Berkeley scientists studying concrete that is strong and intact after 2,000 years submerged in seawater on the coast of Italy say the ancient Romans have lessons to teach us about making concrete more durable and environmentally friendly.
A special "Innovations" issue of the New York Times Magazine on Sunday credited Berkeley as the origin of the dog park.
Vials of moon dust picked up by the first men on the moon – Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the Apollo 9 mission – were found forgotten in a Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory warehouse by a lab archivist who was clearing out lab artifacts.
The Boy Scouts national leadership voted Thursday to accept openly gay members but not leaders. An Alameda den mother active in urging equal rights for gays welcomed the move but called for more action.
A year-long exhibition of eight large steel sculptures by 80-year-old artist Mark di Suvero, who attended UC Berkeley, was opened to the public at Crissy Field in San Francisco Wednesday.
If you're going to a home football game at UC Berkeley's newly refurbished stadium and want to avoid the parking woes, you can take BART to downtown Berkeley or Rockridge and hop on a free Cal football shuttle to the stadium, according to BART
It is an honor to be part of their lives.
One activist said a community potluck is planned for 6 p.m. Monday.
Student journalists of the Castro Valley High School newspaper scored an interview with Rachel Maddow at her book reading in Berkeley last week.
NeuroFocus: Marketing of the mind.
You used to have to store your robot's brains on the robot, but now you can store them in the clouds. Is anyone worried about the rise of the machine?
Realtor Declan Spring says things are looking up in the Berkeley housing market.
Next time you go to a restaurant or buy food at a supermarket think to yourself, where does this food come from?
I thought the sidewalks looked pretty good already, but I guess not good enough. Check back tomorrow for a shot of three footprints right in the wet cement.
Amy Chua, the neighboring El Cerrito High grad who wrote the best-selling, controversial "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother," has the cover story in the March 12 issue of Newsweek about Chinese "Tiger Women" who became self-made billionaires.
The California affiliate of the Remote Area Medical Foundation (RAM) will hold a clinic at the Oakland Coliseum to treat the public
The East Bay Bicycle Coalition is seeking nominations for the 3rd Annual Bike-Friendly Business Awards, with a deadline of March 25. What's your pick?