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Four world maps showing Pangaea

Freezing Forests and the Icehouse Climate of Pangaea

by Kaitlyn Rieper
October 21, 2021

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‘Unfold’ Podcast, Episode 3: ‘Nature Tells Its Story, Part 2’

by Amy Quinton
October 12, 2021

Figure with map of California earthquakes at center and text at sides.

Reviewing Earthquake Predictions, Forecasts and Nowcasts

by Andy Fell
October 11, 2021

Photo of asteroid Vesta

Dwarf Planet Vesta a Window to the Early Solar System

by Andy Fell
October 06, 2021

Map of the world outlined in green on a black background, with a purple meteor track across it

Fragments of 2018 Botswana Fireball Came From Vesta

by Becky Oskin
April 23, 2021

Fossil dinosaur skeletons tangled together

Dating the Dinosaur Pompeii

by Andy Fell
April 16, 2021

Egghead

seagrass spreads across bay with red boat in background

Seagrasses Turn Back the Clock on Ocean Acidification

by Kat Kerlin
March 31, 2021

Meteorites Show Transport of Material in Early Solar System

by Andy Fell
September 08, 2020

Fossilized stomach contents

Ichthyosaur’s Last Meal Is Evidence of Triassic Megapredation

by Andy Fell
August 20, 2020

Photo of shock lab that will be part of the new UC Davis Center for Matter at Atomic Pressures

Understanding Matter at Atom-Crushing Densities

by Melissa Blouin
August 10, 2020

Cross section of a subduction zone

New Clues to Deep Earthquake Mystery

by Becky Oskin
May 27, 2020

Painting of flippered reptile

Earliest Ichthyosaur Munched on Shellfish

by Andy Fell
May 11, 2020

NASA image of Enceladus.

Explaining the Tiger Stripes of Enceladus

by Andy Fell
December 09, 2019

Lassen Is UC Davis’ Newest Natural Reserve

by Kat Kerlin
May 16, 2019

Marine reptile fossils

Researchers Describe New Reptile Platypus From the Early Triassic

by Andy Fell
January 24, 2019

students in Grand Canyon

$1M to Attract Students to Geology and Marine Sciences

by Kat Kerlin
September 07, 2018

Moon emerging from synestia

How the Moon Formed Inside a Vaporized Earth Synestia

by Andy Fell
February 28, 2018

Science & Technology

Planet, disk and planet and synestia

Synestia, a New Type of Planetary Object

by Andy Fell
May 22, 2017

Science & Technology

Bringing a Special Sandbox Inside the Classroom

by Kat Kerlin
April 28, 2016

Guy Kyser, far right, speaks to an attendee at Picnic Day.

Picnic Day Takes Large Behind-the-Scenes Effort for Departments

by Cody Kitaura/Dateline
April 19, 2016

University

3-D sandbox exhibit brings watersheds to life at Lake Tahoe

by Kat Kerlin
July 29, 2013

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