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The Mercury News - Science

Photos: Solar eclipse crosses much of Europe, but dazzles millions around the globe

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Traditional plastic forks shed harmful microplastics. Plastic created from sugar is an alternative

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How to spot the Perseid meteor shower, a summer light show that promises to dazzle

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Testing is underway on vaccines to intercept brewing colon cancer before it takes root

6 days ago

Wayward SpaceX rocket slammed into the moon, scientists say

7 days ago

Gene-edited beagles may offer a future option for people with dog allergies

7 days ago

A tiny fish's behavior suggests aging may happen in stages, Stanford study finds

7 days ago

Controversial battery storage project in San Jose's Coyote Valley is withdrawn

8 days ago

Study: Mountain lions are avoiding you

9 days ago

August's total solar eclipse will sweep over Spain, Iceland and Greenland

9 days ago

Robot looks for great white sharks near California beaches

9 days ago

Study suggests the threat of mold-associated illnesses may be underappreciated

14 days ago

Vaccine candidate from California lab shows promise against addictiveness of Fentanyl

15 days ago

'Body Worlds' corpse exhibitor dies; he wanted his body plastinated

15 days ago

Former old-growth sawmill site next to Redwood National Park opening to public

15 days ago

Earthquake pressure in Cajon Pass is new reason to stress

16 days ago

A US-Russian space crew lands safely in Kazakhstan after an 8-month stint on the ISS

16 days ago

Democracy in the balance: Huffman warns of dangers of religious extremism in new book

19 days ago

Why the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history is becoming more challenging

21 days ago

SpaceX launch sends Northrop Grumman's 2-handed rescue robot to space

22 days ago

How much coffee a day is safe for your heart? AHA issues statement on caffeine

22 days ago

Will vaccine boosters be necessary as measles spreads nationwide?

22 days ago

Bay Area native helps steer Mars rover team to victory

23 days ago

El Niño: 5 myths about what it is and what it could mean for California's weather

23 days ago

Need for speed? Driving above the speed limit costs you — and doesn't actually save much time

26 days ago

Trump administration's USDA lab closures threaten cyclospora research as parasite outbreak sickens thousands

26 days ago

What living in one of the world's hottest towns feels like

27 days ago

Study shows a blood test can help identify healthy people at high risk for Alzheimer's disease

28 days ago

Study shows transplants boost survival for patients with terminal lung cancer

28 days ago

An experimental Alzheimer's drug shows promise targeting a different brain protein, new study shows

29 days ago

Marin County dementia drug startup gets venture capital infusion

30 days ago

Would hunters take a Lyme disease vaccine? We asked

30 days ago

Is buying a home still the way to wealth? Some young Americans aren't sure

1 month ago

California scientists develops way to forecast when coastal landslides are imminent

1 month ago

The Bay Area UFO files: Trump disclosures could fuel more reports of aliens

1 month ago

Wildfire smoke is eroding clean-air progress across US, including Bay Area, study finds

1 month ago

Wally Funk, aviation pioneer who was the oldest woman to travel into space, dies at 87

1 month ago

Despite algal blooms, Monterey Bay marine mammals hanging in there

1 month ago

What is Proposition 38 before California voters in the 2026 election?

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A few years of healthy eating and exercise influences health 2 decades later, new study shows

1 month ago

Pancreatic cancer breakthrough has big implications for early detection effort

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Santa Cruz County student robotics team wins world championship

1 month ago

The troubling new trend that's making California's forest fires more dangerous

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World's largest camera, built in Menlo Park, begins 10-year survey of the universe

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Women taking weight-loss drugs more likely to land a job, study finds

1 month ago

Bay Area innovators among the Carnegie Foundation's 2026 'Great Immigrants, Great Americans' list

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After an earthquake, how long can trapped victims survive?

1 month ago

California wants to rescue medical research. Voters must decide if it's worth $8.4 billion

1 month ago

NASA races to save Swift telescope from falling back to Earth with daring rescue mission

1 month ago

Could a fertilizer breakthrough at Lawrence Livermore Lab spark the next Green Revolution?

