A new study reveals how much of our food has contributed to the diets of Yosemite bears over the past century.

Forty-five years after scientists hypothesized that global warming would make Arctic Ocean surfaces darker, Scripps team determines, through satellite data, how much the planet’s albedo has diminished.

A person's genetic makeup could increase his or her chance of developing the debilitating disease two- to six-fold after pesticide exposure.

Third-hand smoke — residue left on household, other surfaces — is linked to hyperactivity, significant damage in liver, lung, and slower healing of wounds.

The combination of drought and warming climate may have major environmental consequences.

1976-77 drought could be mild in comparison: Paleoclimatologist believes we could be facing the driest water year in 500 years.

Ranching, which depends on rain-fed systems rather than groundwater or stored water, is particularly vulnerable.

New addition to reserve system will offer research opportunities to faculty and students at adjacent UC Merced.

Donald Shoup, distinguished professor of urban planning in the Luskin School of Public Affairs, has become the nation’s oft-quoted, go-to expert on parking.

Predators and ocean acidification spell doom for once-prevalent Olympia oysters.

Berkeley Lab collaborates on program to track nuclear contamination from quake-damaged power plant in Japan.

Pheromone draws pesky, invasive Argentine ants to insecticide, eliminating need for indiscriminate spraying that can harm the environment.