In competition for mates, males recognize the distinctive calls of their rivals and avoid costly fights by remembering who's dominant.

Researchers are closer to discovering the genes involved in the creature’s ability to change skin color and texture, and to move its eight arms independently.

With tree canopies burned away, recovering landscapes become home to transplants like manzanita and monkey flower.

Pupil shape — horizontal, vertical or circular — is linked to animals’ place in the ecological web.

San Jacinto, San Andreas interaction weakens earthquake shaking near them, study lead by UC Irvine finds.

UC Santa Cruz ecologist Barry Sinervo studies dying species like a detective at a murder scene, hoping to help preserve threatened species.

State initiative provides $1.2 million for the Genomics Institute's California Kids Cancer Comparison project.

Warmer ocean temperatures affect seasonal cycles, study finds.

Qualcomm Institute and San Diego Supercomputer Center online courses have goal to advance access to job-relevant skills around the world.

A new study from UC Berkeley and UC Irvine finds that feeling small in nature makes us more generous to other humans.

Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science is showcasing how to reduce processing costs, improve wine quality and protect the planet.

Study by UC Riverside entomologist and colleagues shows flowers serve as parasite-dispersing hubs.