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Queen bees face increased chance of execution if they mate with two males rather than one
Queen bees face increased chance of execution if they mate with two males rather than one
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Berkeley Talks transcript: Take an intoxicating plants tour at UC Botanical Garden
Berkeley Talks transcript: Take an intoxicating plants tour at UC Botanical Garden
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Prestigious grants from the USA go to two Bernese researchers: the biomedical scientists Marianna Kruithof-de Julio and Robert Rieben were the only researchers in Switzerland to receive a grant under
13 substances were detected for the first time in groundwater, 15 were found in concentrations above 100 ng/L. This is the threshold value for pesticides under the Water Protection Ordinance. The researchers are particularly targeting metabolites of chlorothalonil, a product used against fungal attack in cereal, vegetable, wine and ornamental plant cultivation.
University of Sydney researcher in the psychology of addictive gambling and gaming recognised for her innovative harm-minimisation strategies.
Drones sensing by a whisker
A University of Queensland engineer has followed nature's example and developed whiskers for drones and robots, allowing machines to sense surroundings just as animals do.
A University of Queensland engineer has followed nature's example and developed whiskers for drones and robots, allowing machines to sense surroundings just as animals do.
Researchers dish up digital avocado
It's an ancient fruit, but the avocado has been brought into the new millennium with the publication of its draft genome, which may be the key to improvements in future crops.
It's an ancient fruit, but the avocado has been brought into the new millennium with the publication of its draft genome, which may be the key to improvements in future crops.
Jakarta has a population of 10 million and is rapidly sinking. The Indonesian Government announced plans to relocate the country's capital to the island of Borneo, but will it improve living and environmental conditions?
Q&A with UCLA Film & Television Archive cataloging supervisor
Keeping catalog records of more than 500,000 holdings, which include virtually every kind of moving image format, is no easy feat. Each item is unique as a physical object and comes with its own production history. The archive depends on this information to make daily decisions about collections management, preservation, loans, research access and more.
Keeping catalog records of more than 500,000 holdings, which include virtually every kind of moving image format, is no easy feat. Each item is unique as a physical object and comes with its own production history. The archive depends on this information to make daily decisions about collections management, preservation, loans, research access and more.
The National Microbiome Data Collaborative will develop an open-access framework for harnessing microbiome data to accelerate discoveries The National Microbiome Data Collaborative ( NMDC ), a new in
Researchers from the University of Sydney and the Earlham Institute are working with ex-combatants of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (People's Army FARC-EP) to grow their capability to protect the country's valuable biodiversity.
University of Queensland researchers have published the first ever global dataset of mining-induced displacement and resettlement , giving mining companies an evidence base to develop best practice.
How weapons fuel America’s mass shootings
By Susan Gluss Mental illness. Video games. The Internet. These are excuses offered by the U.S. President and his supporters for a scourge of mass killings.
By Susan Gluss Mental illness. Video games. The Internet. These are excuses offered by the U.S. President and his supporters for a scourge of mass killings.
Meet Berkeley’s new data science leader
Jennifer Tour Chayes will become UC Berkeley's first associate provost for the Division of Data Science and Information and dean of the School of Information in January.
Jennifer Tour Chayes will become UC Berkeley's first associate provost for the Division of Data Science and Information and dean of the School of Information in January.
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe, one year after historic launch | University of Chicago News
Prof. Eugene Parker had never seen a NASA launch in person until Aug. 12, 2018-when a spacecraft honoring the pioneering University of Chicago astrophysicist blazed through the predawn skies , beginning its ambitious mission to the sun.
Prof. Eugene Parker had never seen a NASA launch in person until Aug. 12, 2018-when a spacecraft honoring the pioneering University of Chicago astrophysicist blazed through the predawn skies , beginning its ambitious mission to the sun.
From as far as Wyoming and as near as Connecticut, general education teachers, special education teachers, and school administrators came together in New Haven July 21-25 to learn about the latest de
Eugene Parker on first year of namesake NASA mission: ’it’s pretty exciting stuff’
Prof. Eugene Parker had never seen a NASA launch in person until Aug. 12, 2018-when a spacecraft honoring the pioneering University of Chicago astrophysicist blazed through the predawn skies , beginning its ambitious mission to the sun. Six decades after Parker wrote a groundbreaking paper that shaped how we view the solar system, the launch of Parker Solar Probe was not only historic but also emotional for the 92-year-old scientist.
Prof. Eugene Parker had never seen a NASA launch in person until Aug. 12, 2018-when a spacecraft honoring the pioneering University of Chicago astrophysicist blazed through the predawn skies , beginning its ambitious mission to the sun. Six decades after Parker wrote a groundbreaking paper that shaped how we view the solar system, the launch of Parker Solar Probe was not only historic but also emotional for the 92-year-old scientist.
Searching for the ’hidden drivers’ of Florida’s rarest plants
Post-doctoral researcher Daniel Revillini is growing rare and endangered plants from seeds collected from Central Florida's imperiled Lake Wales Ridge. Photo: Evan Garcia/University of Miami Post-doctoral researcher Daniel Revillini is growing rare and endangered plants from seeds collected from Central Florida's imperiled Lake Wales Ridge.
Post-doctoral researcher Daniel Revillini is growing rare and endangered plants from seeds collected from Central Florida's imperiled Lake Wales Ridge. Photo: Evan Garcia/University of Miami Post-doctoral researcher Daniel Revillini is growing rare and endangered plants from seeds collected from Central Florida's imperiled Lake Wales Ridge.
Genetic analyses indicate that the effect of being overweight and obesity on cancer risk is at least double what was previously thought
The effect of being overweight and obesity on risk of cancer is at least twice as large as previously thought according to new findings by an international research team that included University of Bristol academics.
The effect of being overweight and obesity on risk of cancer is at least twice as large as previously thought according to new findings by an international research team that included University of Bristol academics.
Berkeley Talks transcript: How an ’awe walk’ helped one musician reconnect with her home
[Music: "Contrarian” by Blue Dot Sessions] Anne Brice: This is "Berkeley Talks,” a Berkeley News podcast that features lectures and conversations that happen at UC Berkeley.
[Music: "Contrarian” by Blue Dot Sessions] Anne Brice: This is "Berkeley Talks,” a Berkeley News podcast that features lectures and conversations that happen at UC Berkeley.
Life Sciences - 14:36
Queen bees face increased chance of execution if they mate with two males rather than one
Queen bees face increased chance of execution if they mate with two males rather than one
Life Sciences - Aug 16
Berkeley Talks transcript: Take an intoxicating plants tour at UC Botanical Garden
Berkeley Talks transcript: Take an intoxicating plants tour at UC Botanical Garden