Riverside has a donkey dilemma. Can science offer clues for coexistence?
For students at UC Riverside, the start of fall semester means picking up their class syllabus, catching up…
Scientists Bred “Super-Athlete” Mice for 30 Years – What Happened Was Unexpected
An exceptionally long-running mouse experiment suggests that abundant energy, or hidden physiological adaptations, may allow extreme activity without…
Scientists Thought Royal Jelly Made Queen Bees. They Were Wrong
Royal jelly is only part of what makes a queen honeybee. Scientists found that worker bees build specialized…
Scientists Challenge a Fundamental Assumption About Consciousness
Could consciousness exist without a brain like ours? Philosophers at the University of California, Riverside argue that consciousness…
Scientists Just Found Something Weird Inside Moss
Mosses are famous for surviving conditions that would kill most plants, but new research suggests they may not…
Scientists Warn: America’s Most Popular Cooking Oil May Be Harming Your Intestines
Soybean oil is one of the most widely used oils in the American diet, though many people may…
Scientists Stunned by Hybrid California Bees That Beat Deadly Mites
A remarkable hybrid honeybee living in Southern California may have developed a natural way to fight one of…
Deadly bacterial disease could be stopped with common pantry staple, study suggests
Cholera can quickly become life-threatening, but the best defense might be sitting in your pantry. New research from…
2025-26 Big West preview
Beginning with the 2026-27 season, the Big West will lose three member schools in UC San Diego (West…
China tests underwater data centres to reduce AI carbon footprint
Power-hungry data centres run hot, so one Chinese company is planning to submerge a pod of servers in…
New Optics Tech Could Revolutionize Gravitational-Wave Astronomy
A breakthrough in laser instrumentation may transform how we study the universe’s most violent events. Credit: Shutterstock UC…
Can Dark Matter Turn Giant Planets Into Black Holes?
Exoplanets might hold hidden clues about dark matter. New research suggests these distant worlds could even collapse into…