A UC Davis professor explains the motivations and reactions of the animals as they race.
What are horses thinking on Kentucky Derby day?
Experiencing the 6-by-9 world of solitary confinement
The Guardian's virtual reality project with a UC Santa Cruz professor puts viewers inside a concrete cell.
UCLA scientists create quick-charging hybrid supercapacitors
Charge storage device created at California NanoSystems Institute is vast improvement over existing models.
Prince’s first manager reflects on the early days
"We were a family," says UCLA Extension’s Owen Husney.
Mystery unmasked
UC Santa Barbara historian solves 17th-century case of The Man in the Iron Mask.
From Riverside’s Casa Blanca to the White House
A UC San Diego professor discusses his journey from undocumented to White House policy adviser on immigration.
Researchers dive into big data to predict NBA winners
A UC Merced professor and his students run simulations of playoff games — with startling accuracy.
Biofluorescent catsharks, glowing in the deep
UC San Diego study uses "shark-eye" vision to reveal how species may communicate underwater.
Searching the deep sea for new antibiotics
In the face of rising drug resistance, UC San Diego scientists are on a voyage to find never-studied bacteria.
Mountain man
A peak in Antarctica is named after a UC Santa Barbara professor as a tribute to his research.
Self-healing polymer could lead to artificial muscle
A UC Riverside professor studies a new material fit for superheroes.
Heading off mass extinction
A new UC Santa Barbara study underscores the need for better data to facilitate effective biodiversity conservation.