In addition to maize, the world needs many other crops able to adapt to new environments.
How does your garden grow?
Professor, students model the effect of household gardens on greenhouse gas emissions.
Sierra magazine names UC campuses among the nation’s greenest
All nine UC undergraduate campuses made the annual rankings, with Irvine and Davis in the top 10 in the country.
Robot larvae deployed at sea
"Minion"-like robots reveal surprising ways marine larvae move, and what that means for the ocean.
'All this rugged beauty'
Journey into the UC Santa Barbara Nature Reserves as the nation marks the National Park System centennial.
Warming world may put most cities off-limits for summer Olympics
Scientists project only three cities in North America could host the games by 2085.
How California can balance nitrogen's benefits and harm
First-of-its-kind UC Davis study of nitrate pollution offers path to reconcile agriculture and the environment.
Surveyed scientists debunk chemtrails conspiracy theory
Paper explains persistent aircraft trails, substances in soil and water.
100 years of national parks, 100 years of climate change data
To see the future of our parks in the face of global warming, UC Berkeley scientists are taking a walk through the past.
15 national treasures and the UCLA scientists working to save them
Experts from a variety of fields are developing new knowledge to help save these creatures.
10 powerful climate change insights for improving the planet
UC Davis research could solve pressing issues in health, economics and sustainability.
5 nanoscience research projects that could deliver big results
From energy efficiency to carbon capture, Berkeley Lab scientists are on it.