Library of Congress adds Vernacular Wax Cylinder Recordings collection to the National Recording Registry.

The country has never been so diverse — but not so in Hollywood. The numbers of nonwhite and female actors and others in the entertainment industry remain distressingly low.

UC San Diego Gospel Choir tops the charts among students.

Of the roughly 70 Native languages still spoken in the region, many are down to their last speakers. A UC Santa Cruz linguist is helping to preserve aspects of these languages.

Video, photos, interviews and mapping tools capture the extent of damage four years after the 2011 quake and tsunami.

Anthropology professor Mayanthi Fernando’s new book provides insight to understanding Islamic culture and secularism in contemporary France.

While war rages in Syria, that country's people can still experience the culture and history of the region’s Mesopotamian roots through an exhibit made possible by a Kurdish nonprofit organization and UCLA archaeologist Giorgio Buccellati.

UC Irvine expert explains the history behind celebrations of the Asian holiday.

Anonymous $500,000 donation, matched by UC president’s new fund, will establish $1 million endowment to provide leadership and vision for UC Merced research.

UC Santa Barbara Library acquires a sizable collection of classical Turkish music recorded from the early to mid-20th century.

Victories at chariot races brought ambitious ruler fame in fifth century B.C.

'M*A*S*H' actor Alan Alda shows scientists a better way to communicate with the public.