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Several species of California bumble bees have gone missing in the first statewide census of the fuzzy pollinators in 40 years. If they can be found, a recent court ruling could help save them.
UC Riverside engineers are developing methods to keep self-driving cars and autonomous drones from being hacked
A UC Riverside genetic discovery could turn disease-carrying mosquitoes into insect Peter Pans, preventing them from ever maturing or multiplying.
The 1000th tree okayed for growing by California’s Citrus Clonal Protection Program happens to be the oldest living orange variety in the state.
A relatively short exposure is sufficient to cause the damage, UC Riverside study finds
By killing essential gut bacteria, antibiotics ravage athletes’ motivation and endurance. The UC Riverside-led mouse study suggests the microbiome is a big factor separating athletes from couch potatoes.
SUMOylation inhibitor could lead to highly effective ways to treat the flu and other respiratory viruses
UC Riverside scientists have a new chemical weapon to seduce and kill the invasive, long-nosed beetles destroying California palm trees by the tens of thousands.
Under anaerobic conditions, common microbial communities can break the ultra-strong carbon-fluorine bond
A UC Riverside-led team has learned what happens to the roots of rice plants when they’re confronted with two types of stressful scenarios: too much water, or too little. These observations form the basis of new protective strategies.
The use of sulfite and iodide under ultraviolet light can destroy PFAS in water in a few hours
The worst fire impacts this year are predicted to hit Northern California’s higher elevation forests and Southern California’s chaparral-clad mountainous National Forest lands. To aid recovery, UC Riverside ecologists are collaborating with the US Forest Service to target these spots with new post-fire ecological restoration strategies.
The discovery will improve biofuel production from algae and help develop heat-tolerant crops.
Colorful nonpareils can uniquely identify drug capsules and counterfeit fashions
Accurate atmospheric measurements directly over their farm can help farmers fight climate change
Scientists at UC Riverside have a shot at eradicating a deadly threat to vineyards posed by the glassy-winged sharpshooter, just as its resistance to insecticide has been growing.
Two-pronged technique detects manipulated facial expressions and identity swaps
Algae’s ability to establish symbiosis in coral without photosynthesis could help fight coral bleaching
UC Riverside-led study identifies how blood stem cells maintain their fate
Tom Morton, a professor emeritus of chemistry at the University of California, Riverside, died March 3, 2020. He is remembered as a global citizen and scientist who embraced foreign languages and cultures, demonstrated a cross-disciplinary passion for scientific research, and who showed concern for the environment.
