As part of a five-year study on the sovereignty and security of food in the Klamath River Basin, researchers emphasize the need for working closely with Indigenous groups.
Researchers say Western Sahel investment needed to avert crisis
Graduate student Lorenzo Rosa and his coauthors argue in Nature that agricultural and social reforms could help bolster food security in the region.
2019 citizen science surveys show Sudden Oak Death on the rise in California
The "SOD Blitz" initiative, led by Matteo Garbelotto, continues to provide crucial information on how and where the disease occurs.
New possibilities for killing cancer cells
New Berkeley research published today in Nature identifies mechanisms that could be targeted to trigger ferroptosis, a form of cell death, in cancer cells.
Nation-level property rights can help protect global marine resources
New research shows that unauthorized foreign fishing is dramatically lower just inside Exclusive Economic Zones than in comparable adjacent areas.
Collapse of desert birds due to heat stress from climate change
ESPM Professor Steve Beissinger authored a study on the effects of water shortage on desert birds.
First known cases of sudden oak death detected in Del Norte County
The Berkeley-led SOD Blitz project and its collaborators found signs of a tree-killing pathogen in California’s Del Norte county.
Scientists track frog-killing fungus to help curb its spread
Professor Erica Bree Rosenblum and fellow researchers monitor a deadly fungus to protect various amphibian species.
Restoring our river ecosystems: an interview with Albert Ruhi
Ruhi co-authored a review on restoration of river flow regimes in Science this week.
X-rays of ancient sunflowers reveal their domestication roots
Benjamin Blackman researches sunflower history in collaboration with Michigan State University.
Managing fish populations with artificial intelligence
New research uses an algorithm to help make better global fishery population predictions.
Is wildfire management ‘for the birds’?
Spotted owls benefit from active fire management, not suppression, finds a new study co-authored by Scott Stephens.
Restoring access to Native foods can reduce food insecurity
UC Berkeley and four California and Oregon tribes collaborated on a comprehensive food security assessment.
Harnessing the cellular “trash can” to fight cancer
Nimbolide, a natural product found from the neem tree, acts as a recruiting molecule to limit cancer spread.
Biologists welcome new UC research station at Point Reyes
Berkeley’s new field station facilitates access to thousands in West Marin for those conducting ecological or other research.
Investment in renewable energy could save tropical rivers
Berkeley energy and river experts argue that investing in renewable technologies could be safer and cheaper than building large dams.
Social Insects
Neil Tsutsui's lab invites the public to join the scientific process through citizen science and outreach projects.
Leading the citizen science contagion
Coopertive Extension Specialist Matteo Garbelotto is on a mission to enlist citizen scientists to stomp out sudden oak death in California.
This millipede and beetle have a toxic relationship
Research from alumnus Brandt Weary and professor Kipling Will has been featured in KQED’s Deep Look video series.
Insulin insights
An unexpected connection between insulin receptor and gene expression opens new doors.