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Two types of redwood leaves in bright green on black background. Left leaf fans out. Right leaf is tight, stick-like.

Discovery Uncovers a New Leaf for Redwoods

by Kat Kerlin
March 16, 2022

female scientist in lab with blue coat looking at water sample

Leaks an Untapped Opportunity for Water Savings

by Kat Kerlin
March 07, 2022

Three vicunas run on open plain

Tiny Mite Triggers Domino Effect in the High Andes

by Kat Kerlin
March 07, 2022

Three vicunas run on open plain

Un Ácaro Pequeño Desencadena Efectos en Cadena en los Altos Andes

by Kat Kerlin
March 07, 2022

A woman's hand is seen giving an ultrasound to an abalone in a tank with sonagraph on computer screen in background

Ultrasounds for Abalone

by Kat Kerlin
February 25, 2022

Barn swallow on a hand looking at camera with background of strawberry packing boxes

Bringing Out the Best in Wild Birds on Farms

by Kat Kerlin
February 23, 2022

forest alongside agricultural land in Pemba, Tanzania

Carbon Payments Play Pivotal Role in Forest Protection Program

by Kat Kerlin
February 23, 2022

Side view of a basking shark swimming with its massive mouth open

Sharp Decline in Basking Shark Sightings in California

by Kat Kerlin
February 22, 2022

Earth seen from space, showing North America and city lights at night

How Politics, Society and Tech Shape the Path of Climate Change

by Kat Kerlin
February 16, 2022

Black and white illustration of slave ships in early 19th century with canoe of enslaved Africans in the foreground

How El Niño and Drought Affected the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

by Kat Kerlin
February 10, 2022

Ireland Lake in California's Sierra Nevada is among the small alpine lakes UC Davis researchers monitored to learn about how the lakes behave in the winter. (Adrianne Smits, UC Davis)

Losing Winter

by Kat Kerlin
February 02, 2022

Adult brown muskox, sideview, standing in Arctic tundra in Greenland

Caribou and Muskoxen Buffer Climate Impacts for Rare Plants

by Kat Kerlin
January 27, 2022

aerial view of a mostly empty reservoir

VIDEO ADDED: ‘UC Davis LIVE’ on California’s Drought and Climate Change

by Andy Fell
January 26, 2022

Chemistry Professor’s Team Wins Share of $20M in UC’s National Lab Funding

by Dateline Staff
January 24, 2022

A family of vicuñas rests in a green field in Argentina

Mange Outbreak Decimated a Wild Vicuña Population in Argentina

by Kat Kerlin
January 21, 2022

Illustration of justice scale formed of plants in landscape of plants and blue sky

Top 10 Environmental Law Decisions of 2021

by Hayley Morris
January 19, 2022

A forested landscape in the Sierra Nevada mountains with rusty orange trees indicating bak beetle damage

Just What Is a ‘Resilient’ Forest, Anyway?

by Kat Kerlin
January 19, 2022

UC Davis water tower rises above carport roofs covered in solar panels on campus

UC Davis Plans for a Fossil-Free Future

by Katie Hetrick
January 12, 2022

A coastal mountain ranges. rises abruptly out of the Sea of Cortez south of Loreto. Baja California Sur, Mexico.

Baja Field Station Plans Underway

by Kat Kerlin
January 07, 2022

Black-tailed bumblebee on a yellow pansy

UPDATED: ‘1st’ Bumblebee Is Actually 2

by Dateline Staff
January 03, 2022

Steer lying in stable, wearing Tag No. 45.

UC’s 10 Best Research Stories of 2021

by UC Office of the President
December 30, 2021

Animals visible as mussel shell held open by hand

Can Mussel Beds Buffer Species Against Climate Change?

by Andy Fell
December 16, 2021

Grove of giant sequoias

Coast Redwood and Sequoia Genome Sequences Completed

by UC Davis News and Media Relations
December 16, 2021

Christmas tree lot in the snow with string of fairy lights overhead

Holiday Experts List

by Karen Nikos Rose, Amy Quinton, Kat Kerlin
December 08, 2021

Blue orchard bee rests on purple flower

Pesticides Can Affect Multiple Generations of Bees

by Amy Quinton
November 29, 2021

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