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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

male giraffe performs flehmen behavior as female pees

Heavy Necking: New Insights Into the Sex Life of Giraffes

by Kat Kerlin
February 08, 2023

Sundown at Salton Sea

Balancing a Battery-Powered Future With Energy Justice

by Theresa Duque
February 03, 2023

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

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

MJ MJ Farruggia samples water in an alpine pond

Science Storytelling Through a Camera Lens

by Malia Reiss
January 18, 2023

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

Distinguished Professor John Eadie Wins UC Davis Teaching Prize

by Tiffany Dobbyn
January 12, 2023

Drone aerial image of flooding across Discovery Park in Sacramento in 2023

Water and Drought Experts

by Kat Kerlin
January 11, 2023

Coffee pours from a carafe into coffee cup

Buzz Killer: Caffeine Pollutes. Can Bacteria Help?

by Kat Kerlin
January 11, 2023

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

Smoke from wildfire billows over hillside with trees and rural home in foreground

Wildfire Solutions in the WUI

by Kat Kerlin
December 20, 2022

yellowish orange flowers grow beneath and around solar panels

A Solar Project to Restore Prairie and Pollinators

by Kat Kerlin
December 15, 2022

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

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

Microscopic coral A. poculata, white with tentacles extended

Hibernating Corals and the Microbiomes That Sustain Them

by Kat Kerlin
December 01, 2022

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

Woman diving with coral looks up from sea floor at camera

Corals Saving Corals

by Kat Kerlin
November 21, 2022

Sea lion with head above water in ocean

Sea Lion Rescued From Deadly Plastic Entanglement

by Justin Cox
November 18, 2022

green succulents poking through rocks

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

by Tiffany Dobbyn
November 15, 2022

white sturgeon swims in aquarium

Will Harmful Algal Blooms Finish Off White Sturgeon?

by Kat Kerlin
November 10, 2022

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

smoke and flames from aerial fire in Russia's Transbaikal forest

Unprecedented Arctic Wildfires Fuel Climate Warming Cycle

by Kat Kerlin
November 08, 2022

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

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

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