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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

Two Elected to National Academy of Engineering

by Kat Kerlin
February 10, 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

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

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