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Promoting Advantages of Product Category, Whether It Is Craft Beer or E-cigarettes, Can Backfire

  • by Karen Nikos-Rose
  • April 22, 2020
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‘Sick Posts’ on Social Media Help Early Tracking of COVID-19

  • by Kathleen Holder
  • April 16, 2020
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California COVID-19 Traffic Report Finds Silver Lining

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • April 16, 2020
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In the Information Surge, Check the Facts Twice or Three Times, Experts Advise

  • by Karen Nikos-Rose
  • April 09, 2020
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Innovation Award to Find Disease-Fighting Plant Compounds

  • by Greg Watry
  • April 09, 2020
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Genome Variation Gives Insight Into Coronavirus Spread

  • by Andy Fell
  • April 02, 2020
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Most People Consider Becoming Vegetarian for Their Health

  • by Karen Nikos-Rose
  • April 02, 2020
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New UC Davis Research Suggests Parents Should Limit Screen Media for Preschoolers

  • by Karen Nikos-Rose
  • March 31, 2020
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Male Size Advantage Drives Evolution of Sex Change in Reef Fish

  • by Andy Fell
  • March 09, 2020
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Extreme Weather Could Bring Next Recession

  • by Karen Nikos-Rose
  • February 18, 2020
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Bumblebees Carry Heavy Loads in Economy Mode

  • by Andy Fell
  • February 05, 2020
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Anti-Solar Cells: A Photovoltaic Cell That Works at Night

  • by Andy Fell
  • January 29, 2020
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Taking the Temperature of Dark Matter

  • by Andy Fell
  • January 15, 2020
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2020 Election Sources for Media

  • by Karen Nikos-Rose
  • December 19, 2019
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Is There (Still) a Gender Gap?

  • by Karen Nikos-Rose
  • December 19, 2019
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Can You Change Your Personality? Scientists Say ‘Maybe’

  • by Karen Nikos-Rose
  • December 12, 2019
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Explaining the Tiger Stripes of Enceladus

  • by Andy Fell
  • December 09, 2019
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Unique Sled Dogs Helped the Inuit Thrive in the North American Arctic

  • by Karen Nikos-Rose
  • November 27, 2019
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Best of Frenemies: Unexpected Role of Social Networks in Ecology

  • by Andy Fell
  • November 01, 2019
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Filipino Studies Gets $1M State Allocation

  • by Jeffrey Day
  • October 24, 2019
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New Measurement of Hubble Constant Adds to Cosmic Mystery

  • by Andy Fell
  • October 23, 2019
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Microbes Make Chemicals for Scent Marking in a Cat

  • by Andy Fell
  • September 13, 2019
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Forensic Proteomics, a New Tool for Crime Labs and Anthropology

  • by Andy Fell
  • September 09, 2019
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Crocker Nuclear Laboratory to Produce Rare Medical Isotope

  • by Becky Oskin
  • September 09, 2019
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Humans Migrated to Mongolia Much Earlier Than Previously Believed

  • by Kathleen Holder
  • August 16, 2019
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