HENRY DAVID THOREAU examines the life and work of the 19th-century writer in the context of antebellum New England and the larger United States, as well as through the universal themes he focused on i...

Berkeley Lab is transforming research across disciplines from energy to materials science and more, strengthening American innovation and the nation’s scientific edge.

The U.S. Department of Energy today announced $625 million in funding to renew its five National Quantum Information Science Research Centers.

The NERSC-10 system at Berkeley Lab will accelerate DOE Office of Science research in an era of rapidly advancing simulation, data, and AI capabilities.

A new supercomputer named after a winner of the Nobel Prize in chemistry will help power artificial intelligence technology and scientific discoveries from a perch in the hills above the University of California, Berkeley, federal officials said Thursday.

The NERSC-10 system at Berkeley Lab will accelerate DOE Office of Science research in an era of rapidly advancing simulation, data, and AI capabilities.

Experts say findings are transformational and could herald new era of preventive medicine Weight-loss jabs could almost halve the risk of obesity-related cancers, a landmark study suggests. Cancer experts said the findings were “transformational” and could herald a “whole new era of preventive cancer medicine”. Continue reading...

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New data further challenge the best scientific theory of the history and the structure of the universe. But a separate recent result reinforces it.

OpenAI and nine national labs bring together leading scientists for first-of-its kind event.

Starting January 2025, NERSC users will access IBM’s quantum computers via the cloud, enabling research on scientific applications.

Using publicly available genome sequence data generated over the past three decades, JGI researchers assess the known fraction of microbial diversity.

Three scientists with Berkeley Lab were among the nearly 400 scientists and engineers awarded by President Biden to receive the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).

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Jennifer Doudna has been awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation.

Today, President Biden announced the latest recipients of the National Medal of Science and the National Medal of Technology and Innovation—our nation’s

The Tang Prize encourages and supports global research and development in four categories: Sustainable Development, Biopharmaceutical Science, Sinology and Rule of Law.

Artificial intelligence and related technologies – such as machine learning, large language models, and neural networks – are advancing at a rapid pace. As AI is used increasingly in daily life and…

None of this could have happened without a little-known 1980 law called the Bayh-Dole Act

U.S. data-center power demand could nearly triple in the next three years, and consume as much as 12% of the country's electricity, as the industry undergoes an artificial-intelligence transformation, according to a Department of Energy-backed study that was first reported by Reuters on Friday.

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Undocumented orphaned wells pose hazards to both the environment and the climate. Scientists are building modern tools to help locate, assess, and pave the way for ultimately plugging these forgotten ...

The evidence base in support of the use of medicines based on glucagon-like peptide 1 beyond glucose control and weight loss was substantially bolstered in 2024, as clinical trial data report benefits...

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