UC Santa Cruz |

Wandering Jupiter cleared path for our unusual solar system

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.
UC San Francisco |

Making neurons from stem cells

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

The science of folding clothes

UC Berkeley-engineered robot gets the laundry down pat.
UCLA Magazine |

The compassion effect: How social activism is changing everything

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.
Washington Post |

The house of the future is a Honda

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

Scientists call for caution in using DNA-editing technology

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

Altering brain chemistry makes us more sensitive to inequality

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.
UC Irvine |

Shooting for the stars

Mexican Space Agency hopes partnership with UC Irvine will help develop program’s ‘human capital.’
Capital Public Radio |

Endangered Delta smelt may be extinct

Latest trawl survey found six fish, instead of hundreds.
UC Merced |

Think your morals are unshakeable? Think again

Moral decisions can be swayed by tracking one's eye movements.
UC Riverside |

Prize-winning explanations for those mystery rings

UC Riverside scientists solicited the public's help in solving an ancient riddle in paleontology.
UC Berkeley |

New chameleon-like material changes color

Taking inspiration from nature, engineers have created an ultra-thin film that can shift colors as easily as a chameleon's skin when pulled or twisted.