Racial resentment is found to fuel opposition to government anti-poverty programs.
Welfare backlash tied to white fear of declining status
Michael Pollan, on science, psychedelics and the human mind
The UC Berkeley professor talks his ‘trip’ through a whole new world on a new podcast.
Berkelium, Californium, Lawrencium? Peregrine name finalists chosen
The winning name combination will be announced on Friday, June 1, the day fledgewatch begins.
Mother and daughter become Fulbright scholars
Inspired by her daughter, Violet Barton applied to grad school, and now follows her to El Salvador on a Fulbright.
Can we really tell if it's love at first sight?
It's hard to tell long-term and short-term relationships apart in the beginning, a new study finds.
Did your great-great grandpa eat bugs?
A gene for digesting crunchy insects suggests that our common ancestor in the Age of Dinosaurs was an insect eater.
‘Star Wars’ cinematographer talks race and Hollywood
How Academy Award nominee Bradford Young found his way as a black filmmaker.
Digitizing Thomas Edison's record label
Recordings of Teddy Roosevelt and Morse code are among early audio experiments.
Yanny vs. Laurel: The science is in
How the perception twisting audio clip was able to set the internet aflame.
Perseverance, leadership key themes of campus’ spring commencement
It's a day of celebration captured at UC Merced.
To support deported vets, Alfredo Figueroa ‘leads with his heart’
The Army vet and graduating senior will use a $25,000 prize to raise awareness about a community living in limbo.
Aditi Mayer: The future of ethical fashion
The fourth-year undergrad leverages social media to shake up the fashion status quo.