UC Santa Barbara |

Study: Believe it or not, humans are kind

Humans have evolved to be far more cooperative than other animals. These scientists investigate how and why.

KQED |

Disappearing icons: Re-imagining the national parks after climate change

A UC Riverside ecologist studies Joshua trees to help them survive for future generations.

The New York Times |

What babies know about physics and foreign languages

A UC Berkeley psychologist explains why we don't have to make children learn - we just have to let them.

San Diego Union-Tribune |

UC San Diego creates wearable blood-alcohol sensor

Device measures BAC and wirelessly sends data to smartphones.

CBS SF Bay Area |

Shellfish stickum inspires Cal scientists to create new surgical glue

UC Berkeley engineers turn to mussels to create a glue that could be used for fetal surgeries.

UC Office of the President |

University of California announces recipients of UC Cures for Alzheimer’s Disease awards

The University of California announced on Monday (July 25) the recipients of the UC Cures for Alzheimer’s Disease Initiative awards, which were created to accelerate the development of promising Alzheimer’s disease research by UC scientists.

Vox |

The 7 biggest problems facing science, according to 270 scientists

Scientists from across the UC system weigh in on what's broken — and how to fix it.

UC Office of the President |

University of California tops list of universities granted US patents

The University of California ranked first in the world among universities granted U.S. utility patents in 2015, according to a new report.

NPR |

Climate change may already be shifting clouds toward the poles

UC San Diego scientists record an ominous new pattern predicted by global warming.

The New Yorker |

A better kind of happiness

UCLA and UC Santa Barbara professors weigh in on social genomics and the insights of Aristotle.

The Mercury News |

Are California redwood trees the answer to global warming?

California redwoods store more carbon than any other forests in the world, UC Berkeley-assisted study finds.

National Geographic |

Remember the ozone hole? Now there's proof it's healing.

UC Irvine sounded the alarm about CFCs. Now, scientists are finding evidence of positive change.