Berkeley researchers record from the surface of the brain to obtain best view yet of how prefrontal cortex coordinates our responses

Berkeley's Margaret Conkey is honored with one of anthropology's highest tributes.

With recreational cannabis newly legal in California, the UC Botanical Garden has lined up a full roster of experts to discuss the latest research on the commercialization and use of the popular plant

Toppling tchotchkes and whining dogs were only some of the sounds from last week’s 4.4-magnitude earthquake on the Hayward Fault. Underground at UC Berkeley, seismic sensors captured the quake’s deep rumble

Seafloor eruption in 2012 produced a huge raft of pumice in the southern Pacific

Professor John Dueber's lab has advanced two steps closer to cleaning up the dirty production of indigo dyes. Using synthetic biology they have done away with the wasteful chemical synthesis of indigo, and removed the damaging bleaching stage that converts indigo to leucoindigo.

Some bursts may be from advanced civilizations, but this one is likely immersed in the strong magnetic field of a massive black hole

As more solar power comes online, the available energy peaks at midday, forcing Californians to shift their usage to take full advantage of renewables

The first “big data” analysis of California’s native plants, using digitized information from more than 22 herbaria and botanical gardens around the state, provides some surprises about one of the most thoroughly studied and unique areas in the country.

For one, the state’s arid regions, including deserts such as Death Valley, are hotspots for originating new plant species and providing refuges for older plants that have disappeared elsewhere.

IEEE Spectrum talks with Professor Amy Herr, founder of Berkeley's Hacking for Impact course, about the non-technical challenges of pursuing impact.

Help make a better Megamovie by sorting through photos of the great total solar eclipse of 2017

BioE undergrad alumna Ann Lee-Karlon, later a PhD graduate of UC San Diego, has been elected to the AIMBE College of Fellows Class of 2018. She was recognized for “outstanding leadership in successful drug development and business operations in Genentech and for enhancing diversity of future BME leaders.”

BioE Master of Engineering students Bhardwaj, Dabiri, and Ramirez are working with the Million Hands organization to create customized low-cost prosthetic hands for children with 3D-printing.

Deep ocean basalts record 3.5-billion-year history of oceanic and atmospheric oxygen levels

UC Berkeley scientists are using new gene-editing tool to save cacao from climate change