When a 10-story test building in San Diego shook and twisted this summer, it wasn’t because of a real earthquake — it was part of a federally funded experiment designed to make future buildings safer when the next big one strikes.
What happens when science meets art? This fall, UC San Diego Library presents The Art of Science: Five Years Through the Lens of Discovery, an exhibition marking the fifth anniversary of the Library’s annual Art of Science contest.
A new species survival commission for microbiology and microbes will serve as a global safeguard for microbial biodiversity and to pursue coordinated conservation action, filling a critical gap in microbial conservation.
Gulf War illness, a chronic, debilitating condition linked to military service in the 1990-1991 Gulf War, will receive a dedicated diagnostic code in the October 2025 release of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10-CM).
Korean beauty — or “K-beauty” — is more than just sheet masks and snail creams. It’s a multi-billion-dollar global industry built on innovative ingredients, elaborate skincare routines and social media buzz.
Turbulence is notoriously difficult to forecast. UC San Diego researchers have predicted that if a pipe is sufficiently curved, the transition can become discontinuous, with the turbulent fraction undergoing a jump beyond a critical flow velocity.
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