January 29, 2026
How fire-loving fungi learned to eat charcoal
Wildfire causes most living things to flee or die, but some fungi thrive afterward, even feasting on charred remains. New University of California, Riverside research finds the secret to post-fire flourishing hidden in their genes.
January 29, 2026
The science behind a great guacamole
Guacamole is a game-day favorite, but what does it take to perfect it? Researchers at UC Riverside are peeling back the science of what makes a great avocado and how to turn it into a winning bowl of guacamole.
January 26, 2026
Shrubs curb carbon emissions in China’s largest desert
An experiment in western China over the past four decades shows that it is possible to tame the expansion of desert lands with greenery, and, in the process, pull excess carbon dioxide out of the sky.
January 26, 2026
James Webb Space Telescope reveals new details about dark matter in the universe
Findings allow scientists to learn more about dark matter’s influence on stars, galaxies, and planets
January 15, 2026
Tango’s sweet legacy lives on
The UCR-developed Tango mandarin has established itself as a symbol of innovation and sustainability in the global citrus market, generating more than $70 million in cumulative economic value for the university.
January 12, 2026
Tiny Mars’ big impact on Earth’s climate
New research reveals the extent to which Mars is quietly tugging on Earth’s orbit and shaping the cycles that drive long-term climate patterns here, including ice ages.
January 08, 2026
A high-protein diet can defeat cholera infection
Cholera, a severe bacterial infection that causes diarrhea and kills if untreated, can be defeated with a diet high in protein, according to a new study from UC Riverside.
December 23, 2025
A DIY, fly-powered fix for food scraps
A small-scale solution to food waste transforms scraps into high-protein animal feed and fertilizer using black soldier flies.
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February 05, 2026
UC Riverside doctoral student awarded prestigious DOE fellowship
Ryan Milton will conduct AI-based nuclear physics research at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
February 03, 2026
Postdoc receives CURE Epilepsy’s Taking Flight Award
Mahboubeh Ahmadi will study hippocampal inhibitory circuits and seizure-related behaviors
January 21, 2026
A UCR astrophysicist is now an asteroid
A scientist, his asteroid, and a happy hour
January 19, 2026
Tango mandarin is ‘2026 Flavor of the Year’ in Spain and Portugal
A European trade association chooses the UCR-developed Tango mandarin as "Flavor of the Year" in Spain and Portugal.
January 14, 2026
UCR scientists win 2025 Buchalter Cosmology Prize
Research shows how the universe’s first galaxies may have generated magnetic fields in intergalactic space
December 17, 2025
The adventures of a German Shepherd and a nematologist
Zeus, the German Shepherd, found Perla Achi at the Riverside County Animal Shelter on October 2, 2018. At the time, he was a seven-month-old pup and she was a 22-year-old biology undergrad at UC Riverside.
Achi was rescued by Zeus after losing her first German Shepherd, King, to cancer earlier that year — making for a tough start to her first year at UCR. She named him Zeus because he had a way of zooming and jumping when excited. With his size, he shook the floor and made loud noises, which reminded her of the Greek god of thunder.
December 17, 2025
Custom engineering brings radioactivity to life
A box on wheels built in a UCR machine shop is changing the way students see physics
December 11, 2025
The princess with a point
As the 2025 American Honey Princess and a master’s student in entomology at UC Riverside, Emilia Burnham has found a unique way to connect with schoolchildren and inspire future scientists.
