In the Media

Feb 18, 2025
Scientists have long overlooked white dwarfs as hosts for habitable exoplanets, assuming their lack of fusion would make life impossible. 
Feb 18, 2025
For years, astronomers have searched for habitable exoplanets around main-sequence stars similar to the Sun. 
Feb 10, 2025
Professor Tim Tait of the UC Irvine Department of Physics & Astronomy featured in New Scientist.
Jan 31, 2025
NPR's Science Friday covers new cross-disciplinary UC Irvine research.
Jan 16, 2025
A bioluminescent tag that can be attached to RNA will enable scientists to track RNA in real time as it moves through the human body.
Dec 17, 2024
5 experts with a range of expertise predict where chemistry research is heading.
Nov 13, 2024
Water droplets spontaneously produce hydroxyl radicals, reshaping our understanding of air pollution and atmospheric chemistry.
Nov 13, 2024
Edison STEM Transfer Scholar uses their education to unearth the timeline of climate change.
Nov 6, 2024
Two recent chemistry studies pinpoint reactions that may link the gut microbiome to the development of Parkinson's disease.
Oct 28, 2024
Parkinson's disease needs immediate attention because as per a report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) disability and death due to this disease are increasing rapidly. 
Oct 28, 2024
A research team is a step closer to uncovering the mysterious origins of Parkinson’s disease, finding that the incurable disorder appears to take root in the human gut.
Oct 23, 2024
New coverage of research from UC Irvine's Professor Brett Walker.