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Century-old experiment secures beer and whiskey’s future

Thanks to an experiment started before the Great Depression, researchers have pinpointed the genes behind the remarkable adaptability of barley, a key ingredient in beer and whiskey. These insights could ensure the crop’s continued survival amidst rapid climate change.

By Jules Bernstein | September 11, 2024 | Science / Technology
bees

A $1.2 million Rosetta stone for honeybees

If you upset one bee, what determines whether the entire hive decides to avenge her grievance? A $1.2 million grant will support UC Riverside scientists in answering questions like these about how honeybees communicate.

By Jules Bernstein | September 5, 2024 | Science / Technology
wilted sunflower

What 106-degree heat does to plants

Three UC Riverside faculty experts weigh in on how the extreme summer heat affects our flora.

By Jules Bernstein | September 5, 2024 | Science / Technology, Experts
IPC compression device

How air-powered computers can prevent blood clots

A new, air-powered computer sets off alarms when certain medical devices fail. The invention is a more reliable and lower-cost way to help prevent blood clots and strokes — all without electronic sensors.

By Jules Bernstein | August 14, 2024 | Science / Technology
happy exerciser

Cutting a few calories won’t hurt your workout

A new UC Riverside study demonstrates that calorie restriction doesn’t deter mice from exercising, challenging the belief that dieting drains workout energy.

By Jules Bernstein | August 8, 2024 | Science / Technology
purple long beans growing

Protecting popular beans from bad bugs

Climate resilient, nutritious long beans are unfortunately susceptible to aphids and nematodes. By creating four new pest-resistant varieties of the beans, scientists aim to reduce farmers’ reliance on pesticides.

By Jules Bernstein | August 6, 2024 | Science / Technology
irrigation pump

Parched Central Valley farms depend on Sierras for groundwater 

New research shows that California’s Central Valley, known as America’s breadbasket, gets as much as half of its groundwater from the Sierra Nevadas. This is significant for a farming region that, in some parts, relies almost entirely on groundwater for irrigation.

By Jules Bernstein | July 25, 2024 | Science / Technology

Cage-free chickens are louse-y

Lice have been found feeding on the skin and blood of free-range chickens, which are infected at much higher rates than caged flocks.

By Jules Bernstein | July 17, 2024 | Science / Technology
Infected cantaloupe plants

Wild plants and crops don’t make great neighbors

Native plants and non-native crops do not fare well in proximity to one another, attracting pests that spread diseases in both directions, according to two new UC Riverside studies.

By Jules Bernstein | July 11, 2024 | Science / Technology
terraformed planet illustration

Telltale greenhouse gases could signal alien activity

If aliens modified a planet in their solar system to make it warmer, we’d be able to tell. A new UC Riverside study identifies the artificial greenhouse gases that would be giveaways of a terraformed planet.

By Jules Bernstein | June 25, 2024 | Science / Technology
Wildfire at night

Large wildfires create weather that favors more fire

A new UC Riverside study shows soot from large wildfires in California traps sunlight, making days warmer and drier than they ought to be. Many studies look at the effect of climate change on wildfires. However, this study sought to understand the reverse — whether large fires are also changing...

By Jules Bernstein | June 18, 2024 | Science / Technology
giant wave

Ancient ocean slowdown warns of future climate chaos

A UC Riverside study shows how extreme heat in Earth’s past caused the exchange of waters from the surface to the deep ocean to decline. A similar slowdown, which would cause climate chaos, will happen at the end of this century if carbon emissions do not abate.

By Jules Bernstein | June 13, 2024 | Science / Technology
farming with molecular chemistry

Better farming through nanotechnology

Advanced technologies enable the controlled release of medicine to specific cells in the body. Scientists argue these same technologies must be applied to agriculture if growers are to meet increasing global food demands.

By Jules Bernstein | June 6, 2024 | Science / Technology
nurse shark

How sharks survived a major spike in Earth’s temperature

The sharks we know today as the open ocean’s top predators evolved from stubby bottom dwellers during a dramatic episode of global warming millions of years ago. A massive outpouring of volcanic lava about 93 million years ago sent carbon dioxide levels soaring, creating a greenhouse climate that pushed ocean...

By Jules Bernstein | June 3, 2024 | Science / Technology
termites

A greener, more effective way to kill termites

UC Riverside scientists have discovered a highly effective, nontoxic, and less expensive way to lure hungry termites to their doom.

By Jules Bernstein | May 31, 2024 | Science / Technology
forest fire

Improving air quality increases forest fires 

If we want cleaner air, fewer forest fires, and less severe climate change, a new UC Riverside study shows we must reduce aerosol pollution and greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide at the same time.

By Jules Bernstein | May 29, 2024 | Science / Technology
NASA TESS-Keck exoplanet catalog

International planet hunters unveil massive catalog of strange worlds

A NASA catalog featuring 126 exotic, newly discovered worlds includes detailed measurements that allow for comparisons with our own solar system.

By Jules Bernstein | May 23, 2024 | Science / Technology
fruit flies

Fruit fly wing research offers window into birth defects

If fruit fly wings do not develop into the right shape, the flies will die. UC Riverside researchers have learned how fly embryo cells develop as they need to, opening a window into human development and possible treatments for birth defects.

By Jules Bernstein | May 17, 2024 | Science / Technology
Molten planet near star

Squeezed by neighbors, planet glows with molten lava

UC Riverside astrophysicist Stephen Kane had to double check his calculations. He wasn’t sure the planet he was studying could be as extreme as it seemed. He saw a planet in this faraway star system covered with so many active volcanoes that seen from a distance it would take on...

By Jules Bernstein | May 9, 2024 | Science / Technology
dehydrated sunflower

Free-forming organelles help plants adapt to climate change

Plants’ ability to sense light and temperature, and their ability to adapt to climate change, hinges on free-forming structures in their cells whose function was, until now, a mystery.

By Jules Bernstein | May 7, 2024 | Science / Technology
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