The soil that makes Napa Valley grapes so special also makes the region vulnerable to seismic activity.

The violence that turns a small-town protest into a fiery national spectacle like the one that has played out this month in Missouri is often unwittingly provoked by police, according to researchers at UC Berkeley.

California will gain a new invasive species every 60 days. UC Riverside's Center for Invasive Species Research says some of these could lead to economic losses to the state of about $3 billion each year.

Researchers found at least 10 percent of tumors - and possibly as high as 30 to 50 percent - would be identified differently if oncologists determined their diagnoses by a tumor's molecular makeup.

UCSF neurosurgeon and UC Berkeley engineering students join forces on a new and improved device to aid in stem cell treatments.

Livermore Lab scientists are devising advanced implants to combat post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury and chronic pain or addiction.

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.

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

Entrepreneurship academy connects students, researchers and faculty with industry representatives and investors.

Computers — and social media — still have a long way to go before they can really figure out human emotions.

Five times more water is committed to users than flows through all the state's rivers and streams combined, according to UC Davis scientists.

Through the Immortality Project, researchers aim to answer the moral and biological questions surrounding extending human life spans.