UC San Diego researchers have settled a decades-long debate surrounding the role of the first Crohn’s disease gene to be associated with a heightened risk for developing the auto-immune condition.
Generative AI Can Help Athletes Avoid Injuries
Researchers developed an AI model that generates the best motions for athletes to train and to rehab after injury.
Destined to Melt
Glaciers are fighting back against climate change by cooling the air that touches their surfaces.
Wolves at the Coast: Marine Diets, Ecosystem Impacts
On Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, gray wolves are doing something unexpected: hunting sea otters.
New ‘Liquid Metal’ Composite Material Enables Recyclable, Flexible and Reconfigurable Electronics
Electronic waste is piling up around the world at a rate that far outpaces recycling efforts, partly because it’s so costly and time-consuming to recover useful materials from discarded gadgets.
Making Yeast More Efficient ‘Cell Factories’ for Producing Valuable Plant Compounds
A team of researchers led by the University of California San Diego has discovered a new way to make yeast cells more efficient “factories” for producing valuable plant compounds.
Climate Change Drove Extreme Wildfire Seasons Across the Americas, Making Burned Areas Around 30 Times Larger
Human-driven climate change made wildfires in parts of South America and Southern California many times larger and more destructive, according to an annual assessment by international experts.
Researchers Tackle Growing Threat of ‘Forever Chemicals’
A new project led by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology will transform our understanding of a group of manufactured chemicals that can last hundreds of years in the environment, posing long-term risks to ecosystems and potentially human health.
Plastic Pollution Could Linger at Ocean Surfaces for Over a Century, New Research Finds
Published today in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, the study is the third and final paper in a trilogy that explores the long-term fate of microplastic in the ocean.
The Honey Bee Secret to Staying Clean and Healthy
Step inside a honey bee colony, and you’ll find one of nature’s busiest and most crowded neighborhoods.