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Dense white cloud seen from space spirals outwards from the center of the image. A coastline is barely visible through the cloud.

Climate Catastrophe Produced Instantaneous Evolutionary Change

by Jade Boyd
October 12, 2023

Schematic of molecules. At left, two separate molecules represented in various colors. Center, a blue lightning flash denotes light. At right, the two molecules have come together and emit a pink glow.

New Light-Activated Technique to Track Protein Interactions

by Andy Fell
October 11, 2023

Bright white blobs among purple threads against a black background.

Simulations Explain Abundance of Bright Galaxies at Cosmic Dawn

by Greg Watry
October 03, 2023

Long grass against a grey sky with raindrops on the camera lens.

Viruses Dynamic and Changing After Dry Soils are Watered

by Emily Dooley
October 02, 2023

A network of purple and red dots against a pinkish background, interspersed with clear circular areas.

Engineered Bone Marrow Shows Promise for Developing Cancer Treatment

by Jen DeMoss
September 15, 2023

Five horizontal bars, each made up of colored blocks of varying sizes.

Supporting Non-Linear Science Careers Strengthens Academia

by Andy Fell
September 14, 2023

From the rear of a classroom, rows of students face a blackboard where a professor is drawing symbols.

Closing Equity Gaps in Physics Education

by Greg Watry
September 11, 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

In the foreground, a forest of pine trees seen from just above including many dead brown trees. In the background are snowcapped mountains against a blue sky.

Can This Forest Survive? Predicting Forest Death or Recovery After Drought

by Trina Kleist
August 29, 2023

Jungerman Hall, exterior

‘Oppenheimer’ and UC Davis

by Andy Fell
August 07, 2023

Circle with one quarter cut away, gold rim and blue interior, regularly spaced holes in the middle. A red beam comes from above and is dispersed through the disc.

Silicon Sponge Could Lead to New Photodetectors

by Andy Fell
July 28, 2023

Spherical coronaviruses against a blue background. The image is split diagonally: on lower left, viruses are red and on upper right light blue.

Using Machine Learning to Detect Coronavirus Threats

by Andy Fell
July 25, 2023

A close up of seagrass with a inflatable boat in the background

Genome Study Shows Recent Spread of Eelgrass

by Andy Fell
July 21, 2023

Two translucent blobs against a light blue background.

Hitting Reset to Start a New Embryo

by Andy Fell
July 19, 2023

Brightly colored spheres against a dark background.

'Lava Lamp' Vesicles Show How Cells Could Self-organize

by Andy Fell
July 11, 2023

A salmon on a rocky creek bed

Putah Creek is a Restoration Success Story

by Andy Fell
July 10, 2023

Futuristic image of a clock face in blue and white against a black background

Taking the Arrow of Time out of the Equation

by Greg Watry
June 26, 2023

Rendering of two dinosaurs at a water hole.

Investigating the Prehistoric Origins of Plant-Eating

by Greg Watry
June 23, 2023

Rice stalks filled with grain

Genome Editing Used to Create Disease Resistant Rice

by Emily Dooley
June 15, 2023

Four armed men in green uniforms, helmets and goggles stand in front of a concrete fence.

Deterrence for a Complex World

by Kathleen Holder
June 14, 2023

A group of shaggy horses with a wilderness background.

More Genes, Fewer Toes: Were Gene Copies the Key to an Evolutionary Leap for Horses?

by Amy Young
June 12, 2023

branches of moringa

African CRISPR Course Wins $2 Million in Funding

by Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research and Trina Kleist
May 26, 2023

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Scientist Carlito Lebrilla in his lab at UC Davis.

The Dark Matter of Food: Uncovering the Structures of Carbohydrates

by Greg Watry
May 16, 2023

A man in a lab coat and glasses kneels facing the camera in a poultry shed. White chickens are in the background.

UC Davis Researchers Unlock Valuable Information in Chicken Genome

by Tiffany Dobbyn
May 04, 2023

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