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Stanford researchers successfully grow human brain tissue inside mice

Sep 17

OpenAI foundation gifts UNC Cancer Center $40 million grant

Sep 15

Stanford prof. wins Nobel Prize for new way to study brain using light

Stanford professor Karl Deisseroth was awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for pioneering work in optogenetics that helped give scientists an unprecedented way to control and study nerve cells using light, including neural circuits relevant to neurological and psychiatric disorders.

Oct 6

The hidden risk to your heart from sleeping in low light

Sep 10

Odds of major earthquake striking Bay Area in next 30 years increasing

Sep 3

Stanford lab using fungi to upcycle food waste

Aug 25

San Andreas Fault slipping faster than previously thought: research

Aug 21

Marijuana use surpasses cigarette smoking in US, study finds

Aug 5

UC Berkeley lab turns wildfire salvage into timber for construction

Jun 22

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Stanford prof. wins Nobel Prize for new way to study brain using light

Oct 5

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Stanford professor wins Nobel Prize for discovery of new way to study brain using light

Oct 5

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Stanford researchers successfully grow human brain tissue inside mice

Sep 17

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Odds of major earthquake striking Bay Area in next 30 years increasing, experts say

Sep 3

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Stanford lab using fungi to upcycle food waste

Aug 25

3:54

San Andreas Fault slipping faster than previously thought: research

Aug 21

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San Andreas Fault slipping faster than previously thought: new report

Aug 20

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UC Berkeley lab turns wildfire salvage into mass timber for sustainable construction

Jun 22

Latest Videos

2:15

Stanford prof. wins Nobel Prize for new way to study brain using light

Oct 5

4:29

Stanford professor wins Nobel Prize for discovery of new way to study brain using light

Oct 5

2:33

Stanford researchers successfully grow human brain tissue inside mice

Sep 17

2:36

Odds of major earthquake striking Bay Area in next 30 years increasing, experts say

Sep 3

3:21

Stanford lab using fungi to upcycle food waste

Aug 25

3:54

San Andreas Fault slipping faster than previously thought: research

Aug 21

0:35

San Andreas Fault slipping faster than previously thought: new report

Aug 20

2:44

UC Berkeley lab turns wildfire salvage into mass timber for sustainable construction

Jun 22

Latest Stories

San Jose Peregrine falcon chicks get banded as part of greater Bay Area monitoring program

Researchers banded four peregrine falcon chicks with radio transmitters Wednesday morning at San Jose City Hall, part of a long-running monitoring effort in the Bay Area to remotely track their movements and locations.

May 13

Busload of rescued beagles arrive in Bay Area from Wisconsin research laboratory

A school bus load of rescued dogs has arrived in the Bay Area after a 2000-mile trip from Ridglan Farms, a Wisconsin research facility. Rescue groups say the beagles are now experiencing basic comforts they never had, from walking on grass to drinking from bowls.

May 11

Beagles rescued from research lab finding forever homes in Bay Area

Some of the 1,500 beagles rescued from a research lab and breeding facility in Wisconsin are making their way to the Bay Area. Fifty of those dogs will be getting new homes in Northern California.

May 8

Big Dog Ranch Rescue via AP

1,500 beagles will get new lives, warm laps after release from research facility

Big Dog Ranch Rescue and the Center for a Humane Economy negotiated a confidential agreement to purchase the 1,500 dogs for an undisclosed price from Ridglan Farms.

May 6

Union City becomes home to 1st US center for advanced AI chip assembly

A ribbon-cutting ceremony of a new advanced semiconductor research and development center in Union City marks the first such facility in the United States dedicated to this stage of chip production, which powers technologies ranging from AI servers to smartphones.

Apr 21