When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, lava incinerated anything living for miles around. As an experiment, scientists dropped gophers onto parts of the scorched mountain for only 24 hours. The benefits from that single day were undeniable -- and still visible 40 years later.

A sinister fungus is spreading through California’s bat populations, threatening their survival just as the spooky season takes flight. 

Eighteen undergraduates who’ve set their sights on earning doctoral degrees recently completed summer research programs as part of UCR’s new McNair Scholars program.

The Arctic is warming at three to four times the global average. However, new research suggests the slowing of a key ocean current could reduce projected Arctic warming by up to 2 degrees Celsius by the end of the century.