How does San Francisco Giants slugger Pablo Sandoval swat a 95 mph fastball, or tennis icon Venus Williams see the oncoming ball, let alone return her sister Serena's 120 mph serves? For the first time, vision scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have pinpointed how the brain tracks fast-moving objects.

Antimatter is strange stuff. It has the opposite electrical charge to matter and, when it meets its matter counterpart, the two annihilate in a flash of light.

The University of California, Berkeley, plans to share scientific and engineering expertise with the Middle East's first major international research center, which is a unique collaboration among scientists from many countries in the region, including Iran, Israel, Egypt and the Palestinian Authority.

ATTENTION: Reporters covering higher education, government, politics, public service and leadership - WHAT: California Governor Jerry Brown will share his vision for the state's future when he delivers his upcoming commencement address to graduating students earning degrees in political science from the University of California, Berkeley.

Whether we're listening to Bach or the blues, our brains are wired to make music-color connections depending on how the melodies make us feel, according to new research from the University of California, Berkeley.

Bubble baths and soapy dishwater, the refreshing head on a beer and the luscious froth on a cappuccino.

A new analysis of the contents of lipstick and lip gloss may  cause you to pause before puckering.

Responding to a challenge by California Gov. Jerry Brown, more than 500 of the world's top global change scientists have outlined the main environmental issues - from climate change to pollution and population growth - that policy makers must address immediately to avoid an approaching global tipping point.

Like bugs? Ever wonder what goes on behind the scenes at natural history museums? Interested in helping scientists understand our changing environment? These are just some of the reasons why people should join a project led by the University of California, Berkeley's Essig Museum of Entomology.

ATTENTION : Reporters covering higher education and general assignment beats; weekend, photo and TV news assignment desks - WHAT: The University of California, Berkeley will celebrate its annual May Commencement honoring all graduating seniors in the Class of 2013.

New technology developed at the University of California, Berkeley, is using wireless signals to provide real-time, non-invasive diagnoses of brain swelling or bleeding.

How does an undergraduate top off a whirlwind tenure at the University of California, Berkeley, highlighted by experiments with nanowires and biofuels, brainstorming sessions with corporate executives, poetry readings meant to engender political activism, and educational outreach to students using modern technology?