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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

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

Black-tailed bumblebee on a yellow pansy

UPDATED: ‘1st’ Bumblebee Is Actually 2

by Dateline Staff
January 03, 2022

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

ruddy duck after being cleaned of oil from an oil spill

VIDEO ADDED: ‘UC Davis LIVE’ on Rescuing Oiled Wildlife

by Andy Fell
November 11, 2021

Aphids on a green plant stalk.

Up to 25% of Non-Native Plant-Eating Insects May Be Undetected

by Kat Kerlin
November 10, 2021

A small Pacific newt on gray asphalt approaches the white-painted line of a highway

Annual ‘Roadkill’ Report Identifies Hot Spots and Paths Forward

by Kat Kerlin
November 10, 2021

Smiling infant on carpet with toys

EPA-Funded Study Will Look at Children’s Exposure to Chemicals in Household Dust

by Lisa Howard
October 27, 2021

Four world maps showing Pangaea

Freezing Forests and the Icehouse Climate of Pangaea

by Kaitlyn Rieper
October 21, 2021

Sheep graze in field, hotel in background

Sheep to Return One ‘Mow’ Time This Season

by Hayley Morris
October 19, 2021

Photo of Christine Kreuder Johnson

Epidemiologist Elected to National Academy of Medicine

by Kat Kerlin
October 18, 2021

Close up of a fish eye - Unfold podcast season 3

‘Unfold’ Podcast, Episode 2: ‘Nature Tells Its Story’

by Kat Kerlin
October 05, 2021

VIDEO ADDED: ‘UC Davis LIVE’ on Mitigating Wildfire Hazards for Homes and Communities

by Andy Fell
October 01, 2021

Golden-mantled ground squirrel in the outdoors

Personality Matters, Even for Squirrels

by Kat Kerlin
September 10, 2021

Two Indian wolves in grassland

Indian Wolf Among World’s Most Endangered and Distinct Wolves

by Kat Kerlin
September 02, 2021

Wine grapes growing in vineyard at UC Davis

Coastal Grape Growers Can Use Less Water During Drought

by Emily C. Dooley
September 01, 2021

Aerial view of Shasta Dam with mountains in background

Dams Ineffective for Cold-Water Conservation

by Kat Kerlin
August 25, 2021

Alpine lake with backdrop of mountains in high elevations of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks.

Drought and Climate Change Shift Tree Disease in Sierra Nevada

by Kat Kerlin
August 24, 2021

Lake Tahoe with snow-capped mountains in background under winter clouds

Annual Report Assesses the State of Lake Tahoe

by Andy Fell
August 12, 2021

Thousands of microbead pellets from a ripped pool toy scatter across the surface of Lake Tahoe in July 2021.

Plastic ‘Pool’ Toy Pollution in the Wild

by Kat Kerlin
July 29, 2021

Cultural Biases Impact Native Fish, Too

by Kat Kerlin
July 26, 2021

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