NPR Science |

Food waste and beef fat will make airplanes soar

According to the California Biomass Collaborative at UC Davis, anaerobic digesters, which convert waste into biogas and power, can be a good way for large farms to minimize waste and create a value-added product at the same time.

UC San Diego |

Hopeful outlook for some human stem cell therapies

Induced pluripotent stem cells can be differentiated into various types of functional cells — including retinal pigment epithelium cells destined for the eye, which are less likely to be rejected by the immune system. 

UCLA for The Conversation |

New antenna design could aid interplanetary communication

A small yet powerful antenna would allow the Mars rover to communicate directly with Earth, enabling much more data to be sent back and forth.

UC Davis |

Be a Tahoe citizen scientist

The Citizen Science Tahoe mobile app — designed by a UC Davis freshman — lets ordinary folks share what they see at Lake Tahoe with researchers at UC Davis: water level, clarity, temperature and more.

UC Riverside |

Central Coast cities at significant tsunami risk

A quake centered below the Santa Barbara Channel could send inundating waves toward Ventura and Oxnard.

UC Riverside |

How clean is your spinach?

Mom was right about washing the greens: Researchers believe peaks and valleys in leaves could be key to numerous bacterial outbreaks involving leafy green vegetables.

UC Berkeley |

Biologists discover skydiving spiders in South American forests

Biologists discover gliding, hunting arachnids in South American forests.

UC Davis |

Drought costs California agriculture $1.8B, 10,100 jobs in 2015

The drought is tightening its grip on California agriculture, squeezing about 30 percent more workers and cropland out of production than in 2014, according to the latest drought impact report by UC Davis.

UC Irvine |

UCI, NASA researchers find link between Amazon fire risk, devastating hurricanes

Warmer-than-usual waters in the North Atlantic contribute to both phenomena.

Fig. 1 by University of California |

A video game that teaches you how to code

Can video games be an effective teaching tool in the classroom? UC San Diego computer scientist Sarah Guthals believes they can be. With her startup ThoughtSTEM, she’s working with teachers to bring computer science into the K-12 curriculum.

Wired |

Hackers cut Corvette's brakes via common gadget

UC San Diego researchers use a minuscule device for tracking speed and mileage to stop a sports car in its tracks.

University of California |

Jupiter-like planet discovered outside our solar system

International team with multiple UC researchers pinpoints young, giant planet with characteristics shared by those in our solar system.