In drought conditions, natural processes kick in to keep plants alive until they can be watered again. But UC Riverside's Sean Cutler knows that with the help of protein engineering, some plants can last even longer.

UC San Diego’s California Center for Algae Biotechnology aims to 'train a little algae to do pretty much whatever we want.'

A few new species of these colorful, dancing spiders have been found in eastern Australia; a UC Berkeley grad student discovered and named some of them.

Research team has won a five-year, $14.1 million award to investigate whether a personalized approach to breast cancer screening is as safe and effective as annual mammograms.

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awards nearly $2.5 million per year for four years for UC Davis lab's work for the species.

Scientists say the red giant swept clear the inner solar system, resulting in the formation of a planetary system unlike any other astronomers have yet found.

Eyes are on Pnky, a noncoding RNA found in brain stem cells — it may have a broad range of clinical applications.

UC Berkeley-engineered robot gets the laundry down pat.

Doing well by doing good is increasingly the go-to strategy for everything from marketing to entertainment — driven by millennials, the world’s first digital generation.

UC Davis hosts — with an assist from the car maker — a house that takes green living to a whole new level.

Its ease and effectiveness may prompt physicians to use the technology before its safety can be assessed.

What if there were a pill that made you more compassionate and more likely to help someone less fortunate? That's not so far-fetched.