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newborn white shark

First-ever sighting of a live newborn great white

Great whites, the largest predatory sharks in the world with the most fatal attacks on humans, are tough to imagine as newborn babies. That is partially because no one has seen one in the wild, it seems, until now.

By Jules Bernstein | January 29, 2024 | Science / Technology
Megalodon illustration

The Megalodon was less mega than previously believed

A new study shows the Megalodon, a gigantic shark that went extinct 3.6 million years ago, was significantly more slender than earlier studies suggested.

By Jules Bernstein | January 21, 2024 | Science / Technology
A person's arm is shown getting the vaccine

New vaccine design uses immunity against influenza to offer faster protection against emerging pathogens

Strategy developed by UC Riverside-led research team speeds up production of antibodies against COVID-19

By Iqbal Pittalwala | January 17, 2024 | Health
plant and cell cross section

Keys to aging hidden in the leaves

Scientists have known about a particular organelle in plant cells for over a century. However, UCR scientists have only now discovered that organelle’s key role in aging.

By Jules Bernstein | January 17, 2024 | Science / Technology
Morris Maduro and Gina Broitman-Maduro

The early bird (or scientist) gets the worm

UC Riverside research on nematodes secures $1.3M NSF funding

By Iqbal Pittalwala | January 12, 2024 | Science / Technology
doctor and patient

Scientists tame chaotic protein fueling 75% of cancers

Meet MYC, the shapeless protein responsible for making the majority of human cancer cases worse. UC Riverside researchers have found a way to rein it in, offering hope for a new era of treatments.

By Jules Bernstein | January 4, 2024 | Science / Technology
high fat foods

New reasons eating less fat should be one of your resolutions

A UC Riverside study to motivate your new year’s resolutions: high-fat diets may impair genes linked not only to obesity, colon cancer and irritable bowels, but also to the immune system, brain function, and potentially COVID-19 risk.

By Jules Bernstein | January 3, 2024 | Science / Technology
gray mold on strawberries

Discovery: plants use “trojan horse” to fight mold invasions 

UC Riverside scientists have discovered a stealth molecular weapon that plants use to attack the cells of invading gray mold.

By Jules Bernstein | December 20, 2023 | Science / Technology
Frontera

Supercomputer enables illustration of large-scale structure of universe

UC Riverside physicist helped develop PRIYA, a new cosmological simulation model

By Iqbal Pittalwala | December 20, 2023 | Science / Technology
tray of citrus

UCR wages $11+ million war against citrus greening disease

With three new grants totaling more than $11 million, UC Riverside is helping lead the fight against citrus greening or Huanglongbing, a disease threatening citrus industries in the U.S. and worldwide.

By Jules Bernstein | December 19, 2023 | Science / Technology
A young student uses virtual reality

Bringing virtual reality to nuclear and particle physics

VR tool developed by UC Riverside graduate student promises to serve an important purpose in education and research

By Iqbal Pittalwala | December 14, 2023 | Science / Technology
Gravitational len system

New dark matter theory explains two puzzles in astrophysics

Dark matter may be more vibrant than previously thought, UC Riverside study reports

By Iqbal Pittalwala | December 6, 2023 | Science / Technology
Beverly Hills

Money to burn: wealthy, white neighborhoods losing their heat shields

A new study shows the protective effect of income has largely eroded over the past 40 years, as landscape plants can’t keep up with the pace of climate warming.

By Jules Bernstein | November 30, 2023 | Science / Technology
Mink

Findings challenge standard understanding of COVID-19 infection

UC Riverside research can help scientists develop methods to prevent COVID-19 in mink and other species

By Iqbal Pittalwala | November 29, 2023 | Science / Technology
trilobites scavenging

Trilobites rise from the ashes to reveal ancient map

UC Riverside geologists discovered 10 new species of trilobites hidden for 490 million years in a little-studied part of Thailand. They could be the missing pieces in an intricate puzzle of ancient world geography.

By Jules Bernstein | November 20, 2023 | Science / Technology
Artistic representation of the spiral barred galaxy ceers-2112

Milky Way-like galaxy found in the early universe

Research team, including a UC Riverside astronomer, made the discovery using the James Webb Space Telescope

By Iqbal Pittalwala | November 9, 2023 | Science / Technology
Giant planets in space

Giant planets cast a deadly pall

New studies show that in some planetary systems, giant gas planets can kick their Earth-like neighbors out of orbit and wreak havoc on their climates.

By Jules Bernstein | October 31, 2023 | Science / Technology
D. sechellia on noni

How did a fly species gain sole access to a fruit in the Seychelles?

A UC Riverside-led study offers an answer

By Iqbal Pittalwala | October 31, 2023 | Science / Technology
TIME award

Luna UCR avocado is one of TIME's '2023 best inventions'

The Luna UCR avocado is named by TIME as one of the best inventions of the year. Therecognition comes just months after UCR released the variety to commercial growers worldwide.

By David Danelski | October 24, 2023 | Science / Technology, Business, University

Partnership between UCR and City of Hope aims to increase diversity in cancer research

$13.7M grant from National Cancer Institute will support several projects on breast and pancreatic cancers

By Iqbal Pittalwala | October 24, 2023 | Health
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