Science
New weight loss drug: FDA approves Zepbound, a version of diabetes drug Mounjaro for obesity
Zepbound, a new version of the popular diabetes treatment Mounjaro, can now be sold as...
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How one Napa vineyard might have saved millions of dollars by using birds as pest control
Rebecca Rosen's falcons have been patrolling some of Napa's most bird-infested vineyards to fend off...
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Inside the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s incredible surrogacy program for otters
Donning a poncho and dark mask to look like a B-movie psychopath, an aquarium staffer...
California voted in 2018 to stop changing the clock. So why are we still doing it?
Yes, you have to turn your clocks back an hour at 2 a.m. Sunday
Steinbeck’s famous Western Flyer sails back to Monterey after years of restoration
The Western Flyer will be escorted to Monterey and begin a new life offering science...
Researchers report mass bleaching of coral reefs in warming Florida oceans: ‘Like a forest without trees’
Corals bleach when waters are too warm, as the tiny algae living in their tissues...
A starfish’s body is ‘a head crawling along the seafloor’
The heads of most animals are easily identifiable, but scientists haven’t been able to say...
Cats have 276 different facial expressions, study finds
Ears flattened, constricted pupils, a lick of the lips. If you’ve ever wondered if your...
High mobile phone use may impact sperm count, study says
Male sperm count has fallen by more than 50% globally in the last 50 years,...
Bay Area masking up again as mandates go into effect Nov. 1 in health care settings
Alameda, San Mateo, Contra Costa, and Sonoma counties will require health care workers to mask...