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In a comprehensive study, a large, international team of scientists has analyzed 126 newly discovered exoplanets using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) in collaboration with the W.M.
May 23, 2024
UC Riverside astrophysicist Stephen Kane had to double-check his calculations when he discovered an exoplanet so extreme that it seemed almost impossible.
May 10, 2024
As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cracks down on the insidious "forever chemical" pollution in the environment, scientists at UC Riverside and…
May 10, 2024
A new study from the University of California, Riverside (UCR) has called into question recent reports suggesting that NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) had discovered signs of life on a distant planet.
May 3, 2024
Scientists at the University of California, Riverside have created a new vaccine strategy that could protect against any strain of a virus, even in babies and people with weakened immune systems.
Apr 15, 2024
A new study has found that over the past 110 years, wealthy Americans have been moving out of states that introduced high income taxes and into states with lower or no income taxes.
Apr 4, 2024
A fungus devastating frogs and toads on nearly every continent may have an Achilles heel.
Apr 3, 2024
Scientists from UC Riverside have confirmed the presence of a potentially fatal dog parasite, Heterobilharzia americana, commonly known as liver fluke, in a section of the Colorado River that flows through California.
Mar 14, 2024
Scientists have identified the gene that enables marine algae to produce a unique type of chlorophyll, potentially paving the way for improved crop yields and more efficient biofuel production.
Mar 6, 2024
A new study may hold a secret for getting your teenager to listen to appreciate your unsolicited advice.
Jan 31, 2024
The biggest predatory sharks globally, great whites, known for the most fatal attacks on humans, are challenging to envision as newborns.
Jan 29, 2024
A new study shows the Megalodon, a gigantic shark that went extinct 3.6 million years ago, was more slender than earlier studies suggested.
Jan 22, 2024
Meet MYC, the shapeless protein responsible for making the majority of human cancer cases worse.
Jan 4, 2024
A UC Riverside study to motivate your new year’s resolutions: it demonstrates that high-fat diets affect genes linked not only to obesity, colon cancer and irritable bowels, but also to the immune system, brain function, and potentially COVID-19 risk.
Jan 3, 2024
