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Medical illustration of translucent blue head showing brain with red highlighted deep region, called the amygdala. UC Davis researchers have found that increased amygdala activity when looking at a face predicted increased peer involvement for girls, but less peer involvement for boys.(Adobe Stock)

How an Adolescent’s Brain Reacts to Faces May Predict Their Social Future

by Alex Russell
July 13, 2026

Red-tailed hawk landing on a green perch, wings fully spread inside an aviary

What Molting Hawks Can Teach Researchers About Resilient Flight

by Jessica Heath
June 26, 2026

Two women in dark blue shirts kneeling in a meadow. One is holding a plastic tube while the other looks on.

This Single Mother Must Learn Quickly — Or Her Colony Won’t Survive

by Douglas Fox
May 15, 2026

Young swallow fledgling sitting on gritty threshold under a painted wooden door

A Baby Bird’s Wishlist: Mild Weather, Attentive Parents, Not Being the Smallest Sibling

by Liana Wait
May 11, 2026

Telescope & pink plane; colorful handprint and heart; knight on horseback; roadside coyote

Egghead Weekend Basket for May 8

by Andy Fell
May 08, 2026

Aerial photo of Alcatraz Island prison in San Francisco Bay, boats and cloudy sky

Alcatraz Coyote Wasn’t a City Boy After All

by National Park Service
May 05, 2026

Illustration of James Webb Space Telescope with gold hexagonal mirror and pink sunshield

Non-Rotating Early Galaxy Is a Surprise to Astronomers

by Andy Fell
May 04, 2026

Underwater photo of two yellow butterflyfish with vertical stripes over branching coral

Fish Evolution Accelerated After Adapting to Eat off Hard Surfaces

by Liana Wait
April 28, 2026

Two children in light blue UCSTEM shirts at a table with machinery. An adult in a check shirt stands behind them pointing to details.

UC STEM Fest to Inspire Kids with Science and Engineering

by Andy Fell
April 27, 2026

Collage: mountain lake and forest; adult comforting child; plant tissue micrograph; geese in flight

Egghead Weekend Basket for April 24

by Andy Fell
April 24, 2026

Microscope black and white image of irregular buds on a larger stem. White circle at lower right.

Not All Clones Are Created Equal

by Trina Kleist
April 24, 2026

Four-photo collage: farmer harvesting in field; space capsule; telescope from inside observatory; brown dog on road

Egghead Weekend Basket for April 17

by Andy Fell
April 17, 2026

A spacecraft with the text "VSN" and "NASA" against a dark sky, with the moon in the background.

Shields Up! Cosmic Rays a Challenge for Deep Space Travel

by Greg Watry
April 09, 2026

A crane fly on a green leaf, a person spraying cleaning solution, a molecular structure, and a brain illustration.

Egghead Weekend Basket for April 3

by Andy Fell
April 03, 2026

3D structural representation of a crystalline lattice with colored spheres and tetrahedra.

Light Bends Perovskite Crystal Lattice, Opening Way to New Devices

by Andy Fell
March 31, 2026

Close-up of a slender crane fly resting on a green leaf.

No, They Don’t Eat Mosquitoes

by Kathy Keatley Garvey
March 30, 2026

white sturgeon swims in aquarium

Where Do Sturgeon Go?

by Andy Fell
March 24, 2026

A subadult male elephant seal lies on the beach as sea lions are in the water behind him.

Egghead Weekend Basket for March 20

by Andy Fell
March 20, 2026

A worker in a helmet inspects large metallic pipes inside a tunnel.

A New Road Map to Room Temperature Superconductors

by Greg Watry
March 16, 2026

A brown snail on the edge of a ragged leaf.

Egghead's Weekend Basket for March 6

by Andy Fell
March 06, 2026

A brown snail on the edge of a ragged leaf.

Evolution of New Physical Traits in Mollusks has Declined and Grown More Predictable Over Time

by Greg Watry
March 04, 2026

Two young men in dark clothing lean over a bench and turn to face the camera. Between them is a black fin-like object.

Hawk Study Shows Potential Lessons of Bird Flight

by Andy Fell
March 04, 2026

A superhero runs toward a crowd, surrounded by abstract cosmic graphics and wave patterns.

Short Films Explore Quantum Physics

by Andy Fell
February 26, 2026

A person in a gray sweatshirt holds a peregrine falcon on their arm, with a neutral background.

Bird Flight Research Advances Drone Technology and Wild Raptor Care

by Andy Fell
February 23, 2026

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A man with glasses stands outdoors, wearing a light jacket, with greenery in the background.

Sloan Fellowship for Quantum Sciences Research

by Andy Fell
February 17, 2026

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