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After the Fires: Protecting LA’s Trees While Learning Lessons for the Future

by Emily C. Dooley
May 26, 2026

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These California Wildflowers Could Save Other Plants

by Douglas Fox
May 26, 2026

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Scientists Dispute Hypothesis That Climate Change Will Unleash Massive Ag Pest Populations

by Kathy Keatley Garvey
May 12, 2026

Young swallow fledgling sitting on gritty threshold under a painted wooden door

A Baby Bird’s Wishlist: Mild Weather, Attentive Parents, Not Being the Smallest Sibling

by Liana Wait
May 11, 2026

Firefighter walking through a smoky forest, managing controlled burns among tall trees. Sierra Hotshot crew member lighting a test burn on the "Pit" RX unit on Inyo National Forest, approximately 1 mile east of the Town of Mammoth Lakes, CA. on October 3, 2023. (USDA Forest Service Photo By Lisa Cox)

Forest Fuel Treatments Reduce Wildfire Spread, Prevent $2.8 Billion in Damage

by Amy Quinton
May 07, 2026

Aerial view of a narrow blue stream winding through dense green forest

Study Projects Plant Extinction Rates Through 2100

by Kat Kerlin
May 07, 2026

Small gray-brown mouse nibbling on sandy ground

Climate Change Increases Spillover Risk of Rodent-Borne Arenaviruses

by Kat Kerlin
May 04, 2026

Man with short dark hair stands in a field of maize and examines an ear of corn.

National Academy of Sciences Elects UC Davis Maize Geneticist Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra

by Evan White
April 29, 2026

Dusk photo: person kneeling at riverbank, headlamp beam illuminating water

Stop-and-Go Science: Researchers Pivot to Try to Salvage Important Work

by Kat Kerlin
April 27, 2026

View from rocky slope over pine forests to a blue Lake Tahoe and distant peaks

Wildfire-Driven Deforestation Rates in California Among Highest in World

by Kat Kerlin
April 22, 2026

White electric SUV plugged into a home garage charger beside beige garage door

Would You Let Your Utility Control When You Charge Your EV?

by Vicki Ekstrom High, University of Chicago
April 20, 2026

A person points at a large digital display showing data visuals in a modern workspace.

New Visual Analysis Tool Calms the Climate Data Storm

by Jessica Heath
April 10, 2026

A group of Magellanic penguins gathered around their burrows on a rocky landscape.

Penguin ‘Toxicologists’ Find PFAS Chemicals in Remote Patagonia

by Kat Kerlin
April 08, 2026

A person wading in shallow water, holding a fishing tow net against a serene natural background.

Managed Wetlands a Culinary Hot Spot for SF Bay Fish, But They Need Delivery Options

by Kat Kerlin
March 25, 2026

Bristlecone pine tree on rocky terrain under blue cloudy sky

Unlocking Longevity Insights From Ancient Bristlecone Pine

by Kat Kerlin
March 23, 2026

A coastal scene with numerous sea lions resting on rocks beside turquoise waves.

Global Strategies to Protect Seals and Sea Lions from Avian Influenza

by Kat Kerlin
March 19, 2026

Three electric vehicles charging at a station on a sunny day, surrounded by greenery.

EPA Removal of Vehicle Emissions Limits Won’t Stop the Shift to EVs

by Alan Jenn, The Conversation
February 13, 2026

Close-up of a green Sierran tree frog resting on a bed of leaves and twigs.

Frog Love Songs and the Sounds of Climate Change

by Kat Kerlin
February 12, 2026

Two people in green suits walking on icy terrain alongside a line of dead skuas, which are seabirds.

H5N1 Causes Die-off of Antarctic Skuas, a Seabird

by Kat Kerlin
February 05, 2026

A woman in waders walks into murky, wet floodplain on rice fields

Tell Me Something Good … About Salmon

by Kat Kerlin
January 29, 2026

Assessing coral health with a color chart

Some Corals Can Stand the Heat — Could They Help Those That Can’t?

by Liana Wait
January 26, 2026

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three researchers in coats and a yellow robotic glider are on the ice and snow in Antarctica next to a yellow crane

Expedition to Antarctica: UC Davis Tracks Melting Glaciers

by Kat Kerlin
January 23, 2026

pine and redwood seedlings grow in containers inside

Finding that Ripe Cone Sweet Spot: Looking Back to Help the Future

by Emily C. Dooley
January 21, 2026

Plumes of fiery smoke from the Pacific Palisades Fire at night

LA Fires: Chemicals From the Smoke Lingered Inside Homes Long After the Wildfires Were Out

by Yifang Zhu
January 06, 2026

Hugh Safford overlooks Echo Lake. He stands with arms folded along rocky ridges. The lake is below and mountains are int backdrop.

Lessons from the Caldor Fire’s Christmas Valley ‘Miracle’

by Kat Kerlin
December 19, 2025

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