For four decades UC San Diego atmospheric scientist Veerabhadran "Ram" Ramanathan has warned that carbon dioxide and other emissions from human activity are heating up the planet. One of the first scientists to predict global warming, his models of rising temperatures have proved remarkably accurate.

The planet is getting hotter. Will more hot days have an effect on happiness around the world? Evidence from over one billion tweets says yes – and it’s not going to be a day at the beach.

Pink is the new green, thanks to technology developed at UC Santa Cruz.

Is brown the new green? UCLA researchers are using waste matter (yes, including poop) to make a new generation of advanced biofuels.

Even when you’re not at home, your house is a power glutton. Yes, yours. And it needs to go on a serious energy diet.

Under current guidelines, the planet is on target to warm up 2 degrees Celsius by 2050 and 4 degrees by 2100, triggering serious large-scale problems by the end of the century.

University of California President Janet Napolitano today (March 30) joined Mexican Secretary of Energy Pedro Joaquín Coldwell for an announcement of $10 million in new funding to support energy efficiency research projects led by Mexican research institutions in collaboration with researchers at UC.

With the goals of fostering technological innovation and boosting research and development, the University of California has signed a memorandum of understanding with Israel’s National Technological Innovation Authority to increase cooperation between the two entities.

UCLA researchers explore a question on many adult minds.

A $22 million investment from the state is propelling new innovation and entrepreneurship efforts across the University of California through investments in infrastructure, incubators and entrepreneurship education programs.

The Glass Brain is kind of like it sounds. It’s a colorful, 3-D window into all the mysterious activities that light up the brain.

Fifteen highly meritorious projects across a wide range of disciplines and topics were selected from a pool of 97 eligible applications.