UC Irvine |

How massive was the California storm? Download the iRain app to find out

State-of-the-art rainfall estimation in even remote counties is now freely available.

UC Davis |

Butterfly for science, beer for bragging

Professor Art Shapiro's infamous contest — which he's only lost four times — enters its 46th year.

UC Berkeley |

Global warming hiatus disproved — again

Study confirms steady warming of oceans for past 45 years.

UC Santa Cruz |

A year of risks and rewards

Scientific advancements, student achievements and a new 'collision space' cap off a remarkable 2016.

UCSF |

UCSF's most popular science stories of 2016

Advances in cancer, drug, neuroscience and Zika research define an eventful year.

UC Davis |

The fish that adapts to lethal levels of pollution

Scientists are studying the Atlantic killfish to understand its secret.

UC Santa Barbara |

Science vs. Cinema

Astrophysicist examines the science behind sci-fi movies in popular YouTube series.

UCSF |

Alzheimer’s and concussion-related CTE may spread in the brain via common mechanism

Research is first to suggest that chronic traumatic encephalopathy is a prion disease.

UC Newsroom |

UC Santa Barbara physicist and UC Santa Cruz biologist named 2017 Breakthrough Prize winners

Two UC professors win the most lucrative award in science, with a third earning early-career honors.

UC Riverside |

Using plants and quantum physics for potential superefficient solar cells

Physicist discovers how to make photocells mimic the way plants maximize their absorption of sunlight.

UC Santa Barbara |

Brain's memory strategies change as you age

Activity patterns shift over time without affecting recall, new research shows.

UCSF |

Researchers put mouse embryos in suspended animation

Development has potential implications for assisted reproduction, aging and even cancer.