Article quotes a recent study by The Washington Post and UCR that found a 100-word email generated by ChatGPT requires roughly the equivalent of a bottle of water, or 519 milliliters. Additionally, the article cites a 2023 UCR study estimating AI could consume between 4.2 and 6.6 billion cubic meters of water in 2027, which is more than the annual water withdrawal of half of the UK.
School of Public Policy's Kurt Schwabe counters President-Elect Donald Trump's false claim that LA fire hydrants went dry because of California's protection of the delta smelt.
Wildlife filmmaker Carlos Gauna and UCR PhD student Phillip Sternes photographed for the first time what appears to be a baby great white shark off the coast of California last year.
Shaolei Ren, is a UCR associate professor and co-author of a report showing that pollution from AI data centers could cost lives each year. He says this is an urgent public health issue that needs to be addressed.
UC Riverside psychology researcher Kate Sweeny concludes from three studies of 1,200 people, that impaticnece is the emotion people feel when they face a delay that seems unfair, unreasonable, or inappropriate and patience, then, is how we cope with those feelings of impatience.
Ryan Bruellman, PhD candidate in genetics, genomics, and bioinformatics at UCR, joins Science Friday to discuss his research showing how excessive sitting harms even young, active people.
UC Riverside geologist Nic Barth led a team in the discovery of a new method for studying faults that could improve earthquake forecasts. Their methods shed light on where quakes start, how they spread, and where the biggest impacts might be.
Ryan Bruellman, a doctoral candidate in UC Riverside’s genetics, genomics, and bioinformatics department, led a new study that reveals prolonged sitting significantly harms even young, active adults, increasing the risk of heart disease and obesity. It also found current federal exercise guidelines are insufficient to offset sitting's negative effects.
