Technology
Room-Temperature Quantum Oscillator Network Promises Faster, Greener Computing
A new form of computer hardware could transform how we solve some of the world's toughest challenges.
Aug 24, 2025
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Health
Chemical Shield Helps Mitochondria Keep Their DNA Intact
When DNA inside a cell’s mitochondria gets damaged, it often doesn’t get repaired—it gets destroyed.
Jul 21, 2025
Technology
Silicon Molecules Act Like Quantum Switches at Atomic Scale
Scientists have discovered how to turn individual silicon molecules into electrical switches by harnessing quantum interference—the same wave-like behavior that makes noise-canceling headphones work.
Jul 8, 2025
Life
Scientists Weaponize Plant Hormones to Trick Parasitic Weeds Into Early Death
In the harsh farmlands of sub-Saharan Africa, where every harvest can mean the difference between sustenance and hunger, a silent battle rages beneath the soil.
Mar 21, 2025
Technology
New technology enhances gravitational-wave detection
In a paper published earlier this month in Physical Review Letters, a team of physicists led by Jonathan Richardson of the University of California, Riverside…
Feb 15, 2025
Brain & Behavior
Patience Not a Virtue, But a Coping Strategy for Life's Delays
New research challenges the age-old notion of patience as a moral virtue, revealing it instead as a sophisticated emotional coping mechanism that helps us handle life's frustrating delays and setbacks.
Dec 20, 2024
Earth & Environment
Gophers' One-Day Mission Triggered 40 Years of Recovery at Mount St. Helens
Summary: A remarkable ecological experiment from 1982 has revealed its lasting impact four decades later.
Nov 7, 2024
Earth & Environment
Slowing ocean current could ease Arctic warming -- a little
The Arctic is warming at three to four times the global average. However, new research suggests the slowing of a key ocean current could reduce projected Arctic warming by up to 2 degrees Celsius by the end of the century.
Oct 26, 2024
Health
That Phthsucks: Airborne plastic chemical levels shock researchers
A new study documents how Southern Californians are chronically being exposed to toxic airborne chemicals called plasticizers, including one that’s been banned from children’s items and beauty products.
Oct 1, 2024
Health
Air-Powered Computer Revolutionizes Blood Clot Prevention
UC Riverside Researchers Develop Low-Cost, Reliable Alternative to Electronic Monitors An invention from the University of California, Riverside could transform the way we prevent blood clots and strokes in patients.
Aug 14, 2024
Earth & Environment
Bacteria Could Hold Key to Breaking Down Stubborn 'Forever Chemicals'
Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have identified specific bacteria capable of destroying certain types of per- and polyfluoroalkyl…
Jul 18, 2024
Earth & Environment
Alien Terraforming Could Be Detected by Earth's Telescopes, Study Reveals
A groundbreaking study from the University of California, Riverside suggests that we might be able to detect signs of alien civilizations terraforming planets in distant solar systems.
Jun 25, 2024
Earth & Environment
Ancient ocean slowdown warns of future climate chaos
A UC Riverside study has shed light on how the ocean's response to global warming may not be entirely unknown territory.
Jun 13, 2024
Earth & Environment
Reducing Air Pollution, Greenhouse Gases Simultaneously Key to Mitigating Wildfires
A new study from the University of California, Riverside (UCR) highlights the importance of reducing both aerosol pollution and greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide simultaneously to achieve cleaner air, fewer forest fires, and less severe climate change.
May 29, 2024