This green approach avoids the release of smoke from cremation and the leaking of fluids from burying embalmed bodies.

Berkeley city health officials issued a public health warning after staff discovered the presence of leptospirosis at a homeless encampment in the city. Leptospirosis is a bacterial disease that can ...

Berkeley residents with Thursday or Friday trash, recycling, and compost service should expect delayed pickups following New Year's Day, city officials said. Collections scheduled for Jan. 1 and 2, ...

Research led by UC Berkeley Ph.D. student Jefferson Ortega revealed that 30% of people take a more simplistic approach than using both facial expressions and context — depending on the ambiguity — to ...

BERKELEY — A UC Berkeley professor smelled a rat — over the years there had been $46,855 in damage from computers that failed, and nearly all of it seemed to affect one particular Ph.D. candidate at ...

As cities, farms, and businesses search for sustainable ways to manage organic waste, large-scale composting has emerged as one of the most practical and environmentally impactful solutions. From food ...

Composting is the process of turning organic waste, such as kitchen scraps and yard debris, into nutrient-rich fertilizer. This transformation is facilitated by microorganisms, including bacteria and ...

A 19-year-old UC Berkeley student who was hospitalized last week after nearly drowning during a party at a fraternity has died, police said Wednesday. The student was found unresponsive last Friday ...

As fall leaves begin to blanket Lowcountry yards, local stormwater experts are reminding residents that what happens on the ground doesn’t stay there. When heavy rain falls, anything left in the ...

The Department of Justice and FBI are investigating Monday’s bloody riots at a Turning Point USA event at UC Berkeley, which authorities said Antifa protesters turned into a war zone. “Antifa is an ...