New approaches seek to switch off the brain patterns that drive overeating. Here's how they could help you.

Only 60 Santa Cruz Island horses remain. UC Davis researcher Amy McLean is working to keep the line alive.

How Ernest O. Lawrence looked inside the atom — and beyond.

Aging plastic leaches harmful chemicals. Rebecca Braslau has made it her life's work to create a safer alternative. 

A new book reveals the extraordinary history of famous conjoined twins Chang and Eng Bunker.

New research exposes how cancer can resist treatment — and how scientists can improve their response.

How activist icon Angela Davis continues to challenge us today.

Canine Officer Obi, a 14-month-old Springer Spaniel, started work last month as a bomb-detecting dog.

UC Irvine's Martín Burt finds families that overcome poverty have one thing in common — and it isn't income.

The University of California officially turns 150 years old today (March 23) and the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution commemorating the occasion and the accomplishments of the state’s public research university.

It wasn't a breach that let Cambridge Analytica access Facebook users' data. It was the platform working as intended.

Nine University of California inventors and innovators have been selected to become National Academy of Inventors (NAI) fellows, in recognition of their pioneering research with significant societal impacts.