A recent UC Davis forum, focused on women's role in agriculture, featured images of women working to sustain life and economies around the world.

Explore how the the nature of highly seasonal rainfall cycles and periodic fires create conditions that have shaped Mediterranean climate ecosystems.

"Tiger Mom" may be off base: UC Irvine/UCLA study of Los Angeles immigrants finds that when we measure success as progress from generation to generation, Mexican-Americans come out ahead.

With venture capital funds dwindling, entrepreneurial scientists are turning to online crowdfunding sources.

Researchers are analyzing ocean vegetation to try to detect radioactivity stemming from the quake- and tsunami-damaged nuclear plant in Japan.

Satellite data reveals extent of the shortage. UC Irvine's Jay Famiglietti weighs in on the crisis.

Is this a 500-year drought? A UC Berkeley researcher says it is. Residents, farmers and ranchers are threatened by dwindling supplies of water.

City officials get first look at identifying concrete buildings most likely to fail in an earthquake — and it could help officials take steps to strengthen the structures.

Scientists — including researchers at UC San Diego — say they've made great progress identifying and understanding the faults that pose danger in Southern California.

Marine biologist launches a limited run of cuddly 'Real Seal' toys — one for each of the 1,100 Hawaiian monk seals left in the world.

The food and science folks at UCLA extend their expertise to cookies. Chemistry, they say, is the key to great baking.

UC Irvine study reveals bias against public transit trumps convenience and transit-first urban planning.