UCLA |

UCLA-led research offers clearest evidence yet of long-sought Majorana particle

Finding could provide the vehicle for carrying ‘qubits’ of data in quantum computing.

UC Santa Barbara |

8.3 billion metric tons of plastic ... and counting

How did we create more tons of plastic than there are people on Earth?

UC Santa Cruz |

Did life begin ... on land?

A paradigm-shifting hypothesis could reshape our idea about the origin of life.

UC Irvine |

Fighting balding and unwanted hair growth at the same time

Understanding how hair grows in coordination across our bodies may provide the key to controlling it.

UC San Diego |

Brain circuits that express depression successfully altered

Neuroscientists alleviate or reverse social withdrawal and helplessness behavior in a new study.

UC Berkeley |

Does smelling food make you fat?

Fatty food made mice double their weight — unless they lacked a sense of smell.

UC Riverside |

California could get wetter this century

An analysis of 38 climate models suggests the state may want to break out its umbrella.

UC Santa Cruz |

How grandparents' experiences can affect our genes

Roundworms may help us make sense of how DNA 'switches' are inherited.

UC Santa Cruz |

The good news about mountain lions

Why we should be able to peacefully coexist with our four-legged neighbor.

UC Berkeley |

Dressmakers found to have needle-sharp 3-D vision

The stereoscopic vision of seamstresses is superior to that of surgeons, researchers find.

UC Berkeley |

Talking science with the fluidity of Pixar

Ph.D. student Sara ElShafie works with Pixar story artists to help her fellow scientists better communicate.

UC Davis |

Scientist helps excavate oldest-known human fossils — and their dinner

Discovery of 300,000-year-old human ancestors pushes back our origins by 100,000 years.