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A large colorful bush outside a house fills the left and center of the screen. A woman with blonde hair wearing a blue jacket and hat is holding a branch of the bush and looking closely at it.

City-Dwelling Monarch Butterflies Stay Put

by Liana Wait
May 28, 2025

A teacher and students on a hiking trail

Course Inspires Next Generation of California Naturalists

by Kate Washington
May 27, 2025

photo taken underwater shows light entering water as shadowy legs dangle from a paddleboard at Lake Tahoe

Extreme Weather Cycles Change Underwater Light at Tahoe

by Kat Kerlin
May 21, 2025

Sidney Woodruff in gray hoodie and NPS ballcap holds northwestern pond turtle while crouching beside a pond with pink sunset in background

Native Turtles Return to Yosemite After Removal of Invasive Bullfrogs

by Kat Kerlin
May 20, 2025

Drone shot of California aqueduct curving between an auburn barren hillside and agricultural fields in Kern County at sunset

California Risks Billions in Economic Losses Without Water Supply Action

by Kat Kerlin, adapted from CMUA press release
May 14, 2025

Close-up photo of a green sea turtle hatchling moving through sand

How One Word Could Strip the Endangered Species Act

by Karrigan Börk and Mariah Meek
May 13, 2025

Great Egret rests atop solar panels over water with grass and trees in background

Helping Birds and Floating Solar Energy Coexist

by Kat Kerlin
May 12, 2025

Green weedy vegetation grows in front of shallow water in the Florida Everglades, with more vegetation in background

Sulfur Runoff Amplifies Mercury Concentrations in Florida Everglades

by Emily C. Dooley
May 08, 2025

A fish with yellow and black vertical stripes swims over a coral reef.

How Are They Biting? High Speed Video Reveals Unexpected Jaw Movements in Reef Fish

by Andy Fell
May 05, 2025

A shallow stream runs through purplish-pink flowers and green plants on the Canadian Arctic. A snowy mountain is in the background.

Arctic Plants React Unexpectedly to Climate Change

by University of Edinburgh, Press Office
April 30, 2025

A gray wolf captured on a game camera approaching a bull in a forested area in June of 2023. (Tina Saitone and Ken Tate / UC Davis)

Novel Study Calculates the Cost to Cattle Ranchers of an Expanding Wolf Population

by Emily C. Dooley
April 21, 2025

Mountain landscape within which grows a Jeffrey pine tree between a lodgepole pine and foxtail pine tree in High Sierra

A New Record for California’s Highest Tree

by Kat Kerlin
April 17, 2025

Healthy elephant seals lie on the beach under blue-orange sky

Avian Influenza Major Setback for Patagonian Seals

by Wildife Conservation Society
April 16, 2025

A bird with a golden yellow head and body and black wings sits on a branch among small black berries.

Can Citizen Science Be Trusted? New Study of Birds Shows It Can

by Liana Wait
April 15, 2025

Pipeline in green valley

The Conversation: Do Environmental Protection Laws Still Apply Under Trump?

by Albert C. Lin, UC Davis Professor of Law
March 13, 2025

Janet Foley squats in yellow vest while administering treatment via syringe to black dog's foot to prevent Rocky Mountain spotted fever while the dog is has a blue cloth over its muzzle and is held by a person in purple gloves.

Awareness of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Saves Lives

by Kat Kerlin
March 06, 2025

Man in blue hard hat smiles while holding a yellow measuring tape wrapped around an enormous ponderosa pine tree in forest. Woman in orange hard hat and vests stands next to him. Two others observe.

Burning Question: How to Save an Old-Growth Forest in Tahoe

by Kat Kerlin
March 03, 2025

Hundreds of birds and waterfowl fly and swim in a rice fields next to rice silos in California

California Rice and Wildlife Report Released

by Kat Kerlin
February 27, 2025

A woman kneels next to a box with air filters on it to monitor the air quality of a room

Improving Indoor Air Quality for Better Public Health

by Andy Fell
February 24, 2025

a cyclist in black tee and tan jacket, a man in orange parka and scooter and cyclist in helmet ride around a traffic circle with red Unitrans bus and cars in background

Energy and Transportation Experts

by Kat Kerlin
February 07, 2025

Woman in white protective gear and hat leans over ash remains of house collecting samples in plastic bag. Charred trees stand behind her.

LA Wildfires Air Quality Research Roundup

by Kat Kerlin
February 07, 2025

Farmers in Malagasy sit on each side of a rectangular table lined with a quilted tablecloth playing a game on digital tablets

Vanilla Farmers Search for a Crop and Conservation Sweet Spot

by Kat Kerlin
February 06, 2025

black and gray smoke plume moves over orange sunrise with golden light peaking below above palm trees and a house in Los Angeles

Long-Term Study on Health Impacts of Los Angeles Wildfires Launched

by Todd Datz
January 31, 2025

Clear Lake with bushes framing foreground

Clear Lake Water Quality Report Recommends Rehabilitation Strategy

by Cara Hollis
January 29, 2025

UC Davis researchers photographed from above a creek conduct a stream survey in the water wearing bright orange vests

How Urban Streams, Climate Change and Unhoused People Intertwine

by Kat Kerlin
January 27, 2025

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