UC Davis lighting research now being harnessed to reduce stress
Researchers at the UC Davis California Lighting Technology Center are studying how lighting affects stress and emotions, with…
Fighting Fire With Fire Could Save Giant Sequoias
A forester sprays a giant sequoia during a controlled burn in 2009 in Kings Canyon National Park. About…
A Universe Without Dark Energy? Mathematicians Challenge Standard Cosmology
A new analysis argues that the standard cosmological model may be fundamentally unstable, raising questions about whether dark…
Stirling engine taps the cold of space to generate power at night
Engineers at the University of California, Davis, have built a small device that produces mechanical power at night…
Landmark discovery reveals how chromosomes are passed from one generation to the next – Daily Democrat
When a woman becomes pregnant, the outcome of that pregnancy depends on many things — including a crucial…
Hidden Genes in DNA “Dark Matter” Linked to Human Brain Traits
Summary: Researchers have identified two genes from the human genome’s “dark matter” that influence brain size and synaptic…