UC Riverside study shows how the brain abandons outdated strategies and adapts to new rules
In northern Argentina, one bird courts romance by snapping its wrists together, producing a sound scientists have puzzled over for decades. Now, researchers have captured the behavior in detail, revealing how scissor-tailed nightjars create one of the most curious sounds in the avian world.
New UCR research shows that the search for life beyond Earth could benefit from a statistical approach that prioritizes patterns rather than searching for individual chemical or molecular traces.
International study used data from the James Webb Space Telescope
Amidst the many attention-grabbing headlines of 2026, there is a recent one that may have flown under the radar but shouldn’t have. On April 24, the White House dismissed the entire 22-person board that oversees the National Science Foundation. The NSF is an independent federal agency that supports science and...
Study finds early-stage ectoderm cells are especially susceptible, raising questions about potential developmental risks
Experiments shed new light on the ways gravity influences biology.
High in the forests of Hawai‘i, songbirds are stealing twigs and moss from one another’s nests. Researchers find this quiet canopy crime is surprisingly common and could threaten species already struggling to survive.
Dark matter decays could be the missing ingredient explaining how giant black holes formed before the first stars
Findings point to SIDM as a promising candidate for explaining small-scale cosmic structure
A unique hybrid honeybee found only in Southern California has demonstrated the ability to survive attacks from deadly mites.
Better farming through technology: A new UC Riverside system can map soil moisture tree by tree, so growers water only where and when it’s needed.
UC Riverside study of nearly 100 dairy farms shows systems designed to capture methane from manure are highly effective, unless they leak.
A UCR researcher worked years into retirement to uncover the biology behind plants' response to environmental stress. Her dedication could help us all.
New UC Riverside-led research suggests Alzheimer’s arises not simply from plaques forming in the brain, as is widely believed, but from one protein interfering with the normal job of another For decades, much Alzheimer’s research has focused on the idea that clumps of amyloid beta or a-beta proteins cause the...
UC Riverside-led study found no places in the ocean completely untouched by human chemical impacts
New research has, for the first time, identified one thing that bed bugs seem to fear -- water and wet surfaces.
UC Riverside plant ecologist Loralee Larios weighs in on the outlook for a wildflower superbloom show this year, where one might see it, and how flower lovers can protect the blooms for years to come.
Guacamole is a game-day favorite, but what does it take to perfect it? Researchers at UC Riverside are peeling back the science of what makes a great avocado and how to turn it into a winning bowl of guacamole.
Wildfire causes most living things to flee or die, but some fungi thrive afterward, even feasting on charred remains. New University of California, Riverside research finds the secret to post-fire flourishing hidden in their genes. The study, detailed in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, is among the...
