This diet is popular — but it doesn’t work
September 30, 2020
Research shows intermittent fasting is not effective on its own for weight loss.
UC to ditch single-use plastics
August 24, 2020
The University of California is taking a stand against the throwaway culture that is choking our oceans and landfills with single-use plastics.
New engineering research center to focus on agriculture technology
August 5, 2020
UC Merced joins three other campuses to sustainably meet the challenge of boosting global food production by 70 percent by 2050.
Chinese fishing boats took half a billion dollars of illegal squid from North Korea. Scientists used satellites to catch them out
July 23, 2020
Satellite technology and machine learning are helping track down illegal and environmentally damaging ‘dark fleets’ of fishing boats.
The next trend in food: Edible insects?
July 9, 2020
A lot of people think you should be eating more insects.
UC Riverside discovers first effective treatment for citrus-destroying disease
July 8, 2020
The disease that has devastated crops in Florida and threatens California may finally be stoppable.
What’s next: The future of compassion
July 2, 2020
How to ward off emotional exhaustion as the pandemic continues.
Is the food supply strong enough to weather COVID-19?
July 2, 2020
Are empty shelves behind us or are there more shortages to come?
Study finds 82 percent of avocado oil rancid or mixed with other oils
June 18, 2020
FDA standards needed to protect consumers and industry, food scientist says.
Eat safe: The takeaway on takeout
April 30, 2020
A Q&A with UCLA food safety and nutrition expert Catherine Carpenter.