Nobody blows things up like Hollywood. Now, with the help of a tool called Wavelet Turbulence, filmmakers can generate realistic swirling smoke and fiery explosions that are more detailed, easier to control and faster to create.

UC Grad Slam winner's stem cell work aims to conquer heart disease.

Africanized bees are continuing to expand their range northward since their introduction into Southern California in 1994.

Keeping intestinal bacteria in balance could help delay the onset of age-related diseases.

Blocking this protein may prevent the virus' lethal effects, and ultimately may lead to a vaccine.

Researchers at UC Merced are turning to an unlikely ally to help solve the problem of water availability for California’s farmlands: the sun.  

Santa Ana-fanned fires in autumn spread much faster than conflagrations in the dry summer months, but both will wreak more damage in the coming decades.