Google pledges $1 bn for housing crisis in Bay Area

Google on Tuesday pledged to commit more than $1 billion to help address the severe housing…

New Yolo anonymous Q&A app attracts millions of teenage users, has parents wary

As schools head into summer break, a new app allowing users to ask one another questions…

Outage knocks out Google Calendar on desktop computers

Hopefully you remember when and where your next appointment is. Click here for original…

Does the gas in galaxy clusters flow like honey?

We have seen intricate patterns that milk makes in coffee and much smoother ones that honey…

To improve drones, researchers study flying insects

The unmanned aircraft known as drones, used by hobbyists, researchers and industry to take aerial images…

Quantum music to my ears

It sounds like an old-school vinyl record, but the distinctive crackle in the music streamed into…

A new manufacturing process for aluminum alloys

An advanced manufacturing process to produce nano structured rods and tubes directly from high-performance aluminum alloy…

Egg-sucking sea slug from Florida's Cedar Key named after Muppets creator Jim Henson

Feet from the raw bars and sherbet-colored condominiums of Florida’s Cedar Key, researchers discovered a new…

Cell structure linked to longevity of slow-growing Ponderosa Pines

Slow-growing ponderosa pines may have a better chance of surviving longer than fast-growing ones, especially as…

Size matters: New data reveals cell size sparks genome awakening in embryos

Transitions are a hallmark of life. When dormant plants flower in the spring or when a…