NPR |

California experiments with a fix to acidifying oceans

Marine biologists are witnessing oceans grow more acidic. There may be hope, though: Some pockets of underwater sea grasses along coastlines help buffer the acidity like an antacid does for heartburn.
UC Davis |

California agriculture faces greatest water loss ever seen

New report sounds warning on over-reliance on groundwater reserves.
UC San Diego |

Friends are the family you choose

You and your friends have a lot in common — including genes, according to a genome-wide analysis.
Sacramento Bee |

UC Davis institute stands watch against agroterrorism

Experts aim to prevent attacks that could have devastating effects on California's agriculture industry.
UC Merced |

FAA approves data drone research at UC Merced

Permission to fly over the Merced Vernal Pools and Grassland Reserve will allow imaging testing for a comprehensive aerial survey of the property.
UC Newsroom |

R&D kudos to lab researchers

Projects at all three UC-affiliated national laboratories make the R&D 100 award list.
Lawrence Berkeley Lab |

Lab project to drive increase in building efficiency

FLEXLAB's flexible design building will test low-energy systems and components.
Sacramento Business Journal |

UC Davis biomedical academy helps move research to market

Entrepreneurship academy connects students, researchers and faculty with industry representatives and investors.
Lawrence Livermore Lab |

Developing world's first neural device to restore memory

Device aims to help those robbed of memory by injury or illness.
Lawrence Livermore Lab |

Design standards for dams are effective against earthquakes

Computer modeling confirms that soil filters — long used as a safety net against cracks in the dam's soil — perform well in the face of strong shaking.
UC Irvine |

Satellites reveal possible catastrophic flooding months in advance

River basin storage data from on high are excellent indicators of overflow potential
UC San Diego |

Why ‘whispers’ among bees sometimes evolve into ‘shouts’

Some Brazilian bees warn would-be competitors that their prime source of food will be fiercely defended if they show up to the site.