Cooking food alters the microbiome
October 3, 2019
Whether food is cooked or raw has a distinct effect on gut microbes, researchers find.
Why Greta Thunberg is so powerful
September 26, 2019
Researchers analyze how Greta Thunberg’s moral framing influenced the impact of her United Nations speech.
Finding alternatives to animal testing
September 26, 2019
Researchers are helping the EPA eliminate animal testing by using stem cells.
UCLA to assess California drinking water systems to identify risks and solutions
September 26, 2019
An analysis of this scope has never been done before in the state.
Where DNA falls short in cracking crimes, scientists can use this new tool
September 12, 2019
Crime buffs know DNA has transformed forensics, but isn't always good enough. That's where proteomics comes in.
Plants are going extinct up to 350 times faster than the historical norm
September 5, 2019
Human-driven land clearing and climate change are risking a devastating biodiversity crash.
How to address America’s lead crisis and provide safe drinking water for all
September 5, 2019
Newark is the latest U.S. city to struggle with high lead levels in drinking water. We can end this crisis.
75 percent of Florida's oranges have been lost to disease. Can science save citrus?
August 29, 2019
Farmers and researchers try to hold off a deadly citrus greening that's now reached California long enough to find a cure.
Media creates false balance on climate science, study shows
August 22, 2019
About half of mainstream media visibility goes to climate-change deniers, many of whom are not climate scientists.
Einstein was right about relativity, UCLA says — for now
July 29, 2019
Welcome to ‘extreme astrophysics’ — the most detailed study ever of a supermassive black hole and Einstein’s general theory of relativity.