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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
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
  • Human & Animal Health
  • One Health
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
  • Environment
  • Human & Animal Health
  • Science and Climate
Gray wolves at the Oakland Zoo

Gray Wolf Personality Research Uses Puzzle Boxes, Rain Sticks

  • by Emily C. Dooley
  • September 20, 2023
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
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Ibis stand besides plates of food and water in an enclosed wildlife care facility

Efforts Intensify To Assist Avian Botulism-Affected Birds At Tulare Lake

  • by California Department of Fish and Wildife/ Oiled Wildlife Care Network
  • September 09, 2023
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Environment
  • Human & Animal Health
  • One Health
Sea turtle with tumors

Scientists Investigate Green Sea Turtle Tumor Disease

  • by Emily C. Dooley
  • August 31, 2023
  • Science and Climate
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  • One Health
  • Science and Climate
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Wildfire, Smoke and Air Quality Experts

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • August 29, 2023
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
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Wildfire, Soil Emissions Increasing Air Pollution in Remote Forests

  • by Emily C. Dooley
  • August 29, 2023
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
Drone prototype for better wildfire detection

New Drone Research Advances Wildfire Monitoring

  • by Jessica Heath
  • August 28, 2023
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
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
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
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
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
Sea level rise, water over bridge

Climate Change Experts List

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • August 05, 2023
  • Science and Climate
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Lake Tahoe in winter

Clarity, Changing Food Web Detailed in Annual Lake Tahoe Report

  • by Emily C. Dooley
  • July 20, 2023
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
  • Science and Climate
Klamath Basin tribes protest in 2006 with banner representing Iron Gate dam and large salmon costume appearing to be blocked behind it

Removing Dams from the Klamath River is a Step Toward Justice for Native Americans

  • by Beth Rose Middleton Manning and Robert Lusardi
  • July 13, 2023
  • What Can I Do About Climate Change?
  • Environment
  • Society, Arts & Culture
A salmon on a rocky creek bed

Putah Creek is a Restoration Success Story

  • by Andy Fell
  • July 10, 2023
  • Egghead
  • Environment
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
  • Science and Climate
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Environment
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With a foreground of greenery and red flowers, two students harvest vegetables at the UC Davis Student Farm.

UC Davis Ranked Among Top Universities Worldwide

  • by Julia Ann Easley
  • June 27, 2023
  • University
  • Dateline
  • Environment
Three stray cats on pavement with stone wall background face camera. They include an orange, black and white, and gray cat.

Wild and Feral Cats in Populated Areas Release More Toxoplasmosis Parasites

  • by UC Davis News and Media Relations
  • June 21, 2023
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Environment
  • Human & Animal Health
Mountain lion P-22 closeup of face

Final Necropsy Findings for Beloved Mountain Lion P-22

  • by Trina Wood
  • June 15, 2023
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Environment
  • Human & Animal Health
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
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Environment
  • Human & Animal Health
  • Science and Climate
A "congrats" plastic cutout litters the ground

Graduate Without the Glitter

  • by Malia Reiss
  • May 30, 2023
  • What Can I Do About Climate Change?
  • Environment
Woman holds rectangular materials in a lab

A Sustainable Solution: Compostable Wind Turbine Blades

  • by Sharon Campbell Knox
  • May 30, 2023
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
Buses, cars, and motorcyles congest a busy street in Jaipur, India

Global Transition to Electric Vehicles Needs Urgent Support, Report Warns

  • by UC Davis News and Media Relations
  • May 25, 2023
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
Biological soil crust, or biocrust, with grid laid atop it, with yellow markers for research

Biocrust Mapping Project Wins Creativity-Innovation Award

  • by Dateline Staff
  • May 23, 2023
  • Dateline
  • Environment
  • Science and Climate
  • Student Life
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Male scientist leans over data sensor placed near tide pools at UC Davis Bodega Marine Reserve

Science Helps Coastal Communities Prepare for Extremes

  • by Kathleen Wong, UC Natural Reserve System
  • May 17, 2023
  • What Can I Do About Climate Change?
  • Environment
aerial view of trains full of coal in open air

Coal Trains Increase Air Pollution in San Francisco Bay Area

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • April 27, 2023
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment

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