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From studies of fossilized pollen, which shed light on peoples’ use of the land, to the recovery of ancient human genomes, which help us reimagine group identities, social cohesion, and migration, the paleosciences now contribute regularly to the study of Late Antiquity.

Author Sonali Majumdar shares her advice on how international scientists can thrive in their careers — in today's America.

Author Fernando Racimo explains how scientists around the world are risking their careers, and sometimes their lives, by defying their places of work, and joining struggles for climate, ecological and social justice.

Having a diverse, resilient, and robust system of observations, with a complimentary suite of observing platforms–one of which has been the animal-borne ocean observations–has provided key observations from the Antarctic.

Author Kent Dunlap on the diversity and evolution of necks and what the neck teaches us about human culture.

UC Press has great news to share about FirstGen program growth and seeks your support for its continued success. Here’s how our program has benefitted first-gen authors so far.

Author Patricia O'Hara explains how her small molecular gastronomy course transformed into popular general course on food chemistry—introducing students to the basics of chemistry through approachable recipes.

Even today we find that some biology teachers fail to emphasize this key dimension of the life sciences for fear of backlash, or worse because they personally do not accept the validity of evolution.

Archaeologist William T. Taylor shares a behind-the-scenes tour of the fieldwork and discoveries that inspired HOOF BEATS, a new book that explores how horses forever altered the course of human history.

By Charles Binkley, co-author of Encoding Bioethics: AI in Clinical Decision-MakingArtificial Intelligence (AI) is being introduced into every sector of the human experience, and healthcare is no exception.AI models were first used in radiology in the 1980s to aid radiologists in interpretin