UC Irvine recruits Jessica Utts, a prominent statistician wo explores the scientific basis and uses of psychic phenomena, such as ESP and telepathy.

10 things the $700 billion bailout would buy in The O.C.

National Science Foundation gives UC Irvine $100,000 to figure our why the Chinese and Americans use the popular game differently.

Biologists at marine mammal rehab centers on West Coast say they're seeing spike in number of California sea lions suffering from a rare form of cancer. The disease may be tied to the GammaHerpesvirus

A lack of strong winds out of the northwest this summer has meant that Southern California has seen little if any of the wonderful near-shore wave phenomenon known as bioluminescence.

A study by UC Irvine finds that Vietnamese Americans age 55 and older are twice as likely as whites to suffer mental health problems and that their needs are often overlooked by physicians.

UC Irvine researchers have created a website that they say quickly deciphers the true meaning of metaphors used by such influential political blogs as Daily Kos, Talking Points Memo and the Huffington Post.

Two rarely seen white common dolphins -- an adult and a calf -- were sighted two minutes off Newport Beach by spectators on a whale watching boat. One of the spectators took clear images of the calf.

Mike Curtis dives to bottom of cooling channel, gives turtle a big bear hug and brings to the surface.

Scientists determine the minimum mass of a galaxy, a finding that deepens science's understanding of dark matter.