Study finds children are less likely to graduate from high school and college, more likely to experience depression

Sociologist traces the commercial, political and cultural interests that colluded in the 1970s to create a national Hispanic identity.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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