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The Difference Between a Bully and a True Alpha Male

We share 98 percent of our DNA with apes, and they can teach us something about good leadership.

Praying Mantis Love Is Waaay Weirder Than You Think

These pocket-sized predators are formidable hunters. But when it comes to hooking up, male mantises have good reason to fear commitment. Our new Deep Look!

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Should PG&E Shut Off Power During Windstorms to Prevent Fires?

One Southern California utility does, powering down sections of the grid during periods of extreme wind.

Rendezvous With an Interstellar Traveler

A 500-foot space rock discovered in October has turned out to be an asteroid from outside our solar system.

Explainer: The CRISPR Advance That Makes Gene Editing Significantly More Precise

By homing in on single letters within the human genetic code, new tools corrected DNA significantly more often than CRISPR/Cas9, leaving behind a lot fewer mistakes as well. The latest from our Future of You blog.

Event: Exploding Stars, Dark Energy, and the Runaway Universe

Some of the most fascinating objects in the Universe are exploding stars known as supernova. Join Jeffrey Silverman and Science@Cal on Wednesday December 6 for a casual conversation on the universe.

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