A Berkeley Law archivist by vocation, an independent historical scholar by avocation, William Benemann is the author of a new book, Men in Eden, about a 19th-century Scottish nobleman who pursued adventure and sexual freedom in the freewheeling American West and found an intimate companion in a skilled French Canadian-Cree hunter.
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UC Berkeley researchers examined 40 child-care facilities in California and found that most had levels of formaldehyde and a few other contaminants that exceeded exposure guidelines. The study is the first to provide a detailed analysis of environmental contaminants and exposures for children in day-care centers.
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Most animals socialize to protect themselves from predators or to mate, but the terrestrial hermit crab has a more self-serving social agenda: to evict someone from its shell and take over a new and larger home, according to UC Berkeley researcher Mark Laidre. It's all about a housing shortage.
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