Most California cities refuse to retreat from rising seas—one town wants to show how it's done

Ten miles north of Monterey and a world away from Santa Cruz, Bruce Delgado gazed up…

How this garden, with native plants and canoe planters, can help save salmon, orcas

Gardens aren’t just for flowers. They can boost the recovery of salmon and orcas, too. …

Hope for a new permanent magnet that's cheap and sustainable

Scientists have made a breakthrough in the search for a new, sustainable permanent magnet. …

Does your cat have degenerative joint disease?

With an estimated 10-15% of adults over the age of 60 having some degree of osteoarthritis,…

Magnetic whirls in future data storage devices

Magnetic (anti)skyrmions are microscopically small whirls that are found in special classes of magnetic materials. These…

Parrots get probability, use stats to make choices: study

Does Polly want a cracker? That all depends on statistics. Click here for original…

New tiny 44 million year old bird fossil links Africa and Asia to Utah

A new species of quail-sized fossil bird from 44 million year old sediments in Utah fills…

Images of 'invisible' holes on cells may jumpstart research

High blood pressure, inflammation, and the sensation of pain may rely in part on tiny holes…

Apes' inner ears could hide clues to evolutionary history of hominoids

Studying the inner ear of apes and humans could uncover new information on our species’ evolutionary…

Imaging technique reveals 3-D forces exerted by tiny cell clusters

A team of researchers has developed a new technique to map the three-dimensional forces that clusters…