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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

Mountain lion P-22 closeup of face

Final Necropsy Findings for Beloved Mountain Lion P-22

by Trina Wood
June 15, 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

A "congrats" plastic cutout litters the ground

Graduate Without the Glitter

by Malia Reiss
May 30, 2023

Woman holds rectangular materials in a lab

A Sustainable Solution: Compostable Wind Turbine Blades

by Sharon Campbell Knox
May 30, 2023

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

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

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

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

ullseye Farms orchard manager Nick Edsall, left, with UC Davis Agricultural Water Center Director Isaya Kisekka. Kisekka is researching the ability of cover crops to increase soil moisture and groundwater recharge. (Greg Urquiaga/UC Davis) They stand in a row of green cover crops in an orchard full of young pistachio trees.

Growing Crops with Less Groundwater

by Amy Quinton
April 25, 2023

UC Davis professor Alessandro Ossola reaches into canopy of tree in urban garden

Alessandro Ossola Named Innovator in Food and Agriculture Research

by Foundation for Food & Agriculture Rsearch and UC Davis News and Media Relations
April 24, 2023

A San Clemente island fox looks at camera

Ensuring a Future for 10 Iconic Animals

by Kat Kerlin
April 19, 2023

drone flies over open field at sunset

Advancing Climate Tech Solutions Through CITRIS

by Karen Vo
April 18, 2023

Mountain gorilla family walking in Rwanda forest

Study Predicts Poor Survival Rates if Ebola Infects Endangered Mountain Gorillas

by Amy Bond
April 12, 2023

Ice floats atop Lake Tahoe

Lake Tahoe’s Clarity the Best It’s Been Since 1980s

by Kat Kerlin
April 10, 2023

Marmot stand up on rock looking out on Sierra mountains under blue skiess

Sierra Squirrels Find Their Niche Amid a Changing Climate

by Kat Kerlin
April 06, 2023

Aerial drone image compost of wildlands before and after wildfire

Using AI to Analyze Wildfire Impacts

by Kathleen Wong
March 29, 2023

McCloud River Redband Trout, or O. mykiss calisulat, held in hand

Rainbow Trout Subspecies Newly Named

by Kat Kerlin
March 29, 2023

Planting a tree on campus

How UC Davis Is Growing a Tree Canopy for Tomorrow’s Climate

by Brenda Dawson
March 28, 2023

two sea otters swim on their backs in the ocean

Sea Otters Killed by Unusual Parasite Strain

by UC Davis News and Media Relations
March 22, 2023

female mountain lion stares at camera while walking in dark woods

Humans Are Leading Source of Death for California Mountain Lions, Despite Hunting Protections

by University of Nebraska-Lincoln
March 20, 2023

fog over coastal mountains in northern California

Climate Trends in the West, Today and 11,000 Years Ago

by Kat Kerlin
February 27, 2023

Aerial of Copco 1 dam on Klamath River

The Science of Saving Salmon as Klamath Dams Come Down

by Malia Reiss
February 24, 2023

A bus drives down a road surrounded by bicycles

$20M Grant Renewal for National Center for Sustainable Transportation

by Samuel Chiu
February 23, 2023

Tree with rust-colored needles shows signs of Pine Ghost Canker infections

Fungi that Causes Pine Ghost Canker Detected in S. California Trees

by Emily Dooley
February 23, 2023

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