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The Mercury News - Science

Researchers try bold new approach in a race to better treat autoimmune diseases

14 hours ago

Man believed to be first person to die from meat allergy caused by tick bite

21 hours ago

'Scary as hell': Sonoma County farmers confront new avian flu wave and debate over vaccine

3 days ago

Bay Area scientists set to launch mission to Mars that could help pave way for human trips

5 days ago

James Watson dies at 97; co-discoverer of DNA's double-helix shape helped revolutionize scientific research

7 days ago

Why is the government dropping millions of flies over the Bay Area?

7 days ago

Mark Zuckerberg, Priscilla Chan shift bulk of philanthropy to science, focusing on AI and biology to curb disease

8 days ago

November supermoon to rise over the Bay Area this week

9 days ago

Tom Brady reveals new dog Junie is a clone of beloved Lua, who died in 2023

9 days ago

Scientists spot the brightest flare yet from a supermassive black hole

10 days ago

Solving a sea otter mystery: Monterey Bay Aquarium researchers track down origin of deadly disease

11 days ago

Daylight saving time ends Sunday - and Stanford study suggests it should go away for good

13 days ago

It rained a lot in October. Did it rain enough to end fire season?

13 days ago

Can a weight loss and diabetes drug treat long COVID?

14 days ago

Common viral infections like flu and shingles can raise your risk of heart attack and stroke, analysis finds

15 days ago

Berkeley study of wildfire exposure adds to dispute over Sonoma County's Ag Pass program for farmworkers

18 days ago

In one California county, kindergartener vaccination rates dip below herd immunity levels for measles

18 days ago

Dinosaurs were thriving in North America before the mass-extinction asteroid strike, study suggests

22 days ago

As heat gets more extreme, pregnant farmworkers are increasingly at risk

22 days ago

Want your kid to be smart? Heads up: The Bay Area Science Festival is this Saturday

23 days ago

How leaders of the MAHA movement benefit from anti-science advocacy and promise profits to industry

24 days ago

Wave of anti-science bills pushed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. allies hits statehouses, endangering health protections

24 days ago

The most important things Bay Area residents can do to protect their home against wildfires

25 days ago

Music could help ease pain from surgery or illness. Scientists are listening

27 days ago

Orionid meteor shower will soon be visible over LA. When and where to watch

27 days ago

How to watch the Orionid meteor shower, debris of Halley's comet

28 days ago

The Sonoma County connection to an off-the-grid Nobel Prize winner

28 days ago

The world is heading to add 57 superhot days a year, but study indicates it could have been worse

29 days ago

2 green comets shine bright. How to spot them in the night sky

29 days ago

The earthquake app on your phone will buzz this morning. Here's why.

29 days ago

New vaccine for typhoid, salmonella shows promise

1 month ago

A long-lost ancient Roman artifact reappears in a New Orleans backyard

1 month ago

La Niña is here: Is California heading for a dry winter?

1 month ago

UC Berkeley professor Omar Yaghi wins Nobel prize in chemistry

1 month ago

MacArthur 'genius award' list includes Oakland writer, Berkeley and Stanford scientists

1 month ago

UC Berkeley professor Omar M. Yaghi shares Nobel Prize in chemistry with two other scientists

1 month ago

UC Berkeley's John Clarke wins Nobel Prize for discovery that led to iPhone, quantum computers

1 month ago

San Andreas, Cascadia faults could combine to set off huge double earthquake

1 month ago

UC Berkeley scientist and two others win Nobel Prize in Physics for work advancing quantum technology

1 month ago

Acting CDC director, citing Trump directive, calls for MMR shot to be split into three despite no evidence of benefit

1 month ago

You might be surprised by how many fossils are from the La Brea Tar Pits

1 month ago

CDC recommends patients consult a health care provider for Covid-19 vaccination

1 month ago

San Francisco scientist shares Nobel Prize in medicine with 2 others for work on the human immune system

1 month ago

Newsom signs legislation to bolster fusion, quantum technologies

1 month ago

New study builds evidence of immune system's role in ALS

1 month ago

Conservationist Jane Goodall, whose work revolutionized the study of primates, has died

1 month ago

Eric Dane enlists Bay Area congressman's support as ALS progresses

1 month ago

Study: Santa Cruz County ranks 4th in pesticide proximity to pregnant residents

1 month ago

$20,000 reward: Man seen sawing off head of sea lion near Monterey

1 month ago

New coronavirus approach shows promise in study, California scientists say

1 month ago

$197 million project completed to improve flood protection along south San Francisco Bay shoreline

1 month ago

Trump's touting of an unproven autism drug surprised many, including the doctor who proposed it

1 month ago

UC San Diego researchers find new system for gene editing that may be safer than CRISPR

1 month ago

Does Monday's Bay Area earthquake increase the chances of a bigger one?

1 month ago

Trump administration to link Tylenol to autism, WaPo reports

1 month ago

Kennedy's panel recommends new restrictions on chicken pox, measles, mumps and rubella vaccines

1 month ago

Day and night get equal billing Monday as fall equinox arrives. Here's what to know

1 month ago

AI cameras are spotting wildfires across California — often before humans call 911

1 month ago

West Coast states issue joint vaccine recommendations ahead of CDC advisers meeting

1 month ago

US panel probes Huawei affiliate's presence on Nvidia's Silicon Valley campus

1 month ago

Coastal Cleanup dangles $1,000, other prizes for Saturday volunteers

1 month ago

Mountain lion's death on California highway leads to push for more protection

1 month ago