UC agricultural and marine scientists fight one of the state's biggest sources of methane: cow burps.
Heat waves in California can be predicted by thunderstorms in the tropics
Advance notice of heat waves could help protect the agricultural riches of the Central Valley.
The ‘bee safe’ pesticide that isn’t
Sivanto poses a range of threats to honeybees, depending on seasonality, bee age and use with common chemicals.
What’s in your drinking water?
Carl Cranor doesn't just want you to know — he wants to empower you to do something about it.
Warm seas scatter fish
Climate change is shifting productivity of fisheries worldwide.
Saru Jayaraman a relentless advocate for marginalized restaurant workers
The director of the Food Labor Research Center at UC Berkeley is a nominee for the Chronicle's Visionary of the Year award.
UC Santa Barbara's new coastal jewel
Philanthropist Charles T. Munger makes a gift of the 1800-acre Las Varas Ranch.
How to make the best pie ever using science
What's going on in Grandma's recipe at a molecular level.
Moringa — the next superfood?
The “miracle tree” that could help feed the world.
Sex on the kitchen table
Now that professor Norman Ellstrand has your attention, he’d like to teach you about plant reproduction.
Is plastic making us fat?
When it comes to the obesity epidemic, plastics are fuel for the fire.
I’m a fourth-generation California farmer. My research is one reason to support UC
UC Davis grad student Telha Rehman has carried his family's legacy into research that could change the world.