Earth and Planetary Sciences | UC Davis

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Buried Alive: Carbon Dioxide Release From Magma Deep Beneath Ancient Volcanoes a Hidden Driver of Earth’s Past Climate

by Kitta MacPherson
October 30, 2024

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Taking the Earth’s Temperature Over the Past 485 Million Years

by Smithsonian Institution Newsdesk
September 19, 2024

Monochrome view of a rocky, cratered plain with a black sky in the background.

Recent Volcanoes on the Moon?

by Andy Fell
September 04, 2024

Closeup of a California newt

No Evidence of a Common Set of Regeneration Genes

by Andy Fell
August 19, 2024

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Slimming Down a Colossal Fossil Whale

by Andy Fell
February 29, 2024

Finding Hope ‘At Every Depth’

by Greg Watry
January 30, 2024

Colorful, bristled worm-like animal among brightly colored coral.

Molecular Fossils Shed Light on Ancient Life

by Andy Fell
December 07, 2023

Distinguished Professor Emeritus Geerat Vermeij, portrait, leabing against files, UC Davis faculty

Geerat Vermeij Discusses New Book: The Evolution of Power: A New Understanding of the History of Life

by Greg Watry
November 02, 2023

Head and forelegs of a large, green/brown lizard lying on gravel with its head held up.

Reanalysis Shows Dinosaurs Not So Warm-Blooded

by Andy Fell
September 07, 2023

Roughly triangular pale off-white rock with brown and black flecks and a band green crystal running vertically across it. A ruler shows that it is about 50 millimeters across.

Aluminum Isotope in the Early Solar System

by Andy Fell
September 05, 2023

fog over coastal mountains in northern California

Climate Trends in the West, Today and 11,000 Years Ago

by Kat Kerlin
February 27, 2023

On the left, a large cloud of vapor rising from the ground with another geyser erupting in the background, against a blue sky.

Mushy Magma Under Yellowstone

by Andy Fell
December 02, 2022

Jellyfish floating in water, vibrant orange, pink and blue colors.

Discovering Sirtuin Longevity Proteins in Early Branches of Animal Life

by Andy Fell
September 22, 2022

Pale blue planet, with some light clouds, lit from the right against a black background

Understanding Super-Earth Waterworlds

by Andy Fell
August 08, 2022

Woman in black shirt holds toddler daughter who is pointing at something. Ocean in background.

Alyssa Griffin: The Capacity to Care

by Kat Kerlin
August 08, 2022

Red-brown planet with a small northern ice cap.

Martian Meteorite Upsets Planet Formation Theory

by Andy Fell
June 16, 2022

Abstract rainbow image of oil sheen

Microbes Might Munch Magnetic Minerals at Oil Spill Site

by Sarah Stanley
May 23, 2022

Melting icebergs off of the coast of Greenland

Carbon, Climate Change and Ocean Anoxia in an Ancient Icehouse World

by Andy Fell
May 02, 2022

NASA image of Enceladus.

On Icy Enceladus, Expansion Cracks Let Inner Ocean Boil Out

by Liza Lester
March 23, 2022

Seen from above range flags in sand with shadow of quadricopter drone.

Meteorite Hunting With Drones

by Andy Fell
March 10, 2022

View of cracked earth from earthquake with a geologist in the background

Ridgecrest Shows How Earthquakes Damage Earth’s Crust

by Andy Fell
February 18, 2022

Star and protoplanetary disk

Deep Mantle Krypton Reveals Earth’s Outer Solar System Ancestry

by Becky Oskin
December 15, 2021

Two people in a trench seen from above

Evidence for Shared Earthquakes Between San Andreas and San Jacinto Faults

by Andy Fell
December 14, 2021

Video: Looking for Ancient Fossil Life in Greenland

by Andy Fell
November 29, 2021

Hikers in background crossing a lava field.

Putting Science Into Practice: Preparing for Volcanic Eruptions

by Becky Oskin
October 26, 2021

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