Skip to main content
UC Davis
UC Davis Logo
UC Davis Logo
  • myUCDavis
  • MyAdmissions
  • Make a Gift to UC Davis
  • Emergency Services
  • Campus Map
  • Calendar
  • Visit
  • Apply
  • Jobs
  • Athletics
  • Academic Dates
  • Canvas
  • General Catalog
  • Schedule Builder
  • Commencement
  • Student Health
  • Alumni
  • UC Davis Stores
  • Directory
  • Campus COVID Information

Main navigation (extended config)

  • About Us
    • Administration
      • Initiatives
      • Principles and Policies
      • Top Administrative Units
      • Org chart
      • Staff Resources
        • Computing Resources
    • Diversity and Inclusion
    • Rankings
    • Locations
      • In the Middle of Everywhere
        • Bay Area day trips
        • Beach day trips
        • Sierra Nevada day trips
        • Wine country day trips
      • Transportation
        • Join 'Team Bike'
      • Unique to UC Davis
    • Sustainability
    • Visit UC Davis
      • Campus Tour
      • Campus Tour
      • Plan your visit
      • Directions and Parking
      • Tour Guides
        • Alayna Davidson '23
        • Jack Crandall '23
        • Jojo Carusa '24
        • Michelle Lester '22
        • Nathan Le '23
        • Christina Saunders '23
        • Coral Pongsuwan '24
        • Jenna Heath '23
        • Joe Sweeney '24
        • Joelle Suh '23
        • Jojo Carusa ‘23
        • Kailyn Healey '23
        • Michelle Lester ‘23
        • Missy Zepeda '24
        • Neshmia Alam '23
        • Rachel Lucine '23
        • Ray Fields '24
        • Riley Mann '24
        • Ryan Taylor '24
        • Zoe Brumbaugh '24
      • Welcome Center
      • Virtual Tour
    • UC Davis Health
    • Campus Safety
      • Emergencies and FAQs
      • Help
        • Contact Us
  • Admissions
    • Undergraduate Admissions
      • Apply to UC Davis
        • After You Apply
          • Deferred Enrollment
          • Reporting Changes After Admission
          • Applicant Waitlist
        • Application Review Criteria
        • Personal Insight Questions
      • Freshman Admission
        • Freshman Admission Requirements
          • Advanced Placement Exams
          • International Baccalaureate Exams
        • Freshman Application Tips
        • Freshman Timeline
        • Freshman Special Situations
        • College Preparation Programs
      • Transfer Admission
        • Plan Your Transfer
        • Transfer Admission Requirements
        • Transfer Application Tips
        • Transfer Timeline
        • Transfer Admission Guarantee
          • TAG Requirements
          • TAG Decisions
          • TAG FAQs
          • TAG Counselor Resources
            • Counselor Contacts
            • TAG Evaluations
        • Selective Major Requirements
          • Major Requirements: CAES
          • Major Requirements: CBS
          • Major Requirements: CLS
          • Major Requirements: COE
        • Transfer with International Records
        • Transfer Special Situations
      • International Admission
        • International Exam and Visa Requirements
        • International Records
        • International Student Resources
      • Events
        • College Fairs
          • National College Fairs
          • International College Fairs
        • Discover UC Davis
        • Aggie Transfer Scholars Weekend
        • Aggie to Be
      • Contact Undergraduate Admissions
      • Parents and Families
      • Counselors
      • More Information
    • Undocumented Applicants
    • Graduate Admissions
    • Professional Admissions
    • Cost & Aid
      • Financial Aid and Scholarships
      • Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund
      • Next Steps
      • Educational Opportunity Program
    • Apply to UC Davis
  • Academics
    • Majors
      • Majors Blog
        • Career Preparation
          • Research
          • Advising
          • Beyond the Classroom
          • Honors Programs
          • Internships
        • Individual Majors
        • Undeclared and Exploratory Majors
        • Subscribe
        • Top 10 majors
    • Minors
    • Graduate Programs
    • Professional Programs
    • Colleges and Schools
      • Academic Departments
      • College of Agricultural and Environmental Science
      • College of Biological Sciences
      • College of Engineering
      • College of Letters and Science
      • Graduate School of Management
      • Graduate Studies
      • School of Education
      • School of Law
      • School of Medicine
      • School of Nursing
      • School of Veterinary Medicine
    • Our Faculty
      • Faculty Resources
        • Teaching Resources
      • Student Resources
      • Women in STEM
        • Battling Barriers, Bias to Retain and Recruit STEM Talent
        • Building Community to Benefit Physics Students
        • For the love of wild things
        • Heart health pioneer, STEM champion
        • The STEM Road Less Traveled
        • Using STEM to improve lives
    • Study Abroad
  • Research
    • Undergraduate Research
    • Graduate Research
    • Office of Research
    • Library
    • Museums and Collections
    • Research Partners
    • UC Davis Discoveries
      • Agricultural discoveries
        • Blazing the way for chardonnay
        • Breeding better bees
        • Mechanical tomato harvester
        • Rice genetics
      • Biology discoveries
        • Chloroplasts contain DNA
        • Surviving Extreme Drying
      • Engineering discoveries
        • Broadband communications
        • Plug-in hybrid cars
      • Environmental discoveries
        • Getting lead out of gasoline
        • Saving Lake Tahoe
      • Medical discoveries
        • Feline AIDS
        • Fragile X syndrome (FXTAS)B
        • HIV Treatment protocols
        • One bead, one compound
        • Real-time imaging of single DNA enzymes
        • Whole-body PET scan
      • Social science discoveries
        • Early hunters were female
        • Science of love
      • Veterinary science discoveries
        • Treating animal burns with tilapia skins
  • Campus Life
    • California’s College Town
      • The College Tour
    • Housing
    • Dining
    • Things to Do
      • Calendar
        • Campus Poster Calendars
        • Academic Dates and Deadlines
          • University Holidays
          • Quarter Registration Dates
          • Quarter Dates and Deadlines
          • Quarter Fees and Billing Dates
          • Undergraduate Admission Dates
            • College Fair Dates
              • California College Fair Dates
              • National College Fair Dates
              • International College Fair Dates
          • Undergraduate Graduation Filing Dates
          • Commencement Schedule and Graduation Celebrations
        • Academic Events
          • College of Agricultural and Environmental Studies
          • College of Biological Sciences Events Calendar
          • College of Engineering Events Calendar
          • College of Letters and Science Events Calendar
          • Graduate School of Management Events Calendar
          • School of Law
          • School of Veterinary Medicine
          • Research
          • Library
          • UC Davis Extension
        • Arts and Entertainment
        • Athletics
        • Health, Wellness, and Safety
        • Diversity and Inclusion
        • Student Life
        • Staff and Faculty
        • Global Events
        • Other Calendars
      • Arts and Culture
        • UC Davis Eggheads
          • Robert Arneson: Serious Ideas Behind that Humor
      • Traditions
        • #ourUCDavis
        • Fall Welcome
        • Grad Cap Contest
        • Homecoming
        • Picnic Day
      • Arboretum
      • Commencement
    • Student Jobs
    • Clubs and Communities
    • Athletics
  • News
    • Latest News
    • Social Media
      • Social Media Guidelines
    • University News
      • Dateline
    • Student News
    • Blogs
    • Podcasts and Shows
      • Face to Face
      • That May Be the Chancellor
      • The Backdrop
      • Thursday Thoughts
      • UC Davis LIVE
      • Unfold
    • Outgrow the Expected

