Turning food waste back into food
There's a better end for used food than taking up space in landfills and contributing to global warming.
Environment
Jan 28, 2021
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Astronomers measure enormous planet lurking far from its star
Scientists aren't usually able to measure the size of gigantic planets, like Jupiter or Saturn, which are far from the stars they orbit. But a UC Riverside-led team has done it.
Astronomy
Jan 12, 2021
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'Super Earth' discovered near one of our galaxy's oldest stars
A hot, rocky "super Earth," near one of the oldest stars in the galaxy has taken a team of planet-hunting scientists by surprise.
Astronomy
Jan 12, 2021
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Delicious and disease-free: scientists attempting new citrus varieties
UC Riverside scientists are betting an ancient solution will solve citrus growers' biggest problem by breeding new fruits with natural resistance to a deadly tree disease.
Plants & Animals
Dec 23, 2020
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Graduate student's BADASS code has astronomical benefits
An astro-statistics course University of California, Riverside, graduate student Remington O. Sexton took three years ago taught him techniques that led him to develop free, open-source code benefiting astronomers everywhere.
Astronomy
Dec 16, 2020
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Proteins enable crop-infecting fungi to 'smell' food
New research shows the same proteins that enable human senses such as smell also allow certain fungi to sense something they can eat.
Biotechnology
Dec 15, 2020
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How you measure happiness depends on where you live
The meaning of happiness varies depending where in the world a person lives and so benefits from using different measures, new UC Riverside research finds.
Social Sciences
Dec 9, 2020
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Cruise buyers' counterintuitive response to prices could help the industry rebound post-pandemic
AUC Riverside-led study on cruise pricing could help the cruise industry get back on its feet after the pandemic. The research, published in Management Science, found that customers who book early in the advance sales period ...
Economics & Business
Dec 8, 2020
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Using Earth's history to inform the search for life on exoplanets
UC Riverside is leading one of the NASA Astrobiology Program's eight new research teams tackling questions about the evolution and origins of life on Earth and the possibility of life beyond our solar system.
Astronomy
Dec 8, 2020
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Common pipe alloy can form cancer-causing chemical in drinking water
Rusted iron pipes can react with residual disinfectants in drinking water distribution systems to produce carcinogenic hexavalent chromium in drinking water, reports a study by engineers at UC Riverside.
Environment
Dec 3, 2020
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