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Autumn is here, so says the calendar. Living on the coast, it might be easy to think that California escaped the heat wave suffered by much of the nation this summer. While that may be true for most of the large coastal ...

New pests, a shrinking water supply and rising temperatures will alter agriculture in California.

All the latest stories on newscientist.com, including: can geoengineering save us, love chemistry, Northern Lights, virtual reality pianists, and more

Here's today's roundup of science, nature and environment news from the Bay Area and beyond.

Watch the first ultrasound images of the brain developing in a chimp fetus

New research is making us rethink how our DNA works - again.

An algorithm designed to make computer-generated hands play piano far more realistically lets the fingers scamper across the keys just like a human player's

The sky is lit up by the glorious Northern Lights, or aurora borealis, when charged particles from space collide with atoms in our high atmosphere

In The Chemistry Between Us, neuroscientist Larry Young and journalist Brian Alexander examine the neurobiological roots of love

From sunshades to algal blooms, there are plenty of ideas for cooling the planet. But are there hidden dangers? Stephen Battersby investigates (full text available to subscribers)

California's warming climate is having a big impact on farmers. Find out more from our multimedia series, "Heat and Harvest."