Gizmodo |

Scientists build tiny microcannons that fire drug-filled nanobullets

Two UC San Diego scientists have found a new way to target drug delivery into the body.

UC Science Today |

What's behind the amazing variety of human faces?

UC Berkeley's Michael Sheehan explains what drives this evolutionary trend on the UC Science Today podcast.

UC Berkeley |

New interactive map compares carbon footprints of Bay Area neighborhoods

UC Berkeley helps produce a first-of-its-kind map to help neighborhoods reduce their carbon footprints.

UC Research Tumblr |

Eating crickets may not be as eco-friendly as you think

Bugs hold potential as a food source but their sustainability claims have been “overstated," UC Davis and UC Cooperative Extension experts say.

UCLA |

Steps toward a sustainable golden age for Los Angeles proposed in new UCLA plan

Developing the plan involved more than two dozen faculty members from different disciplines across campus

UCLA |

Sounding the alarm on a future epidemic: Alzheimer's disease

UCLA biostatistics team forecasts prevalence of the disease under different circumstances

UC Irvine |

Put the cellphone away! Fragmented baby care can affect brain development

UC Irvine study shows link between maternal infant-rearing and adolescent depression.

UCLA |

UCLA prof helps capture immigrants' accounts of their first days in America

First Days Project website enables newcomers to share heartfelt recollections of arriving in the United States.

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |

Livermore Laboratory credited with discovery of elements

The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry confirms work of scientists for elements 115, 117 and 118, three of four that are being added to the periodic table.

Los Angeles Times |

To stop global warming, think beyond CO2

The world cannot meet the Paris agreement's goal of keeping global warming below 2 degrees Celsius by curbing carbon dioxide alone - we need to broaden our hit list to include short-lived climate pollutants.

UC Newsroom |

3 UC professors win national medals for science and technology

White House awards country's highest honors to Berkeley Lab, UC Berkeley and UC Santa Barbara researchers.

The Conversation |

Gift-giving taboos that aren’t as bad as you think

Behavioral science research shows that gifts that may seem  inappropriate to givers might actually be better appreciated by recipients than they might think.