UC Riverside study offers new hope for pollinator protection

New research shows that while rich neighborhoods are more likely to burn, they also generally recover faster from fires.

If it ever had a moon, new research shows Venus would have consumed it.

She’s a Grammy Award-winning international superstar, and now, Taylor Swift is also a genus of plant-feeding insects from Australia that were previously unknown to science.

UC Riverside scientists have developed a way to identify where Earth’s biggest earthquakes are most likely to occur.

Scientists have finally observed a fleeting chemical reaction that forms the basis of urban smog. The insight could help improve air quality forecasting models.

New UC Riverside research shows a link between dollar store food quality and higher rates of obesity, high blood pressure, cholesterol, and type 2 diabetes.

Don’t assume an uptick in ant activity after setting out pesticide traps means the treatment failed. New UC Riverside research shows their behavior changes as chemicals make their way through a colony.

Being an elite athlete, at least as a mouse, does not shorten lifespan or limit how many children you can have.

UC Riverside-led study suggests possible link between vaping and difficulty conceiving in women

Hundreds of Venus-like planets could soon help determine why some worlds become sweltering greenhouse hellscapes, but to fully understand that, scientists first need to know how fast those planets are spinning.

NIH funds UCR-led research to develop new treatments for malaria and babesiosis

UCR scientists helped find a genetic switch that could shave years off avocado breeding by allowing researchers to identify one of a young tree’s most important traits long before it flowers.

Thermal imaging could boost future gravitational-wave detectors

A $2.1 million grant will help a UCR synthetic biologist understand how cells stay stable despite stress.

A slowing Atlantic Ocean current will intensify powerful storms in California while reducing snowfall over Greenland.

A UC Riverside scientist has been awarded a $1.8 million grant to develop a better tool to track avian flu on poultry farms, help prevent future outbreaks, and avoid egg shortages.

UC Riverside researchers have found evidence, for the first time, that desert mosses may host fungi inside their tissues. The finding offers a clue about how ancient life crawled from oceans onto dry land.

UC Riverside researchers link immune signaling to memory loss, seizures, and disrupted brain function after concussion

A roundup of commencement must-knows for graduating students and their families.