UC Merced via The Conversation |

Wildfires in West have gotten bigger, more frequent and longer since the 1980s

Climate change is increasing forest fires, says UC Merced professor.

UC Berkeley |

How you argue could make you sick

UC Berkeley researchers find different — but negative — health outcomes, whether you raise your voice or keep a stiff upper lip.

UC Davis |

New fossil changes ideas about marine reptile evolution

UC Davis-studied specimen reveals how oceans may've bounced back from extinction 250 million years ago.

UCSF via The Conversation |

Want to lose weight? Train the brain, not the body

Emotional brain training can help you break the stress-obesity connection, a UCSF professor says.

UC San Diego |

UC San Diego’s algae biofuels program ranked best in nation

An algae surfboard and work on gasoline alternatives help the campus win for the fourth year in a row.

California Health Report |

Can doctors help reduce gun violence?

Treating firearms as a health matter can prevent injury, a UC Davis professor says in a new report.

UCLA |

How freshmen have changed in the past 50 years

Over the course of a 15 million student survey, a UCLA professor finds reasons for optimism.

Vox |

Solar power is already saving lives in the U.S. Here's how.

A Berkeley Lab report quantifies the ways the public benefits when targets are met.

UC Cooperative Extension via The Conversation |

Deciphering the mysterious decline of honey bees

New research can help these pollinators beat back threats, writes a UC Davis scientist.

UC San Francisco |

Hybrid cancer drug could be resistance-resistant

UCSF scientists find conjoined compounds deal double blow to resistant cancers in cells and mice.

UCLA |

UCLA study identifies how brain connects memories across time

Neuroscientists boost ability of aging brain to recapture links between related memories.

UC San Diego |

First peek into the brain of a freely walking fruit fly

UC San Diego scientists demonstrate new method for monitoring neural activity during social behaviors.