Researchers are optimistic about climate change solutions.
Scripps scientists talk about climate change
Engineers give a girl a hand
Eight-year-old Sophie doesn’t have fully developed finger bones in her left hand, but with the help of a CITRIS Invention Lab team, she is the new user of a 3-D printed super hand.
Massive northeast Greenland glacier is rapidly melting
Breakup of Zachariae Isstrom could substantially raise sea levels around the globe.
UC scientists test a clever and inexpensive way to capture El Niño rains
Researchers from UC Davis and UC Cooperative Extension are testing a new method for capturing water by diverting it from rivers into Central Valley canals.
Global shift to bicycling could save trillions of dollars, cut 10 percent of transport emissions
A global shift to bicycling would have a huge impact on the environment, especially in urban areas, and could save trillions of dollars.
The value of studying our microbiome
Guess what? You’re only 10 percent human — the rest of you is made up of bacteria, viruses, fungi and other microbes. Science Today talks with UC San Diego Chancellor Pradeep Khosla and professor Rob Knight about a new Microbiome and Microbial Sciences Initiative that will advance the study of microbiomes found in the gut and everywhere else on Earth.
A simpler way to define what makes a planet
Professor's new approach classifies 99 percent of all known exoplanets.
Saying I do
Demographer chronicles how marriage has morphed into a means of supporting intensive investments in children.
A warmer world will be a hazier one
Computer models point to aerosol species increasing under climate change associated with greenhouse-gas-induced warming.
Mathematician, neutrino physicists awarded Breakthrough prizes
Prize winners will discuss latest research during live-streamed symposium.
Business as Plan B
Research suggests family leave policies have a significant impact on women’s entrepreneurial activities.
Who’s the ‘enviest’ of them all?
Research suggests young adults are more envious than their elders – and about more things.