Sustainability wins for UC, California in 2017
January 26, 2018
UC’s 14th Annual Report on Sustainable Practices shows that the UC system is not only growing, it’s greener than ever.
Making fuel cells for a fraction of the cost
January 25, 2018
A newly developed material could slash fuel cells' burdensome price tag.
Marijuana farms expose endangered owls to rat poison, study shows
January 18, 2018
An abundance of illegal sites without oversight are poisoning wildlife in Northern California.
A guiding light for the vulnerable
January 4, 2018
Unite to Light, a nonprofit that has distributed over 90,000 solar lamps to 65 countries, now turns to help Rohingya refugees.
How bird genetics adapt to climate change
January 4, 2018
Scientists find yellow warbler DNA is already adjusting to new conditions and ask whether it's enough to survive.
How do we break our addiction to plastic?
December 22, 2017
More than 8.3 billion metric tons (9.1 billion tons). That’s the amount of plastic humans have created since the large-scale production of synthetic materials began in the early 1950s. It’s enough to cover the entire country of Argentina, and most of the material now resides in landfills or in the natural environment.
How driverless cars will change travel
December 21, 2017
Transportation expert Lewis Fulton weighs in on what roads will look like five, 10, even 20 years from now.
Hydrogen cars for the masses one step closer to reality, thanks to UCLA invention
November 27, 2017
2-in-1 device creates and stores energy from solar to power almost anything.
New multicampus course gets students involved in practical climate change solutions
November 15, 2017
Students at six UC campuses can learn how to fight climate change from top experts across the UC system.
Is it really possible to live a zero-waste life?
October 30, 2017
Picture all of the trash you’ve thrown away this week. How much do you think you could reduce that amount if you really tried? By half?
Lauren Singer thinks you can take it all the way to zero, and she has the total lack of garbage to prove it.
Well, not total: Singer has a glass mason jar that holds five years of her garbage — every last piece of it.