The advance could be an important new step in the effort to satisfy the world’s need for clean water.
Mathematician, neutrino physicists awarded Breakthrough prizes
Prize winners will discuss latest research during live-streamed symposium.
Why more scientists are needed in the public square
The public dialogue about science is perhaps the most vital and most fraught national conversation not taking place in our country, and the ramifications are profound.
New nanomaterials take research to Mexico, possibly into space
Researchers will build working models with Mexican counterparts and seek to pair with NASA to create space-friendly methods of health treatment.
Are Argentine ants a threat to honeybees?
California sits atop a super-colony of meddlesome Argentine ants, and new research suggests they may be doing more harm than previously suspected.
DNA guides 3-D printing of human tissue
Technique produces tiny models of human tissue, or ‘organoids,’ that can be used in cancer research and drug screening.
NIH grants to help turn discoveries into medical advances
UC Irvine, UC San Diego receive renewed Clinical and Translational Science Awards.
Biologists discover skydiving spiders in South American forests
Biologists discover gliding, hunting arachnids in South American forests.
Among ants, the nose knows
The insects smell “ant body odor,” helping them distinguish intruders from safe fellow-ants in their colonies.
Hunter or prey? The eyes are the key
Pupil shape — horizontal, vertical or circular — is linked to animals’ place in the ecological web.
Researchers building high-speed data freeway system
UC San Diego and UC Berkeley team to create Pacific Research Platform, which will transfer of scientific data 1,000 times faster than today's Internet.