Science and Climate Articles

 

Table with rows of preserved bird specimens for wildlife biology class

Owl or Nothing: Learning 300 Birds in 10 Weeks

  • by Malia Reiss
  • February 08, 2023
  • What Can I Do About Climate Change?
  • Environment
  • Science and Climate
male giraffe performs flehmen behavior as female pees

Heavy Necking: New Insights Into the Sex Life of Giraffes

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • February 08, 2023
  • Driven by Curiosity
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Environment
  • Human & Animal Health
  • Science and Climate
Sundown at Salton Sea

Balancing a Battery-Powered Future With Energy Justice

  • by Theresa Duque
  • February 03, 2023
  • What Can I Do About Climate Change?
  • Environment
  • Science and Climate
P-22 stares into remote camera on the trail in dark woods

Mountain Lion Mortality Maps Show Rough Road for Cougars

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • February 02, 2023
  • Science and Climate
  • One Health
Firefighter walks along highway with flames to his side during Creek Fire response in 2022.

Unprecedented Levels of High-Severity Fire Burn in Sierra Nevada Forests

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • January 20, 2023
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
MJ MJ Farruggia samples water in an alpine pond

Science Storytelling Through a Camera Lens

  • by Malia Reiss
  • January 18, 2023
  • What Can I Do About Climate Change?
  • Science and Climate
Two young tree swallows look out of hole in nestbox hanging from tree

Climate Change Presents a Mismatch for Songbirds’ Breeding Season

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • January 17, 2023
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
Profile of professor John Eadie outside at UD Davis

Distinguished Professor John Eadie Wins UC Davis Teaching Prize

  • by Tiffany Dobbyn
  • January 12, 2023
  • University
  • Dateline
  • Environment
  • Science and Climate
Drone aerial image of flooding across Discovery Park in Sacramento in 2023

Water and Drought Experts

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • January 11, 2023
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
  • Food & Agriculture
  • Science and Climate
Coffee pours from a carafe into coffee cup

Buzz Killer: Caffeine Pollutes. Can Bacteria Help?

