World's earliest depiction of volcanic eruption
December 17, 2013
Professor confirms that Turkish mural is a representation of an eruption more than 8,000 years ago.
Baby, you smell good enough to bite
December 5, 2013
Mosquitoes love the smell of our breath and skin. Researchers are devising compounds that they'll love a bit more.
Mammoth bones find a home at Merced
August 28, 2013
The youngest UC campus is now the steward of Columbian mammoth bones, dating back to the last Ice Age, which were discovered in Madera County.
Fruit flies offer clues to salt influence
June 13, 2013
Animals prefer low-salt foods over high. Fruit flies help unravel the underlying science.
Big gap between 'he' and 'she' in animal kingdom
June 12, 2013
Riverside biologist's new book proclaims 'vive la difference.'
UC grad students driving force behind research
June 4, 2013
UC trains 26,000 doctoral students and 6,400 postdoctoral fellows whose work addresses issues like renewable energy, poverty, conservation and global health.
Sperm take 'twisting ribbon' path
April 19, 2013
Knowledge of the complex swimming patterns of human and animal sperm will improve could understanding of fertilization processes, with potential clinical applications.
Tobacco's long history in the West
March 1, 2013
Researchers uncover earliest tobacco use in Pacific Northwest more than 1,000 years ago.
Pushing innovations to industry's doorstep
February 27, 2013
Proof of Concept grants move research to market.
UC researchers win new Breakthrough Prize
February 20, 2013
Napoleone Ferrara of UC San Diego and Shinya Yamanaka of the UCSF Gladstone Institutes among inaugural recipients.