There are ghosts to be reckoned with in our state and its history. An entirely new field of scholarship aims to address that fact.

Large study identifies genetic variants linked to risk tolerance and risky behaviors.

The sugar industry has driven decades of biased research that shirk sugar's responsibility for chronic disease.

A glimpse of UC Davis' bottomless collection.

Researchers try to discover how many dry years plants can survive.

How closely do deep learning computer networks mimic the human brain? There's still a long way to go, psychologists find.

New findings show how a tilt of the head facilitates social interaction, with potential benefits for people with autism.

A week with UC Berkeley lawyer Paula Raffaelli, who volunteered to help detainees navigate the legal system.

A machine-learning algorithm diagnosed early-stage Alzheimer’s disease using a common PET scan.

Gopesh Tilvawala is developing a first-of-its-kind catheter to navigate tiny arteries in the brain.

Scientists find the genetic basis for these dogs’ appearance, and link it to a rare inherited syndrome in humans.

Historical context helps explain the urgency of present-day Central American migrations.

A new report on the national goal of enrolling 50,000 additional low- and moderate-income students by 2025.

Researchers are trying to figure out the secret to some elderly people's success.

Roland Geyer's much lauded finding is a sobering one: 91 percent of the world's plastic waste has never been recycled.

A new Oxford handbook restores women to their rightful place on the world's stage.

A looming beer shortage, the gender paradox and consumer products dominated the conversation this year.

UC’s leading literary lights give us ideas for a holiday read.

Half a million tests and many mosquitoes later, reserarchers are zeroing in on compounds that could prevent the disease.