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • January 11, 2023
  • What Can I Do About Climate Change?
  • Environment
  • Science & Technology
  • Science and Climate
Helicopter flies into burning fire

Wildfire Threats Not Commonly Disclosed by U.S. Firms Despite Risk to Economy

  • by Karen Nikos-Rose
  • December 21, 2022
  • Society, Arts & Culture
  • Science and Climate
Smoke from wildfire billows over hillside with trees and rural home in foreground

Wildfire Solutions in the WUI

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • December 20, 2022
  • What Can I Do About Climate Change?
  • Science and Climate
yellowish orange flowers grow beneath and around solar panels

A Solar Project to Restore Prairie and Pollinators

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • December 15, 2022
  • What Can I Do About Climate Change?
  • Environment
  • Science and Climate
red abalone surrounded by purple urchins

All West Coast Abalones at Risk of Extinction on the IUCN Red List

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • December 12, 2022
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
  • Human & Animal Health
solar panels emit a red light over tomato plants in an outdoor research field at UC Davis

Harvesting Light to Grow Food and Clean Energy Together

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • December 06, 2022
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
  • Feeding a Growing Population
  • Food & Agriculture
Microscopic coral A. poculata, white with tentacles extended

Hibernating Corals and the Microbiomes That Sustain Them

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • December 01, 2022
  • Science and Climate
  • Driven by Curiosity
Deniss Martinez and Chancellor Gary S. May pose for a photo in a recording studio.

‘Face to Face’: Fighting Fire With Fire

  • by Cody Kitaura
  • November 29, 2022
  • Dateline
  • Science and Climate
  • University
Woman diving with coral looks up from sea floor at camera

Corals Saving Corals

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • November 21, 2022
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
Sea lion with head above water in ocean

Sea Lion Rescued From Deadly Plastic Entanglement

  • by Justin Cox
  • November 18, 2022
  • What Can I Do About Climate Change?
  • Environment
  • Human & Animal Health
  • One Health
  • Science and Climate
green succulents poking through rocks

Citizen Scientists Help UC Davis Researchers Spread Native Plant Seeds in Urban Areas

  • by Tiffany Dobbyn
  • November 15, 2022
  • Science and Climate
  • Driven by Curiosity
  • Society, Arts & Culture
white sturgeon swims in aquarium

Will Harmful Algal Blooms Finish Off White Sturgeon?

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • November 10, 2022
  • What Can I Do About Climate Change?
  • Environment
  • Science and Climate
Setting sun over grasslands with some trees in the middle of the picture.

Grassland Study Examines Soil Viral Diversity in Drought

  • by Emily Dooley
  • November 09, 2022
  • Egghead
  • Environment
  • Food & Agriculture
  • Science and Climate
smoke and flames from aerial fire in Russia's Transbaikal forest

Unprecedented Arctic Wildfires Fuel Climate Warming Cycle

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • November 08, 2022
  • What Can I Do About Climate Change?
  • Environment
  • Science and Climate
bright green heavy-duty truck sits parallel to stack of cargo containers at shipping port

5 Questions Answered About Electrifying Trucks

  • by Daniel Sperling, Lewis Fulton, Marshall Miller and Miguel Jaller
  • November 01, 2022
  • What Can I Do About Climate Change?
  • Environment
  • Science and Climate
Clouds hover over San Francisco, with skyline peeking through

The Lightness of Water Vapor Adds Heft to Global Climate Models

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • October 24, 2022
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment

Pagination

  • Current page 1
  • Page 2
  • Page 3
  • Page 4
  • Page 5
  • Page 6
  • Page 7
  • Page 8
  • Page 9
  • …
  • Next page Next
Subscribe to Science and Climate Content

Advancing health worldwide

Image
an illustration of hands holding over watercolor brush strokes and green background

Driven by curiosity

Image
an illustration of one of the Egghead sculptures with face in a book over watercolor brushstrokes and red background

Feeding a growing population

Image
illustration of a farmer holding up picked vegetables over a watercolor brush stroke and purple background

Science & Climate

Image
an illustration of a tree over watercolor brush strokes and blue-green background.

UC Davis

  • UC Davis Health
  • Veterinary Medicine
  • UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education
  • UC Davis Stores
  • UC Davis Arts
  • UC Davis Mobile Apps
  • Hiring UC Davis Students and Alumni
  • Make a Gift to UC Davis

Students

  • Orientation
  • Student Resources
  • Graduate Students
  • Commencement
  • Internship and Career Center
  • Jobs and Internships
  • Parents

Alumni

  • Cal Aggie Alumni Association
  • Career Connections
  • Member Benefits
  • Transcripts
  • UC Davis Magazine

Faculty

  • Resources
  • Teaching
  • Research
  • Benefits
  • Faculty Governance

Staff

  • Resources
  • Training
  • Benefits
  • Jobs
  • Staff Assembly
  • Website Feedback
UC Davis footer logo

University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616 | 530-752-1011

  • Questions or comments?
  • Privacy & Accessibility
  • Principles of Community
  • University of California
  • Last update: February 9, 2023

Copyright © The Regents of the University of California, Davis campus. All rights reserved.

This site is officially grown in SiteFarm.