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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

Chemistry Professor’s Team Wins Share of $20M in UC’s National Lab Funding

by Dateline Staff
January 24, 2022

A family of vicuñas rests in a green field in Argentina

Mange Outbreak Decimated a Wild Vicuña Population in Argentina

by Kat Kerlin
January 21, 2022

Illustration of justice scale formed of plants in landscape of plants and blue sky

Top 10 Environmental Law Decisions of 2021

by Hayley Morris
January 19, 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

UC Davis water tower rises above carport roofs covered in solar panels on campus

UC Davis Plans for a Fossil-Free Future

by Katie Hetrick
January 12, 2022

A coastal mountain ranges. rises abruptly out of the Sea of Cortez south of Loreto. Baja California Sur, Mexico.

Baja Field Station Plans Underway

by Kat Kerlin
January 07, 2022

Black-tailed bumblebee on a yellow pansy

UPDATED: ‘1st’ Bumblebee Is Actually 2

by Dateline Staff
January 03, 2022

Steer lying in stable, wearing Tag No. 45.

UC’s 10 Best Research Stories of 2021

by UC Office of the President
December 30, 2021

Animals visible as mussel shell held open by hand

Can Mussel Beds Buffer Species Against Climate Change?

by Andy Fell
December 16, 2021

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

Airplane lands on runway

Will Knowing a Flight’s Carbon Emissions Change Your Travel Plans?

by Kat Kerlin
November 17, 2021

Earth view from space with lights

Global Consensus Needed to Develop Climate Risk Disclosures for Companies

by Karen Nikos Rose
November 12, 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

A small bird is being held over a tub of blue, soapy water and scrubbed with a Q-tip

Crude Awakenings: An Oil Spill, a Tiny Bird and a Big Care Network

by Kat Kerlin
November 08, 2021

Stock image of pouring concrete

Paving the Way to Zero Emissions From Cement

by Andy Fell
October 22, 2021

aerial view of a Dall's porpoise swimming in the ocean

Fungal Outbreak in Marine Mammals Began on Land

by Justin Cox
October 21, 2021

Female scientist in lab in front of water tanks

UC Davis Ecologist Awarded Packard Fellowship

by Neelanjana Gautam
October 14, 2021

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‘Unfold’ Podcast, Episode 3: ‘Nature Tells Its Story, Part 2’

by Amy Quinton
October 12, 2021

grebe covered in crude oil stares at camera while being treated by orange-gloved wildlife responders

UPDATED: Oiled Wildlife Care Network Comes Full Circle in Orange County

by Kat Kerlin
October 11, 2021

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

by Andy Fell
October 01, 2021

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