The effort aims to find solutions to root causes of poverty and food insecurity.
Looming insect invasion threatens California wine and avocados
UC Riverside plans a tiny wasp counterattack.
Number of young people facing poverty has increased over last decade
An incomplete social safety net contributes to the problem, paper finds.
As bumblebee diets narrow, ours could too
Fewer plants cause developmental delays for the pollinators that keep our favorite foods growing.
Usurp the burp: How seaweed can help curb cow burps (and their emissions)
UC agricultural and marine scientists fight one of the state's biggest sources of methane: cow burps.
Heat waves in California can be predicted by thunderstorms in the tropics
Advance notice of heat waves could help protect the agricultural riches of the Central Valley.
The ‘bee safe’ pesticide that isn’t
Sivanto poses a range of threats to honeybees, depending on seasonality, bee age and use with common chemicals.
What’s in your drinking water?
Carl Cranor doesn't just want you to know — he wants to empower you to do something about it.
Warm seas scatter fish
Climate change is shifting productivity of fisheries worldwide.
Saru Jayaraman a relentless advocate for marginalized restaurant workers
The director of the Food Labor Research Center at UC Berkeley is a nominee for the Chronicle's Visionary of the Year award.
UC Santa Barbara's new coastal jewel
Philanthropist Charles T. Munger makes a gift of the 1800-acre Las Varas Ranch.
How to make the best pie ever using science
What's going on in Grandma's recipe at a molecular level.