UC Santa Cruz geologists combat the drought with an innovative plan to leverage precipitation for aquifers.
Parched California tries to grab stormwater before it escapes
This underwater creature tears open its skin to eat
The unusual feeding techniques of the hydra may offer clues into tissue regeneration, UC San Diego scientists find.
Your 3-D printer is telling people what it's making
A UC Irvine team finds objects can be reconstructed based on sounds during the printing process, with big implications for industrial espionage.
Yes, even CRISPR pioneer Jennifer Doudna experiences gender bias
Professors from UC Berkeley and UC Davis discuss breaking down barriers for women in science.
Teen girls see big drop in chemical exposure with switch in cosmetics
A UC Berkeley study finds that using personal care products free of hormone disruptors makes a difference.
Eminent climate change scientist courts religion
A UC San Diego professor attempts to galvanize action on climate change by drawing attention to its disproportionate impact on the world's poor.
Biden at UC San Francisco Saturday to talk about cancer ‘moonshot’
The vice president will headline a conversation about the $1 billion initative to eradicate cancer.
Can we use Wi-Fi to see through walls?
We use Wi-Fi to stay connected, but UC's Yasamin Mostofi shows that Wi-Fi can also be used to sense the world around us – even behind walls.
Bill Gates’s clean energy moonshot launches with help of UC
In his first interview since announcing the project, Gates discusses the ambitious agenda of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition.
Eye drops to reverse cataracts
UC San Francisco’s Jason Gestwicki describes his lab’s work developing eye drops to reverse cataracts, a potential boon to millions of people who go blind every year in developing countries because they can't afford (or have access to) the current, successful surgical treatment.
Mercury levels on rise, says UC Santa Cruz scientist
A new study finds higher quantities of element in rainwater, likely from coal-burning power plant emissions.
UC Irvine experiment allows a paraplegic to walk via brain control for the first time
Researchers use new technology to get patients with spinal cord damage on their feet.