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Berkeley’s Cosmic Breakthrough and the Alvarez Discovery That Rewrote Earth’s History

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California Curated @californiacurated.bsky.social · 4d

In light of the amazing news of all the Nobel prize winners this year from the University of California, here’s a story about one of the great discoveries in earth’s history, which was also made at Berkeley by a father and son team. californiacurated.com/2025/03/04/b...

The Alvarez’ work led to one of the most significant scientific breakthroughs of the 20th century: the discovery that a massive meteorite impact was responsible for the extinction of the dino…

How a Lancaster, California Company is Giving Old EV Batteries a Second Life on the Grid

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California Curated @californiacurated.bsky.social · 4d

California is building out massive battery storage facilities for solar power. Most of those batteries come from China. And they’re expensive. But one Lancaster company is using old EV car batteries to store solar energy.
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By harnessing the power of old electric vehicle (EV) batteries to store renewable energy, B2U is giving these aging batteries a productive second life and helping enhance the viability of green ene…

The Plate Tectonic Revolution and How California Became the Epicenter of a Scientific Breakthrough

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California Curated @californiacurated.bsky.social · 4d

In the late 1960s, a pivotal conference at Asilomar in California helped flip geology upside down: it turned the idea of static continents into the powerful framework of plate tectonics.
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For many geologists, the moment this new understanding solidified was in December 1969, at a groundbreaking conference at the Asilomar Conference Center in California that reshaped the future of th…

California Is a Nobel Powerhouse

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California Curated @californiacurated.bsky.social · 2d

California Is a Nobel Powerhouse. Few places on Earth can match its record. From Berkeley’s quantum breakthroughs to Caltech’s physics triumphs and Stanford’s world-changing innovations, California keeps waking up to those pre-dawn calls from Stockholm. californiacurated.substack.com/p/california...

For more than a century, the Golden State’s curiosity, risk-taking, and scientific imagination have made it a cradle of Nobel breakthroughs.

Corals Revealed as Never Before Through a Groundbreaking New Microscope in California

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California Curated @californiacurated.bsky.social · 2d

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Scripps Institution of Oceanography @scrippsocean.bsky.social · 3d

A new underwater microscope designed & built by Scripps is providing an unprecedented glimpse into the hidden world of corals. 🪸🔬 @californiacurated.bsky.social shares how this imaging system is revealing new insights that could help save #CoralReefs. californiacurated.substack.com/p/a-microsco...

A new imaging system developed at Scripps allows researchers to see coral polyps and their algae symbionts like never before, offering insights that could help save reefs before they vanish.

Corals Revealed as Never Before Through a Groundbreaking New Microscope in California

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California Curated @californiacurated.bsky.social · 2d

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Scripps Institution of Oceanography @scrippsocean.bsky.social · 3d

A new underwater microscope designed & built by Scripps is providing an unprecedented glimpse into the hidden world of corals. 🪸🔬 @californiacurated.bsky.social shares how this imaging system is revealing new insights that could help save #CoralReefs. californiacurated.substack.com/p/a-microsco...

A new imaging system developed at Scripps allows researchers to see coral polyps and their algae symbionts like never before, offering insights that could help save reefs before they vanish.

California Is a Nobel Powerhouse

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California Curated @californiacurated.bsky.social · 2d

California Is a Nobel Powerhouse. Few places on Earth can match its record. From Berkeley’s quantum breakthroughs to Caltech’s physics triumphs and Stanford’s world-changing innovations, California keeps waking up to those pre-dawn calls from Stockholm. californiacurated.substack.com/p/california...

For more than a century, the Golden State’s curiosity, risk-taking, and scientific imagination have made it a cradle of Nobel breakthroughs.

The Plate Tectonic Revolution and How California Became the Epicenter of a Scientific Breakthrough

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California Curated @californiacurated.bsky.social · 3d

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foster198.bsky.social @foster198.bsky.social · 3d

Beautiful geology. See the alt for a complete description. One picture from the article
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The Palmdale Road Cut on Hwy 14 in Southern California is a 90-foot slice through swirling sediments that have spent millions of years being squeezed and twisted by the San Andreas fault. Some say that this view of the fault is one of the best in all of California.
(Photo: Erik Olsen

California Curated @californiacurated.bsky.social · 4d

In the late 1960s, a pivotal conference at Asilomar in California helped flip geology upside down: it turned the idea of static continents into the powerful framework of plate tectonics.
californiacurated.com/2025/03/24/t...

For many geologists, the moment this new understanding solidified was in December 1969, at a groundbreaking conference at the Asilomar Conference Center in California that reshaped the future of th…

How a Lancaster, California Company is Giving Old EV Batteries a Second Life on the Grid

California Curated @californiacurated.bsky.social · 4d

California is building out massive battery storage facilities for solar power. Most of those batteries come from China. And they’re expensive. But one Lancaster company is using old EV car batteries to store solar energy.
californiacurated.com/2025/01/17/h...

