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Killer whale pushes dolphin with its nose in water

Why Are Killer Whales Harassing and Killing Porpoises Without Eating Them?

by Justin Cox
September 28, 2023

Hand holding Sprout tree with growing graph of financial or Market share or sale income diagram on beautiful green abstract background

Ethical Shareholders Advocate for Environmental Change Even When It Hits Their Wallets, Study Suggests

by Karen Nikos-Rose
September 27, 2023

Professor Andrew Frank and three students look at small model cars

Plug-in Electric Vehicles Archive to Be Housed at UC Davis Library

by Samuel A Chiu
September 27, 2023

coyote on a highway with glimpse of car in view

California Roadkill Data Shows Decline of Mule Deer, Coyote

by Emily C. Dooley
September 25, 2023

Gray wolves at the Oakland Zoo

Gray Wolf Personality Research Uses Puzzle Boxes, Rain Sticks

by Emily C. Dooley
September 20, 2023

Through a kitchen doorway, Keith Graeber stands talking in living room with unseen person. A big screen tv glows blue in background

Smart Home Lab Aims for a Cooler, Low-Energy Future

by Kat Kerlin
September 14, 2023

air heat pumps and house, illustration

Heat Pumps for Hot Summers

by Theresa Pistochini
September 07, 2023

Sea turtle with tumors

Scientists Investigate Green Sea Turtle Tumor Disease

by Emily C. Dooley
August 31, 2023

In the foreground, a forest of pine trees seen from just above including many dead brown trees. In the background are snowcapped mountains against a blue sky.

Can This Forest Survive? Predicting Forest Death or Recovery After Drought

by Trina Kleist
August 29, 2023

woman in yellow jacket rakes leaves during prescribed burn as flames slowly burn leaves in foreground

Wildfire, Smoke and Air Quality Experts

by Kat Kerlin
August 29, 2023

Uyi Effiom and Chancellor Gary S. May pose for a photo in the video studio for Face to Face With Chancellor May.

‘Face to Face’: Waste-to-Wealth Solutions

by José Vadi
August 29, 2023

wildfire. and smoke rises over hill and trees in forest at night

Wildfire, Soil Emissions Increasing Air Pollution in Remote Forests

by Emily C. Dooley
August 29, 2023

Drone prototype for better wildfire detection

New Drone Research Advances Wildfire Monitoring

by Jessica Heath
August 28, 2023

yellow wildflowers in foreground overlooking homes in Los Angeles at sunrise

California Climate Action Grants Awarded to 4 UC Davis Projects

by University of California/UC Davis News and Media Relations
August 23, 2023

A black-cheeked woodpecker sits in tree with natural cavity in its trunk in Ecuador

Deforestation Limits Nesting Habitat for Cavity-Nesting Birds

by Tiffany Dobbyn
August 23, 2023

Campus water tower seen with solar panels in the foreground.

Checking In With Chancellor May: Sustainability

by Chancellor Gary S. May
August 18, 2023

Sea level rise, water over bridge

Climate Change Experts List

by Kat Kerlin
August 05, 2023

A close up of seagrass with a inflatable boat in the background

Genome Study Shows Recent Spread of Eelgrass

by Andy Fell
July 21, 2023

Lake Tahoe in winter

Clarity, Changing Food Web Detailed in Annual Lake Tahoe Report

by Emily C. Dooley
July 20, 2023

Gray patches cover the back. of a killer whale partly submerged in the ocean

Skin Disease in Endangered Killer Whales Concerns Scientists

by Justin Cox
June 28, 2023

Beautiful Andes mountains in blue hue and surrounding valley.

Climate Change Likely Led to Violence in Early Andean Populations

by Karen Nikos-Rose
June 15, 2023

Two mean in front of race plants inside a greenhouse.

UC Davis Innovation Awards for 2023 Honor Contributions That Benefit Society

by Neelanjana Gautam
June 14, 2023

Marina LaForgia posing in a field of flowers

Badass Babes of Botany

by Malia Reiss
June 13, 2023

elephant loggers ride atop elephants in Myanmar with logs to the side and forrest in background

Bat-Borne Sarbecoviruses Spilled Over in Southeast Asia Pre-Pandemic

by Kat Kerlin
June 09, 2023

Woman holds rectangular materials in a lab

A Sustainable Solution: Compostable Wind Turbine Blades

by Sharon Campbell Knox
May 30, 2023

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