Wall Street Journal |

Feds to require rearview cameras in new vehicles

Research from UC Irvine ultimately has led to requirements to reduce risk of child injuries from backing-up cars and trucks.
Scripps Institution of Oceanography |

Crossing 400: Keeling Curve reaches a historic milestone

The carbon dioxide concentration in our atmosphere recently exceeded 400 ppm for the first time. Ralph Keeling explains the consequences and addresses why time is of the essence.
UC Berkeley |

How global warming works in 52 seconds

Got a minute? That's all the time you'll need to get the rundown on climate change, thanks to researchers at UC Berkeley.
San Francisco Chronicle |

California drought: How water crisis is worse for almonds

A huge shift away from annual crops to nut trees has transformed the California farm belt over the past two decades and left farmers perilously vulnerable to the current severe drought.
San Francisco Chronicle |

California drought: Ray of hope in fish-vs.-farms dispute

UC Davis researchers flooded rice paddies to give young chinook salmon a spot to rest and feed as they migrate into the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. The three-year experiment has resulted in a dramatic increase in the size of migrating juvenile salmon every winter of the experiment.
UC San Francisco |

A beautiful mind

In Adam Gazzaley’s new lab, the brain is a kaleidoscope of colors, bursting and pulsing in real time to the rhythm of electronic music. He also wants this to lead to treatments for a variety of brain diseases.
Wired |

Quantum supergravity could explain weirdness of black holes

Physicists have searched for a theory of quantum gravity for 80 years. A UCLA physicist is betting big on a once sidelined theory called supergravity.
Science Today |

A conversation about the California drought

How is California dealing with drought? A conversation with Doug Parker, director of the California Institute for Water and leader of the UC Agriculture & Natural Resources Water Quality, Quantity, and Security Strategic Initiative.
Wall Street Journal |

The future of brain implants

How soon can we expect to see brain implants for perfect memory, enhanced vision, hypernormal focus or an expert golf swing?
New York Times |

Fusion: machinery of an energy dream

The challenge: how to keep fusion going long enough.
NPR |

The '60s are gone, but psychedelic research trip continues

UCLA researcher among those renewing research, seeking medical benefits, in the face of continued stigma.
Sacramento Bee |

All about coffee

UC Davis establishes a research center devoted to java; a major in coffee may be brewing as well.