UC San Diego engineers devise a pedestrian detection technology that could be used in self-driving cars.
New algorithm learns to 'watch where you're going'
Cockroach inspires robot that squeezes through cracks
UC Berkeley scientists study bugs' crawling secret to build a better search and rescue robot.
UC Riverside researcher finds potential for a double earthquake
Temblor on one fault can spread to another more easily than previously thought, with serious implications for Los Angeles and elsewhere.
Native plants fall behind as climate change transforms California
In a systemwide effort, UC researchers show that invasive species are adjusting faster to changes in habitats.
Want to cut down on Facebook? Get more sleep
UC Irvine researchers link compulsive social media checking to lack of sleep.
Moon was produced by a head-on collision between Earth and a forming planet
UCLA research reconstructs massive crash, which took place 4.5 billion years ago.
How humans threaten pumas just by being nearby
UC Santa Cruz researcher on the chain reaction caused by our presence in mountain lion habitats.
Body mass index doesn't gauge health, UCLA-led study says
Researchers find that BMI incorrectly labels more than 54 million Americans as "unhealthy."
Super bowl science: brains or brawn?
UC San Francisco scientists explain how evolution uniquely equipped humans to play football.
Cling-on warriors
UC Santa Barbara researchers are developing a new type of underwater adhesive inspired by sandcastle worms.
Drought hits redwood ferns hard, new study shows
UC Santa Cruz researchers find that extreme conditions test limits of plants and forest ecosystem.
Rock star
A UC Santa Barbara geologist receives early career award from the Geological Society of America.