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A brown octopus seen from the side, tentacles curled beneath it.

Warming Ocean Could Harm Octopus Vision

by Andy Fell
April 16, 2024

sheep graze on uc davis campus lawn as students look over fence

Climate Poetry in Wooly Motion

by Kat Kerlin
April 16, 2024

Birds take to the air during the sampling of the floodplain at the Cosumnes River Preserve of the delta on Wednesday December 5, 2012 in Galt, Ca.

Avian Influenza Status Update

by Malia Reiss
April 16, 2024

Keith Bein, a professional researcher at the Air Quality Research Center (AQRC) and a research professor at the Center for Health and the Environment

Capturing Carbon From Power Plants and the Atmosphere

by Neelanjana Gautam
April 11, 2024

A cow at the Sierra Foothill Research and Extension Center in Browns Valley.

Understanding Cattle Grazing Personalities May Foster Sustainable Rangelands

by Emily C. Dooley
March 27, 2024

Aerial of Colorado River running through sandtone canyon

Karrigan’ Börk’s Award-Winning Water Rights Solution

by Malia Reiss
March 26, 2024

Electric vehicles charge in a parking garage

EPA’s New Auto Emissions Standard Will Speed Transition to Cleaner Cars

by Alan Jenn
March 22, 2024

peach and purple sunset over Joshua tree silhouettes

Mapping the Future’s Sweet Spot for Clean Energy and Biodiversity

by Kat Kerlin
March 08, 2024

Ribwort plantain can be dormant for up to 177 years

Invasive Plant Time Bombs: A Hidden Ecological Threat

by Emily C. Dooley
March 06, 2024

Dead elephant seals lie, appearing as gray boulders, on a beach

Avian Influenza Virus Is Adapting to Spread to Marine Mammals

by Kat Kerlin
February 28, 2024

Pam Bulahan iin sweater and t-shirt stands with Sacramento River behind her

With Flood Risk Rising, Can Community-Based Insurance Fill a Gap?

by Kat Kerlin
February 26, 2024

Garfield Kwan and Dana Song posing together

Squidtoons: A Science Communication Cartoon Series

by Malia Reiss
February 22, 2024

Car Fumes, Weeds Pose Double Whammy for Fire-Loving Native Plants

by Grace Fruto and Trina Kleist
February 15, 2024

Matt Igel and Adele Igel together

Clouds, A Love Story

by Malia Reiss
February 14, 2024

Skywalker gibbons primate looks at camera while sitting on tree branch in Myanmar

Love Songs Lead Scientists to New Populations of Skywalker Gibbons in Myanmar

by Kat Kerlin
February 14, 2024

A large fish floats above a muddy bottom in green-tinted water.

Saving the Green Sturgeon

by Andy Fell
February 05, 2024

Joshua Morejohn stands in front of a steam system at UC Davis talking with group of visitors.

Dive Into Decarbonization at UC Davis

by Julia Busiek
February 01, 2024

Finding Hope ‘At Every Depth’

by Greg Watry
January 30, 2024

many dead elephant seals lie on beach Argentina, victims of bird flu outbreak

Elephant Seal Die-off in Argentina Caused by Bird Flu

by UC Davis News and Media Relations
January 22, 2024

A Pacific lamprey swims in streambed

New Species of Lamprey Fish Documented in California

by Emily C. Dooley
January 17, 2024

Marbled godwit forage among kelp on beach

The Choreography Connecting Kelp Forests to the Beach

by UC Santa Barbara/UC Davis News and Media Relations
January 03, 2024

Professor Dario Cantu

Genetic Diversity of Wild North American Grapes Mapped

by Emily C. Dooley
December 19, 2023

Mia Lippey's tattooed arm

Scientists and Their Science Tattoos

by Malia Reiss
December 18, 2023

grassland with a smattering of trees extends to view of ocean in Mexico

Ecosystem Benefits to Humanity Expected to Decline by 9% by 2100

by Kat Kerlin
December 18, 2023

black storm clouds

The Mystery of El Niño

by Malia Reiss
December 15, 2023

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