By harnessing the power of old electric vehicle (EV) batteries to store renewable energy, B2U is giving these aging batteries a productive second life and helping enhance the viability of green ene…

Berkeley’s Cosmic Breakthrough and the Alvarez Discovery That Rewrote Earth’s History

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California Curated @californiacurated.bsky.social · 4d

In light of the amazing news of all the Nobel prize winners this year from the University of California, here’s a story about one of the great discoveries in earth’s history, which was also made at Berkeley by a father and son team. californiacurated.com/2025/03/04/b...

The Alvarez’ work led to one of the most significant scientific breakthroughs of the 20th century: the discovery that a massive meteorite impact was responsible for the extinction of the dino…

The Salton Sea Was California’s Strangest Catastrophe

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California Curated @californiacurated.bsky.social · 5d

Most people, even Californians, don’t know that the Salton Sea is actually the result of a huge human triggered accident. Here’s the story. californiacurated.com/2025/07/15/c... #california

Support California Curated with a small donation. In California’s southeastern desert, the Salton Sea stretches across a wide, shimmering basin, a lake where there shouldn’t be one. At about 340 sq…

Manzanitas are California’s Sculptured Survivors

California Curated @californiacurated.bsky.social · 5d

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California Curated @californiacurated.bsky.social · 6d

Let’s just say California did pretty well in today’s Nobel’s physics prize.

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California Curated @californiacurated.bsky.social · 6d

Manzanitas are everywhere in California’s chaparral, but they have some unique abilities. Longevity, for one. californiacurated.com/2025/07/01/m...

At Inspiration Point, Yosemite, sticky whiteleaf manzanita tends to occupy south slopes, greenleaf manzanita tends to occupy north slopes. (Photo: NPS) Would you support us? Just a few bucks. We&#8…

Why are California's redwoods and sequoias so big and tall?

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California Curated @californiacurated.bsky.social · 11d

California’s coast redwoods and giant sequoias are both massive and ancient, but they thrive in very different environments. But how?
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A mix of climate, fire, and genetics helped these ancient giants reach record-breaking size.

Corals Revealed as Never Before Through a Groundbreaking New Microscope in California

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California Curated @californiacurated.bsky.social · 7d

The brilliant folks at @scrippsocean.bsky.social graciously showed us a groundbreaking new underwater microscope they are using to better understand coral bleaching around the planet and maybe get some clues how to slow it down. californiacurated.substack.com/p/a-microsco...

A new imaging system developed at Scripps allows researchers to see coral polyps and their algae symbionts like never before, offering insights that could help save reefs before they vanish.

Corals Revealed as Never Before Through a Groundbreaking New Microscope in California

California Curated @californiacurated.bsky.social · 9d

Scientists at Scripps institution of Oceanography have developed an amazing new microscope to watch corals in the wild. 🌊 californiacurated.com/2025/10/03/a...

What this new tool allows scientists to do is determine whether corals may be under stress from factors like warming seas, pollution, or disease. Ideally, these warning signs are detected before th…

Creosote Bushes Are the Mojave Desert’s Time Travelers

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California Curated @californiacurated.bsky.social · 9d

The Mojave’s creosote bush is a true time traveler—some are over 12,000 years old. Slow-growing, drought-proof, and endlessly resilient, they’ve witnessed the rise of civilization itself. A humble desert shrub that’s practically immortal. 🌵⏳ #MojaveDesert californiacurated.com/2025/02/24/c...

In the Mojave Desert, one creosote plant known as “King Clone” is estimated to be over 12,000 years old, making it one of the oldest living clonal organisms on Earth.

Corals Revealed as Never Before Through a Groundbreaking New Microscope in California

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California Curated @californiacurated.bsky.social · 9d

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California Curated @californiacurated.bsky.social · 9d

New video just posted about an amazing, groundbreaking new underwater microscope developed at @scripps_ocean to better understand coral bleaching. youtu.be/UD-vz2HBLbg

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Corals Revealed as Never Before Through a Groundbreaking New Microscope in California

California Curated @californiacurated.bsky.social · 9d

New video just posted about an amazing, groundbreaking new underwater microscope developed at @scripps_ocean to better understand coral bleaching. youtu.be/UD-vz2HBLbg

YouTube video by California Curated

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California Curated @californiacurated.bsky.social · 10d

The brilliant folks at @scrippsocean.bsky.social graciously showed us a groundbreaking new underwater microscope to better understand coral bleaching around the planet. Here’s the story. (there's video, too!) californiacurated.substack.com/p/a-microsco...

Corals Revealed as Never Before Through a Groundbreaking New Microscope in California

A new imaging system developed at Scripps allows researchers to see coral polyps and their algae symbionts like never before, offering insights that could help save reefs before they vanish.

Clair Patterson: The little-known California scientist who may have saved millions of lives.

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California Curated @californiacurated.bsky.social · 10d

Clair Patterson quietly revolutionized public health by revealing the extreme rise of atmospheric lead driven by leaded gasoline, triggering regulatory change that likely spared millions from lead-related illness.
californiacurated.com/2021/11/08/t...

At Caltech, Clair Patterson’s relentless determination to understand the health impacts of atmospheric lead changed the world for the better.