Lawrence Livermore Lab |

Data from Napa quake advances seismic science

New sources of information fuel both knowledge and emergency response.
UC Davis |

No sign of health or nutrition problems from GMO livestock feed

The performance and health of food-producing animals consuming genetically engineered feed, first introduced 18 years ago, has been comparable to that of animals consuming non-GE feed.
UC Berkeley |

Three institutions join forces to seed transformative brain research

UC Berkeley, UCSF and Lawrence Berkeley National Lab have decided to invest in high-risk, high-gain projects that could jump-start our understanding of the brain.
UC Irvine |

Natural gas usage will have little effect on CO2 emissions

Greater utilization of plentiful natural gas could delay switch to renewable energy.
Science Today |

Producing hotter jalapeno peppers

How hot do you like your peppers? Researchers at the University of California are working the heat levels of the jalapeño pepper down to a science.
USGS/UC Santa Cruz |

California's sea otter numbers hold steady

Annual population census indicates the threatened species is slowly swimming toward recovery.
Lawrence Berkeley Lab |

How hot or cool is your roof?

How cool is your roof? If you live in the California cities of Bakersfield, Long Beach, Los Angeles, San Francisco or San Jose, you can find out with Berkeley Lab's interactive map. It's part of the lab's heat island research.
Science Today |

Healthy lifestyle may buffer against impacts of stress

A new study suggests that maintaining a healthy diet, exercising and sleeping well through the stressful times may buffer against the negative impacts of stress — on a cellular level.
UC Davis |

Moms of autistic kids less likely to have taken iron supplements during pregnancy

Five-fold greater risk found in children whose mothers had low supplemental iron and other risk factors for delivering a child with ASD.
UC Riverside |

Hold on, Tiger Mom

Research refutes the idea that the traditional, strict “Chinese” upbringing, advocated for in the book “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother," is superior.
UC San Diego |

Capturing ancient Maya sites from both a rat’s and a ‘bat’s' eye view’

Drones and lasers help archaeologists study ruins hidden in Guatemalan jungle.
UC San Diego |

Brain 'dimmer switch' influences mood disorders

Researchers pinpoint control mechanism for an area of the brain that processes sensory and emotive information that humans experience as “disappointment.”