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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
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
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
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
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
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
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
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
Black-tailed bumblebee on a yellow pansy

UPDATED: ‘1st’ Bumblebee Is Actually 2

  • by Dateline Staff
  • January 03, 2022
  • University
  • Dateline
  • Environment
  • Science and Climate
  • Student Life
Grove of giant sequoias

Coast Redwood and Sequoia Genome Sequences Completed

  • by UC Davis News and Media Relations
  • December 16, 2021
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
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
  • Driven by Curiosity
  • Environment
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Blue orchard bee rests on purple flower

Pesticides Can Affect Multiple Generations of Bees

  • by Amy Quinton
  • November 29, 2021
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
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
  • Human & Animal Health
  • Environment
Aphids on a green plant stalk.

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

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • November 10, 2021
  • Egghead
  • Environment
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
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
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
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Environment
Four world maps showing Pangaea

Freezing Forests and the Icehouse Climate of Pangaea

  • by Kaitlyn Rieper
  • October 21, 2021
  • Egghead
  • Environment
Sheep graze in field, hotel in background

Sheep to Return One ‘Mow’ Time This Season

  • by Hayley Morris
  • October 19, 2021
  • Environment
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Photo of Christine Kreuder Johnson

Epidemiologist Elected to National Academy of Medicine

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • October 18, 2021
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Environment
Close up of a fish eye - Unfold podcast season 3

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

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • October 05, 2021
  • Driven by Curiosity
  • Environment
UC Davis live logo over a blue paing splotch

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

  • by Andy Fell
  • October 01, 2021
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
Golden-mantled ground squirrel in the outdoors

Personality Matters, Even for Squirrels

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • September 10, 2021
  • Driven by Curiosity
  • Environment
Two Indian wolves in grassland

Indian Wolf Among World’s Most Endangered and Distinct Wolves

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • September 02, 2021
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
  • Human & Animal Health
Wine grapes growing in vineyard at UC Davis

Coastal Grape Growers Can Use Less Water During Drought

  • by Emily C. Dooley
  • September 01, 2021
  • Feeding a Growing Population
  • Environment
Aerial view of Shasta Dam with mountains in background

Dams Ineffective for Cold-Water Conservation

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • August 25, 2021
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
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
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
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
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
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
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
  • Human & Animal Health
  • One Health
Profile view of snout and face of spotted gar, a native fish in the Louisiana Bayou

Cultural Biases Impact Native Fish, Too

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • July 26, 2021
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment

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