Thanks to its prevalence as garbage in the ocean, plastics have been ingested by nine out of every 10 seabirds now living.

International team with multiple UC researchers pinpoints young, giant planet with characteristics shared by those in our solar system.

All 10 campuses on a list of the 1,000 best universities compiled by the Center for World University Rankings.

Algae, not clarity, is the key factor in the lake's azure waters.

California Higher Education Sustainability Conference Best Practice Awards recognize innovations made by campuses.

Reserves are likely far smaller than previously thought, and some may have only decades left before running dry.

Worrisome news for potential missions to Mars: Long-term galactic cosmic ray exposure can cause permanent dementia-like cognitive impairments.

'Wellderly' may have unknowingly fought — and beaten — cancer; their immune systems may hint at how.

Ten percent of San Joaquin Valley's ozone pollution comes from outside California, particularly from Asia.

Newly discovered documents reveal that the sugar industry worked closely with the National Institutes of Health to develop a federal research program focused on approaches other than sugar reduction to prevent tooth decay.

How? Volcanoes cool the atmosphere because of the sulfur dioxide that is expelled during eruptions.

UC scientists take part in research that advocates changing from fighting fire to coexisting with it as a natural process.