Piller outlines the structural pressures that can lead to flawed or misleading research, from “publish or perish” incentives to the concentration of authority within funding agencies, journals, and ...

This squirrel was happily munching on the green shrubbery growing along the coastline. The tips of these plants were a mix of green, red, and yellow. The squirrel kept picking up a new plant and ...

I took the photo on the right in the tunnel at Sutro Baths in San Francisco in October 2016 when I was 16 and a senior in high school. I had not yet applied to college and had no idea what my future ...

While other people have been achieving publications and awards, the highlight of my PhD so far is achieving the unthinkable - learning how to extract the components of human stool that glow under UV ...

Monotropa uniflora, also known as the ghost plant or ghost pipe, emerges from the forest undergrowth in Aokigahara Forest near Mount Fuji. A favorite plant of the poet Emily Dickinson, this ...

Curandera tradicional Maria Ruiz Mendoza braids her hair every morning to honor the ancestral healing practices of her Zapotec Indigenous ancestors. Through braiding, she embodies intergenerational ...

Paradise base area during the middle of summer 2024. We had an exceptionally clear day and were able to see several nearby volcanoes, including Mt Adams which is pictured. I hustled to frame these two ...

In May I took an early summer vacation to central Japan with my partner for a very early graduation trip. We spent an entire day traveling through Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park, with the weather ...

This photo was taken on my digital camera at the UCLA botanical gardens near campus in Westwood. It’s a really great location to visit to destress and relax in nature. I love the idea that in the ...

Our headlamps click on and light up dust particles floating through the cool air. Far above us, condors drift on updrafts in Pinnacles National Park. The caves are not long but steep and twisted, and ...

In a world of concrete and steel, A lone half-sedan doth repose, Amidst the urban ballet’s grand reveal, Where metallic rings and signage poles impose. Synapse is the UCSF student newspaper. We seek ...

The brown pelican is one of the most prominent birds found on the southern and western coasts of the United States. Scientifically known as Pelecanus occidentalis, they fly in squadrons and deep dive ...