A Genetic Discovery Has the Potential To Stop Mosquitos From Reproducing
The discovery opens the door to a mosquito-specific insecticide that would spare beneficial insects A genetic discovery from the University of California – Riverside (UCR)…
The discovery opens the door to a mosquito-specific insecticide that would spare beneficial insects A genetic discovery from the University of California – Riverside (UCR)…
Artificial photosynthesis is being developed by researchers to help make food production more energy-efficient on Earth, and maybe one day on Mars. For millions of…
The discovery will help develop heat-tolerant crops and improve algal biofuel production Plants, like all other known organisms, utilize DNA to pass on traits. Animal…
University of California Riverside-led study identifies how blood stem cells maintain their fate. Understanding the molecular mechanisms that specify and maintain the identities of the…
Air pollution heating up the Southern Ocean. According to new research, a lesser-known form of ozone is playing a significant role in heating the Southern…
The planet’s atmosphere explains the gravity of the situation. Venus, Earth’s sister planet, would likely not rotate, if not for its soupy, fast-moving atmosphere. Instead,…
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…
Why cluster’s galaxies are unlike those in all the other known protoclusters is a mystery, says UC Riverside-led team. An international team of astronomers led…
Extinct shark’s shape swims back out of focus. A new study leaves large tooth marks in previous conclusions about the body shape of the Megalodon,…
UC Riverside-led team develops new computational method that applies techniques from statistical physics mathematical models in epidemiology. During the COVID-19 pandemic, multiple new and more…
Masks could work for more than COVID-19 An N95 mask might protect commuters from aerosolized TDCIPP, a step commuters might consider since cleaning the car’s…
TOI-2180 b, an exoplanet three times more massive than Jupiter with a unique orbit, was discovered by a UC Riverside astronomer and citizen scientists using…
Set to explore deep space, the James Webb Space Telescope will also assist in studying Venus-like exoplanets to predict Earth’s climatic future. The James Webb…
Scientists are working on transforming edible plants into mRNA vaccine producers, potentially enabling vaccines to be grown in home gardens and stored without refrigeration. The…
UC Riverside experts share their thoughts on the new COVID-19 variant. The heavily mutated variant of COVID-19, named Omicron by the World Health Organization, or…
Tiny microbes belching toxic gas helped cause — and prolong — the biggest mass extinction in Earth’s history, a new study suggests. Generally, scientists believe…
Scientists from University of California, Riverside are studying how the popular keto and intermittent fasting diets work on a molecular level, and whether both sexes…
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…