How does the sugar in fruit compare to the sugar in processed foods like soda or cookies? Kimber Stanhope, a nutritional biologist at UC Davis, walks us through the science.

Academic studies from the University of California were among the most talked about research in online and popular media.

Researchers develop device that can do the work of pathology lab microscopes

Firearm suicides, notably among whites, have outpaced homicides, which have decreased in recent years.

You may have Grandma’s recipe for the perfect crust, but do you really know what goes on at the molecular level? UCLA biophysicist Amy Rowat shares some of the scientific aspects of apple pie and explains how you can apply these insights in the kitchen.

$5 million has been allocated for the public alert system in a major spending bill approved by Congress.

UC Santa Cruz faculty, plus researchers at UC Riverside, Lawrence Livermore and Los Alamos labs, are honored by Physics World.

Most of us light up at the taste of a sweet treat. But the response is heightened in overweight children, suggesting that they may be predisposed to crave more sugar.

About 116 million years ago, birds lost their choppers — joining other toothless creatures such as turtles and some mammals.

Living things transmit precise information through a constantly internal environment. UC San Diego researchers say they've found a principle that could explain how this can take place.

Berkeley Lab air quality scientists measure truck emissions at two busy San Francisco Bay Area locations.

Holley Moyes has spent the better part of two decades studying caves in Belize, but her interest isn’t just academic — it’s also helping to preserve the history of the Maya culture.