UC Natural Reserve System |

Drought strikes centuries-old California oaks

An estimated 100 million trees have died during the most severe dry spell in living memory.

UC San Diego |

Alum wins global competition to fight wildlife poaching

New tool will help protect elephants, rhinos and other threatened species.

UCLA |

Chilling climate revelations from a previous ice age

Major changes in ice and temperatures could cause abrupt transformations elsewhere, study shows.

UC Riverside |

Using plants and quantum physics for potential superefficient solar cells

Physicist discovers how to make photocells mimic the way plants maximize their absorption of sunlight.

UC Santa Cruz |

What UC Santa Cruz is learning about otters

At Long Marine Lab, scientists working to understand the challenges facing marine mammal populations in the wild.

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |

Crop yield gets boost with modified genes in photosynthesis

Researchers increase plant proteins that result in more efficient use of sunlight.

UC Newsroom |

UC startup rides coveted Wave Energy Prize

Two-year competition to accelerate wave energy markets earns CalWave $500,000 to keep iterating.

UC Irvine |

Chasing fireflies from prairie to lab

A summer standby could help decode multicellular interactions in the human body.

UC Davis |

Why do seabirds eat plastic? The answer stinks

Marine plastic debris is an olfactory trap for seabirds.

UC Berkeley and UCSF |

Study finds wide exposure to environmental toxics in cohort of pregnant women

Chemicals are found in mothers and newborns alike, especially in low-income and Latino communities.

UC Merced |

The real horror of ‘Frankenstein:’ Human extinction

If we actually shared the planet with Mary Shelley's monster, we'd only last about 4,000 years.

UC Davis |

Can being uncertain of your social rank be bad for your health?

New research suggests that not knowing where you stand takes a serious toll.