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UC Riverside study could lead to better strategies for protecting crops from attacks by pathogens
A team of researchers, including two from the University of California, Riverside, has identified the genes responsible for the hallmark sour taste of many citrus fruits. Published Tuesday, Feb. 25 in Nature Communications, the research could help plant breeders develop new, sweeter varieties. Modern citrus varieties have been bred over...
Spies can learn what a machine is making from the sounds it makes
You don’t want Careen Khachatoorian for a sister. Not if you smoke, you don’t. Careen’s older brother is trying to conceive a child with his partner. A typical text to her smoker-brother includes a link to a sins-of-smoking article, and reads like this: “See? Pregnant mothers have a greater chance...
Research could help reduce females’ susceptibility to several diseases, such as Fragile X and Rett syndromes
NASA is uniting experts across multiple disciplines to investigate life's beginnings on our planet -- and to explore if and how life sprung up elsewhere in the universe
TOPICS CLIMATE CHANGE, AIR QUALITY, GREEN ENERGY, SUSTAINABILITY NATURAL DISASTERS HEALTH PHYSICS LGBT, GENDER AND SEXUALITY MIDDLE EAST AND MUSLIMS IMMIGRATION TERRORISM INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS/ INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS MEDIA AND CULTURE CLIMATE CHANGE, AIR QUALITY, GREEN ENERGY, SUSTAINABILITY Kawai Tam: Lecturer with security of employment, chemical and environmental engineering. Undergraduate education; mentoring...
Experimental study done at UC Riverside and University of Washington on monolayer tungsten ditelluride could lead to more energy-efficient electronic devices
The institution’s size and the ZIP code’s population can have positive and negative effects
UC Riverside astronomers develop educational workshop converting astronomical phenomena into vibrations that can be felt rather than heard
Climate change is warming the ocean, but it’s warming land faster and that’s really bad news for air quality
Scientists unlock new molecular secrets to unravel the mystery
The first production of an electron liquid at room temperature opens the way for new optoelectronic devices and basic physics studies
UC Riverside-led research could help develop novel therapeutic strategies to combat malaria
A mollusk with teeth that can grind down rock may hold the key to making next generation abrasion-resistant materials and nanoscale materials for energy
Females love males with big dorsal fins, but the appendages first evolved for males to fight other males
When it gets hot outside, humans and animals have the luxury of seeking shelter in the shade or cool, air-conditioned buildings. But plants are stuck. While not immune to changing climate, plants respond to the rising mercury in different ways. Temperature affects the distribution of plants around the planet. It...
Proof of concept grants advance new technologies to fight cancer and improve agriculture
UC Riverside-led research, done on the Big Island, shows effects of mite introduction have cascaded through entire pathogen communities
How does climate change affect California’s mountain lakes? A team of researchers, including UCR’s James O. Sickman, a professor of hydrology, and Kevin Skeen, a research technician, has published a study in Limnology and Oceanography Letters showing that spring snowpack best predicts summer warming in small Sierra Nevada lakes. Examining...