1 month ago

Richard Scolyer, cancer expert who 'became his own subject,' dies at 59

1 month ago

Europe's extreme heat would be impossible without climate change, scientists say

1 month ago

UC researchers work on women's brain health projects with help from pair of awards

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New Bay Area science exhibit examines survival in outer space

1 month ago

American revolutionaries depended on seed saving for their freedom

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Stanford's first proton therapy patient is 7. His case shows why the treatment matters

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Sea squirts may offer insights into human aging and exercise, Stanford, UCSD researchers say

1 month ago

Can AI help us age better? Bay Area scientists are trying to find out

1 month ago

Two humpback whales found dead on Monterey Bay beaches - what killed them?

1 month ago

Livermore's long-lasting light bulb turns 125

1 month ago

As UFOs go mainstream, the jury is out on what the existence of alien life might mean for religion

2 months ago

Can wearing a glucose monitor make you healthier? Here's what happened to UC students who did

2 months ago

El Niño could be one of the strongest on record

2 months ago

NASA unveils 4 astronauts to fly on Artemis III mission

2 months ago

Once underwater, Colorado River canyon country reemerges as drought-stricken Lake Powell's levels drop

2 months ago

Companies are testing baby formula for heavy metals — a new California bill would make them share results

2 months ago

Experimental gene therapy shows promise in fighting toxic protein in brain, without removing the toxin

2 months ago

New leader takes the helm at the Monterey Bay Aquarium

2 months ago

Space Station astronauts halt shelter plans as Russia's repair job on hold for worsening cracks, NASA says

2 months ago

Google's 'Debug Project' would release 32 million sterile male mosquitos in California and Florida

2 months ago

2 scientists charged with bringing deactivated mpox virus into the US and lying to authorities

2 months ago

A robot is helping an ailing couple stay in their home. Are more to come for an aging population?

2 months ago

Finding Sanctuary: 'Herculean' effort combats avian influenza outbreak in California's marine mammals, birds

2 months ago

CZU Lightning Complex fires weren't first of its kind, UC Santa Cruz researchers say

2 months ago

Experimental pill promises new hope for deadly pancreatic cancer

2 months ago

Molecular glue is shaping up to be the next billion-dollar cancer breakthrough

2 months ago

Watch: Blue Origin New Glenn rocket explodes on Cape Canaveral launch pad during test

2 months ago

Blue Origin rocket explodes on the launch pad

2 months ago

A rare blue micromoon rises this weekend

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Experimental hepatitis B drug may offer 'functional cure' for some patients

2 months ago

Prolific East Bay innovator of common medical devices dies at age 90

2 months ago

What's causing the big swarms of tiny orange butterflies in the Bay Area?

2 months ago

Death of research hummingbird at UC Riverside triggers third animal welfare citation in 3 years

2 months ago

SpaceX tries to launch a bigger version of Starship but hits a series of last-minute problems

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Women are more vulnerable to many dementia risks, UC study says

2 months ago

A de-extinction company has hatched live chicks from an artificial eggshell

2 months ago

Neil deGrasse Tyson takes on aliens and how we should greet them in 'Take Me to Your Leader'

2 months ago

Small UCSF study hints that revving up immune cells might help fight HIV

2 months ago

Lake Oroville, California's second-largest reservoir, is 99% full and rising

3 months ago

Why brain implants are more than a sci-fi fantasy

3 months ago

Invasive species discovered at drinking water treatment plants in San Jose

3 months ago

Spiral galaxy's brilliant heart shines bright in a new picture from NASA's Webb telescope

3 months ago

Scientists say don't forget about plants. Climate change is endangering tens of thousands of species

3 months ago

Study says trees counter half the world's urban heating, but not in the places that need it most

3 months ago

One of America's oldest weather observatories shows people the science behind our climate

3 months ago

Child safety lab launching 'independent crash testing' for AI tools

3 months ago

Endangered whale protections may be delayed to 2035 under Trump-blacked plan

3 months ago

Astronomers believe they've detected an atmosphere around a tiny, icy world beyond Pluto

3 months ago

Record ocean heat off California coast echoes 'The Blob,' killing seabirds and reshaping weather outlook

3 months ago

5.2 earthquake felt in Reno, Tahoe and as far west as Sacramento

3 months ago