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Assorted colorful chip and snack bags that claim they are made with avocado oil are lined on a table inside a lab. These chips were among the 54 avocado-labeled products tested in the Wang lab at UC Davis. (Selina Wang / UC Davis)

That Avocado Oil Chip You’re Eating May Not Be Made With Pure Avocado Oil

by Amy Quinton
July 15, 2026

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Assorted colorful chip and snack bags that claim they are made with avocado oil are lined on a table inside a lab. These chips were among the 54 avocado-labeled products tested in the Wang lab at UC Davis. (Selina Wang / UC Davis)

That Avocado Oil Chip You’re Eating May Not Be Made With Pure Avocado Oil

by Amy Quinton
July 15, 2026

Sunlit pine forest floor with scattered pinecones and a gray wolf. The wolf was caught on a game camera in Northeastern California. (Tina Saitone / UC Davis)

California Wolves Feed Heavily on Cattle, Study Finds

by Amy Quinton
July 08, 2026

Honeybees clustered on wax honeycomb, one marked with a purple tag (photograph)

Honeybee Queens Push Pesticides to Eggs to Protect Themselves Over Their Offspring

by Emily C. Dooley
July 02, 2026

Three wine bottles (two red, one white) with colorful labels on a counter. UC Davis-labeled releases this year will include a Napa Valley 2022 cabernet sauvignon, a Napa Valley 2025 sauvignon blanc and a Yolo County 2025 albariño. (UC Davis)

UC Davis Uncorks Second Annual Wine Sale

by Amy Quinton
June 11, 2026

Mixed salad in dark bowl—greens, cherry tomatoes, radish slices and avocado on rustic wood

AI Suggests Simple Food Swaps to Make Meals Healthier and Cheaper

by Public Library of Science
May 28, 2026

Curved glass building with white tree-like patterns, small street trees and blue sky. UC Davis celebrated the opening of the Resnick Center for Agricultural Innovation on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (TJ Ushing / UC Davis)

UC Davis Opens Resnick Center for Agricultural Innovation

by Courtney Tompkins
May 21, 2026

Cream roses with browned edges from Botrytis cinerea, or gray mold, and unopened buds amid green foliage. Botrytis cinerea, or gray mold, can attack hundreds of plants, causing an estimated 5% to 10% crop loss across many fruits, vegetatbles and flowers. (Adobe stock)

The Fungus That Spoils Nearly Everything

by Amy Quinton
May 20, 2026

Two women in dark blue shirts kneeling in a meadow. One is holding a plastic tube while the other looks on.

This Single Mother Must Learn Quickly — Or Her Colony Won’t Survive

by Douglas Fox
May 15, 2026

Three smiling adults outdoors near greenhouses, woman center holding potted green plant

A Fresh Approach to Peppermint

by Liana Wait
May 14, 2026

Photo of a small brown insect on a bright green leaf

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

by Kathy Keatley Garvey
May 12, 2026

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