People Are Sequencing Mushroom DNA at Home Now
They’ve blown open the world of fungal biodiversity, in California and beyond.
Category: Technology
The Indigenous Exhibit That Trump Failed To Stop
A first-of-its-kind collaboration between Ohlone youth and UC Berkeley’s Lawrence Hall of Science almost fell apart when a federal grant was axed. Then researchers took the Trump administration to court — and won.
Jason, the Argonauts, and Four Thousand Satellite Buoys
Meet the Argo floats, thousands of small buoys across the world's oceans that send us intel on sea conditions. And meet the other Argo.
Life in Hot Water
As another strong El Niño exits the Pacific, researchers look to marine life to tell us what’s happening.
There’s a New Blue Flitting on Xerces’ Old Turf
The Xerces blue, long gone from San Francisco, became a symbol of the fight against extinctions. Now scientists are sending in a replacement to the dunes of the Presidio. Will it take?
Newfangled Horizontal Levees Rise (Gently) Across the Bay
A dozen such projects have sprouted, offering habitat-friendly flood protection. Getting permission for them is a challenge.
Now We Are Asking Nature to Solve the Problems We Created
What’s a nature-based solution? An explainer.
iNaturalist Strikes Out on Its Own
With the help of a $10 million startup grant iNaturalist has separated from the California Academy of Sciences and National Geographic Society and become its own independent, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Why Thousands of Octopuses Are Snuggled Up Against a Deep-Sea Heater
Off the California coast, these creatures are getting an evolutionary edge.
