CNAS Science News
April 13, 2026
Self-interacting dark matter may solve three cosmic puzzles
Findings point to SIDM as a promising candidate for explaining small-scale cosmic structure
April 10, 2026
SoCal honeybees can fend off deadly mites
A unique hybrid honeybee found only in Southern California has demonstrated the ability to survive attacks from deadly mites.
April 02, 2026
Watering smarter, not more
Better farming through technology: A new UC Riverside system can map soil moisture tree by tree, so growers water only where and when it’s needed.
March 31, 2026
Cow manure digesters really cut methane — unless they leak
UC Riverside study of nearly 100 dairy farms shows systems designed to capture methane from manure are highly effective, unless they leak.
March 24, 2026
How plants stop growing to survive stress
A UCR researcher worked years into retirement to uncover the biology behind plants' response to environmental stress. Her dedication could help us all.
March 18, 2026
Key Alzheimer’s proteins are competing inside brain cells
New UC Riverside-led research suggests Alzheimer’s arises not simply from plaques forming in the brain, as is widely believed, but from one protein interfering with the normal job of another
March 16, 2026
Coastal ocean chemistry now substantially shaped by humans
UC Riverside-led study found no places in the ocean completely untouched by human chemical impacts
February 19, 2026
Water is bed bugs’ kryptonite
New research has, for the first time, identified one thing that bed bugs seem to fear -- water and wet surfaces.