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UC Riverside research focused on interaction between nitrogen-fixing bacteria and their hosts

“Chronoprints” can identify a sample from a video taken as it reacts to disturbance

For some distant worlds, carbon monoxide may actually be compatible with a robust microbial biosphere

Superbloom is a term concocted by the media, but this year’s wildflowers are still spectacular, especially for the creatures that depend on them

The University of California, Riverside announced today a $3.5 million donation from Givaudan to support UCR’s Citrus Variety Collection. The gift will help protect one of world’s most extensive citrus diversity collections from the impending threat of citrus greening disease, also known as Huanglongbing, or HLB. The gift will pay...

RIVERSIDE, Calif. - The first bite of a tangy orange; a field of fragrant wildflowers; the sweet aroma of roasted hazelnuts. The natural world is filled with tastes and smells that delight our senses and calm our frayed nerves. If only we could package them up and take them home...

A recent study demonstrates the widespread environmental consequences of large dam reservoirs in Mexico

Magnonic devices of the future could use low power to avoid performance losses

UC Riverside study could lead to better strategies for protecting crops from attacks by pathogens

A team of researchers, including two from the University of California, Riverside, has identified the genes responsible for the hallmark sour taste of many citrus fruits. Published Tuesday, Feb. 25 in Nature Communications, the research could help plant breeders develop new, sweeter varieties. Modern citrus varieties have been bred over...

Spies can learn what a machine is making from the sounds it makes

You don’t want Careen Khachatoorian for a sister. Not if you smoke, you don’t. Careen’s older brother is trying to conceive a child with his partner. A typical text to her smoker-brother includes a link to a sins-of-smoking article, and reads like this: “See? Pregnant mothers have a greater chance...

Research could help reduce females’ susceptibility to several diseases, such as Fragile X and Rett syndromes

NASA is uniting experts across multiple disciplines to investigate life's beginnings on our planet -- and to explore if and how life sprung up elsewhere in the universe

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Experimental study done at UC Riverside and University of Washington on monolayer tungsten ditelluride could lead to more energy-efficient electronic devices

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UC Riverside astronomers develop educational workshop converting astronomical phenomena into vibrations that can be felt rather than heard

Scientists unlock new molecular secrets to unravel the mystery

The first production of an electron liquid at room temperature opens the way for new optoelectronic devices and basic physics studies