Scientists — including researchers at UC San Diego — say they've made great progress identifying and understanding the faults that pose danger in Southern California.

When it comes to vision, the brain can perform more than one function without sacrificing time or accuracy.

Berkeley Lab collaborates on program to track nuclear contamination from quake-damaged power plant in Japan.

A cup of coffee's good not just for waking up, but also for boosting long-term memory.

California's largest meteorite museum opens on campus.

Reliance on cars and trucks generates much greater greenhouse-gas emissions outside urban core areas.

Pheromone draws pesky, invasive Argentine ants to insecticide, eliminating need for indiscriminate spraying that can harm the environment.

Population geneticists find more evidence of in- and interbreeding between Neanderthals, Denisovans, other human groups.

Professor confirms that Turkish mural is a representation of an eruption more than 8,000 years ago.

Marine biologist launches a limited run of cuddly 'Real Seal' toys — one for each of the 1,100 Hawaiian monk seals left in the world.

Mosquitoes love the smell of our breath and skin. Researchers are devising compounds that they'll love a bit more.

Unprecedented 50-meter fault slip in temblor that devastated coastal Japan and caused damage an ocean away generated surprisingly little friction.