ever seen, a new study reveals. The planetary …
Mount Mantap in North Korea has seen a 120% increase in seismic activity since the last nuclear test in 2017, indicating a potential link between these tests a…
HEIDELBERG, Germany — Often considered the slowest, most methodical and most abstract of the sciences, mathematics usually advances so incrementally and esoter…
For the first time in a century, scientists have identified a new cat species, thanks to genetic analysis — and it's resolved a long-standing debate about the …
Kimchi-derived bacteria can bind and help expel nanoplastics from the gut, as demonstrated in a study with mice that showed a significant increase in nanoplast…
Archaeologists excavating a medieval settlement in northwestern Russia have unearthed an unusual 11th-century pendant that combines Christian and pagan imagery…
Researchers at the Salk Institute have developed a mouse with human neural cells in its cerebral cortex, allowing for the first detailed behavioral analysis of…
A new study shows that a revised eyewitness lineup procedure significantly improves accuracy, allowing witnesses to identify the correct suspect 68% of the tim…
NASA's New Horizons has discovered evidence of liquid nitrogen flow on Pluto, indicated by dark streaks on the Sputnik Planitia glacier. This suggests Pluto's …
