Climate change is igniting a revolution in winemaking, and UC Davis' Andrew Walker is leading the charge.

California's college campuses are like mini-cities, and are on the leading edge of water conservation.

A new study demonstrates that an octopus’s skin possesses the same cellular mechanism for detecting light as its eyes do.

Studies suggest that climate change might give rise to a new climate regime, one in which the years of low precipitation will be accompanied by warm conditions.

We are a land-rich but water-limited state, and increased supply leads to more demand.

Researchers testing effectiveness of Naltrexone: 'Results were about as good as you could hope for.'

The sense of something greater than the self encourages cooperative behavior.

The biological detection system also could be useful for cattle and poultry diagnostic tests, as well as for pets such as dogs and cats.

Study reveals potential links between changes in a baby’s immune system and increased susceptibility and occurrence of diseases later in life.

Op-ed: Psychiatrist explains how consumerist culture has warped Americans’ brains into reckless spending.

Sugar-fed yeast — long used for homebrewed alcohol — can yield drugs ranging from antibiotics to morphine. That may be where the government draws the line.

Four quasars, each one a rare object in its own right, have been found in close physical proximity to each other.