UC San Diego |

NASA study focuses on identical twins

UC San Diego researcher will look at how long-term space flight affects fluid pressure in the brain and its implications for vision, during and after space travel has ended.
UC Newsroom |

Freshman thrives in research program

Public health program aimed at young women opened the door to undergraduate research and potential medical career.
UC Irvine |

Down to the bones

Researchers sort out the sticky situation at the La Brea Tar Pits by refining methods for measuring the age of fossils.
Fig. 1 by University of California |

Facebook for nature

What can the flowers in your garden tell you about climate change? Fig. 1, a new video series, takes a look.
Slate |

How pot farms trash the environment

There's a surprisingly strong environmental case to be made in favor of legalizing pot, because illegal marijuana farming is so bad for the environment.
New York Times |

The search for our inner lie detectors

New research suggests that people’s ability to spot liars is buried deeply in the unconscious mind.
UC Newsroom |

Scientists look for pathogen that's killing sea stars

UC Santa Cruz monitoring program is helping to pinpoint what's causing decimation of key coastal species.
UC Riverside |

Mantis shrimp stronger than airplanes

Inspired by tiny crustacean, researchers design composite material stronger than standard used in airplane frames.
UC Davis |

Chili peppers: born in Mexico

The world's most widely grown spice crop likely was first domesticated in central-east Mexico, according to a new study by UC Davis plant scientists and other researchers.
UC Merced |

Researchers melt snow to see climate change impacts

The timing of snowmelt has implications for soil quality and, in turn, how things grow.
UC San Diego |

Computer software accurately predicts student test performance

Study shows automatic recognition of facial expressions can track student engagement in real time.
UC Merced |

Mammoth bones find a home at Merced

The youngest UC campus is now the steward of Columbian mammoth bones, dating back to the last Ice Age, which were discovered in Madera County.