Murderous pets and hungry jaguars are only some of the stories cultures use to explain lunar eclipses. Scientists from Lawrence Livermore Lab and elsewhere probe lunar legends in anticipation of Monday night's eclipse.

UC Davis hosts its 100th annual Picnic Day on Saturday. The Doxie Derby is a feature of the public event, which highlights teaching, research, service and campus life.

Graduation rates are nearly the same for students across racial and income groups at UC Riverside. Chancellor Kim A. Wilcox discusses what works and what doesn’t for improving student success.

Whether in fiction or history, women often have gotten a bad rap for being fickle. But it may just be evolution. A landmark UCLA meta-analysis suggests that ovulating women have evolved to prefer mates who display ‘sexy traits.'