CNAS Science News

September 08, 2025
Orange rivers signal toxic shift in Arctic wilderness
Scientists say the warming climate is triggering chemical reactions that leach toxic metals into once-pristine Arctic waters, degrading fish habitat, water quality, and life for local people.

August 25, 2025
How to build larger, more reliable quantum computers
UC Riverside scientists link multiple quantum chips to grow quantum systems

August 21, 2025
Using exoplanets to study dark matter
More than 5,000 planets have been discovered beyond our solar system, allowing scientists to explore planetary evolution and consider the possibility of extraterrestrial life. Now, a UC Riverside study published in Physical Review D suggests that exoplanets, which are planets orbiting stars outside our solar system, could also serve as tools to investigate dark matter.

August 18, 2025
Trees in the tropics cool more, burn less
More trees will cool the climate and suppress fires, but mainly if planted in the tropics, according to a new UC Riverside study.

July 29, 2025
Innovation is a golden opportunity for quantum computing
Peng Wei, an associate professor of physics at UC Riverside, has filed for a U.S. patent on a novel process that enhances the performance of quantum computers by coating niobium metal superconductor surfaces with an ultra-thin layer of gold.

July 21, 2025
Chemical shield stops stressed DNA from triggering disease
Stressed DNA sets off a cascade of failures in the body linked to heart conditions, neurodegeneration, and chronic inflammation. A new, UCR-designed tool interrupts this process, preserving DNA before the damage causes disease.

July 14, 2025
Cleaner East Asian air unmasks a much hotter planet
As China slashed sulfur dioxide emissions by roughly 75 percent, a new study finds Earth began warming much, much faster.

July 08, 2025
Scientists find new way to control electricity at tiniest scale
Researchers have uncovered how to manipulate electrical flow through crystalline silicon, a discovery that could lead to smaller, faster, and more efficient devices by harnessing quantum electron behavior.