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Aerial photo of Alcatraz Island prison in San Francisco Bay, boats and cloudy sky

Alcatraz Coyote Wasn’t a City Boy After All

by National Park Service
May 05, 2026

Illustration of James Webb Space Telescope with gold hexagonal mirror and pink sunshield

Non-Rotating Early Galaxy Is a Surprise to Astronomers

by Andy Fell
May 04, 2026

Underwater photo of two yellow butterflyfish with vertical stripes over branching coral

Fish Evolution Accelerated After Adapting to Eat off Hard Surfaces

by Liana Wait
April 28, 2026

Two children in light blue UCSTEM shirts at a table with machinery. An adult in a check shirt stands behind them pointing to details.

UC STEM Fest to Inspire Kids with Science and Engineering

by Andy Fell
April 27, 2026

Collage: mountain lake and forest; adult comforting child; plant tissue micrograph; geese in flight

Egghead Weekend Basket for April 24

by Andy Fell
April 24, 2026

Microscope black and white image of irregular buds on a larger stem. White circle at lower right.

Not All Clones Are Created Equal

by Trina Kleist
April 24, 2026

Four-photo collage: farmer harvesting in field; space capsule; telescope from inside observatory; brown dog on road

Egghead Weekend Basket for April 17

by Andy Fell
April 17, 2026

A spacecraft with the text "VSN" and "NASA" against a dark sky, with the moon in the background.

Shields Up! Cosmic Rays a Challenge for Deep Space Travel

by Greg Watry
April 09, 2026

A crane fly on a green leaf, a person spraying cleaning solution, a molecular structure, and a brain illustration.

Egghead Weekend Basket for April 3

by Andy Fell
April 03, 2026

3D structural representation of a crystalline lattice with colored spheres and tetrahedra.

Light Bends Perovskite Crystal Lattice, Opening Way to New Devices

by Andy Fell
March 31, 2026

Close-up of a slender crane fly resting on a green leaf.

No, They Don’t Eat Mosquitoes

by Kathy Keatley Garvey
March 30, 2026

white sturgeon swims in aquarium

Where Do Sturgeon Go?

by Andy Fell
March 24, 2026

A subadult male elephant seal lies on the beach as sea lions are in the water behind him.

Egghead Weekend Basket for March 20

by Andy Fell
March 20, 2026

A worker in a helmet inspects large metallic pipes inside a tunnel.

A New Road Map to Room Temperature Superconductors

by Greg Watry
March 16, 2026

A brown snail on the edge of a ragged leaf.

Egghead's Weekend Basket for March 6

by Andy Fell
March 06, 2026

A brown snail on the edge of a ragged leaf.

Evolution of New Physical Traits in Mollusks has Declined and Grown More Predictable Over Time

by Greg Watry
March 04, 2026

Two young men in dark clothing lean over a bench and turn to face the camera. Between them is a black fin-like object.

Hawk Study Shows Potential Lessons of Bird Flight

by Andy Fell
March 04, 2026

A superhero runs toward a crowd, surrounded by abstract cosmic graphics and wave patterns.

Short Films Explore Quantum Physics

by Andy Fell
February 26, 2026

A person in a gray sweatshirt holds a peregrine falcon on their arm, with a neutral background.

Bird Flight Research Advances Drone Technology and Wild Raptor Care

by Andy Fell
February 23, 2026

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A man with glasses stands outdoors, wearing a light jacket, with greenery in the background.

Sloan Fellowship for Quantum Sciences Research

by Andy Fell
February 17, 2026

A rectangular box filled with blue spheres on the left side and red spheres on the right. A narrow band of green spheres separates the two sides.

Chemists Provide New Evidence of Two Supercooled Liquid Water States

by Greg Watry
February 09, 2026

Close up of a circular plastic dish held by a hand in blue gloves. A pink gel runs down the dish.

Biologists and Engineers Follow Goopy Clues to Plant-Wilting Bacteria

by Andy Fell
January 23, 2026

A fuzzy yellow comma shape with a black circle in the center. Yellow/red colors are fanning out from the black disc. Background is black with white stars.

What Happens Inside a Black Hole?

by Greg Watry
January 21, 2026

View of rocky coastline and beach to left with island rocks among the surf to right.

Tiny Earthquakes Reveal Hidden Faults Under Northern California

by Andy Fell
January 15, 2026

A study participant listens to music while in rooms flooded with colors of blue, musted, orangish and red

Lighting Strongly Influences People’s Experience While Listening to Music, a New Study Suggests

by Karen Nikos-Rose
December 09, 2025

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