Imagine if you could help identify space dust brought back from outside the solar system. It’s possible – and it’s been done – by volunteers in a citizen scientist project called Stardust@Home.

Biology and genetic engineering join forces to fuel production of a type of alcohol in E. coli.

New research from UC Davis suggests that curiosity triggers chemical changes in the brain that help us better understand and retain information.

New motor learning research suggests that 'muscle memory actually is something the brain is constantly relearning.

New tool identifies almost 200 dams — including some of California's largest — as having flows that may be too low to sustain healthy fish populations.

A compost experiment that began seven years ago on a Marin County ranch has uncovered a disarmingly simple and benign way to remove carbon dioxide from the air.

$18.75 million grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development will boost international fruit and vegetable research.

A deadly disease has been wiping out West Coast sea stars for more than a year. One place that has held off the disease the longest is Alaska. Researchers recently traveled there to search for new clues.

How hot do you like your peppers? Spicy pepper seekers, take heart: University of California researchers are studying ways to make hotter jalapeños.

The devastating Loma Prieta quake was 25 years ago. Richard Allen, professor and director of the UC Berkeley Seismological Laboratory, discusses the lessons we've learned. (USGS photo)

Earth's last magnetic reversal took place 786,000 years ago and happened very quickly, in less than 100 years.

UC San Diego, UC Irvine and UCLA are among recipients who seek ways to handle data in search of medical discoveries.