Cell nucleus illustration. University of California Riverside-led study identifies how blood stem cells maintain their fate. Understanding the molecular mechanisms that specify and maintain the…
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A sequence of images from Solar Dynamic Observatory in 171 angstroms of the Venus transit, merged together to show the path of Venus across the…
Time crystals that persist indefinitely at room temperature could have applications in precision timekeeping. We have all seen crystals, whether a simple grain of salt…
Reconstruction of a full-scale Megalodon and a set of teeth at the Museo de la Evolución de Puebla in Mexico. Credit: Luis Alvaz Extinct shark’s…
UC Riverside-led team develops new computational method that applies techniques from statistical physics mathematical models in epidemiology. During the SARS-CoV-2Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2…
A gas giant exoplanet that orbits a G-type star, which is similar to TOI-2180 b. Credit: NASA A UC Riverside astronomer and a group of…
Webb Space Telescope adjusting orientation. Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center UC Riverside astrophysicist explains the science. The James Webb Space TelescopeThe James Webb Space…
Volcanos in present-day Siberia kickstarted the world’s biggest mass extinction event. Tiny microbes belching toxic gas helped cause — and prolong — the biggest mass…
UC Riverside scientists are trying to find the molecular basis of popular diets such as keto and intermittent fasting. Scientists from University of California, Riverside…
Novel color photography using a high-efficiency probe can super-focus white light into a 6-nanometer spot for nanoscale color imaging. Scientists have developed new materials for…
A little-known species of tropical bee has evolved an extra tooth for biting flesh and a gut that more closely resembles that of vultures rather…
Timelapse of alfalfa sprouts growing (including roots and leaves) to represent fast plant growth. Molecule masterminds elaborate growth process. A team of researchers led by…
Seeds that would otherwise lie dormant will spring to life with the aid of a new chemical discovered by a UC Riverside-led team. Plants have…
On the left, one of the ultra-diffuse galaxies that was analyzed in the simulation. On the right, the image of the DF2 galaxy, which is…
An alfalfa leafcutter bee, the type used by UC Riverside scientists to study the effects of pesticide and water levels. Credit: David Rankin/UCR For the…
A catalyst that destroys perchlorate in water could clean Martian soil. A team led by University of California Riverside engineers has developed a catalyst to remove…
UC Riverside dark matter research program targets assumptions about particle physics. As its name suggests, dark matter — material which makes up about 85% of…
Illustration of the chemical “nose” sensing a G-quadruplex structure. Credit: Richard Hooley/UCR Detection innovation could enhance drug development and cancer research. Small changes in the…
Credit: UCR Trilobites Had a Leg Up on Breathing A new study has found the first evidence of sophisticated breathing organs in 450-million-year-old sea creatures.…