Native bees that boost food crops are in decline but changing fire management policies could help them. Most flowering plant farms employ honeybees, a non-native species originally imported from Europe and managed by beekeepers. However, research shows that farms surrounded by natural bee habitat have higher crop yields. UC Riverside...

Two optical cavitation bubbles penetrate soft materials better than one

One of humanity’s oldest creations is the most powerful weapon against the coronavirus

UC Riverside engineers are developing low-temperature plasma technology to sterilize masks

The disposable, low-cost tool will improve the speed and accuracy of investigations

Computer science student helps ensure Covid-19 pandemic won’t hinder academic success in his community

UC Riverside physicists demonstrate “self-interacting dark matter” model can be tested using astronomical observations of Draco and Fornax

Work on selective immune system suppression in influenza could transfer directly to COVID-19

Physicists’ discovery could lead to a new family of materials for robust qubits in quantum computing

Phytochrome foci have different behaviors at different temperatures and types of light

Scientists call for more research to understand whether water treatment methods kill the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic

Air quality improvements lead to unique atmospheric chemical behavior

UC Riverside researchers’ mouse studies also show how a common nutrient can help babies of alcoholic moms

A wormlike creature that lived more than 555 million years ago is the earliest bilaterian

Frank Vahid has been using web-based teaching tools and incorporating online instruction into his courses since 2012

Over the past few years, biochemist John Jefferson Perry at the University of California, Riverside, has collaborated on a number of projects with Atomwise Inc., a company that uses artificial intelligence, or AI, for drug discovery. Now Perry and the company have formed a joint venture called Theia Biosciences. Perry’s...

UC Riverside mouse study provides insights into how pathological fear memory in PTSD could be suppressed

A new robot developed at UC Riverside can navigate uneven surfaces with silicone legs

Just 25 industry-standard fast charging cycles can ruin a car’s batteries

Excess electrons could help break the strong chemical bonds in products that contaminate water supplies