Intense industrial fishing
January 18, 2017
How China maintains large catches and what it means for fishery management.
Learning to live without plastic
January 17, 2017
A professor challenges the ease with which we turn to synthetic materials.
Arabica coffee genome sequenced
January 13, 2017
Coincides with birth of California-grown specialty coffee industry.
New technology will cut plug-in hybrid fuel consumption by one-third
January 11, 2017
Researchers look to birds flying in formation and find a way to make vehicles more efficient.
In a national first, UC Irvine injects renewable hydrogen into campus power supply
December 7, 2016
Power-to-gas technique offers new way to store and use excess wind and solar energy.
Grant awarded to study sustainable practices for urban agriculture
December 1, 2016
UC Santa Cruz environmental studies professor Stacy Philpott will lead the research.
Using plants and quantum physics for potential superefficient solar cells
December 1, 2016
Physicist discovers how to make photocells mimic the way plants maximize their absorption of sunlight.
CalWave rides Wave Energy Prize
November 17, 2016
Two-year competition to accelerate wave energy markets earns CalWave $500,000 to keep iterating.
Grad student’s water-mapping work leads to national recognition
November 10, 2016
Using big data to streamline water planning and fight climate change.
Wetlands offer valuable return on investment
October 25, 2016
Coastal habitats prevented more than $600 million in property losses during Hurricane Sandy, study finds.