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Male scientist leans over data sensor placed near tide pools at UC Davis Bodega Marine Reserve

Science Helps Coastal Communities Prepare for Extremes

by Kathleen Wong, UC Natural Reserve System
May 17, 2023

aerial view of trains full of coal in open air

Coal Trains Increase Air Pollution in San Francisco Bay Area

by Kat Kerlin
April 27, 2023

ullseye Farms orchard manager Nick Edsall, left, with UC Davis Agricultural Water Center Director Isaya Kisekka. Kisekka is researching the ability of cover crops to increase soil moisture and groundwater recharge. (Greg Urquiaga/UC Davis) They stand in a row of green cover crops in an orchard full of young pistachio trees.

Growing Crops with Less Groundwater

by Amy Quinton
April 25, 2023

UC Davis professor Alessandro Ossola reaches into canopy of tree in urban garden

Alessandro Ossola Named Innovator in Food and Agriculture Research

by Foundation for Food & Agriculture Rsearch and UC Davis News and Media Relations
April 24, 2023

A San Clemente island fox looks at camera

Ensuring a Future for 10 Iconic Animals

by Kat Kerlin
April 19, 2023

drone flies over open field at sunset

Advancing Climate Tech Solutions Through CITRIS

by Karen Vo
April 18, 2023

Mountain gorilla family walking in Rwanda forest

Study Predicts Poor Survival Rates if Ebola Infects Endangered Mountain Gorillas

by Amy Bond
April 12, 2023

Ice floats atop Lake Tahoe

Lake Tahoe’s Clarity the Best It’s Been Since 1980s

by Kat Kerlin
April 10, 2023

Marmot stand up on rock looking out on Sierra mountains under blue skiess

Sierra Squirrels Find Their Niche Amid a Changing Climate

by Kat Kerlin
April 06, 2023

Aerial drone image compost of wildlands before and after wildfire

Using AI to Analyze Wildfire Impacts

by Kathleen Wong
March 29, 2023

McCloud River Redband Trout, or O. mykiss calisulat, held in hand

Rainbow Trout Subspecies Newly Named

by Kat Kerlin
March 29, 2023

Planting a tree on campus

How UC Davis Is Growing a Tree Canopy for Tomorrow’s Climate

by Brenda Dawson
March 28, 2023

two sea otters swim on their backs in the ocean

Sea Otters Killed by Unusual Parasite Strain

by UC Davis News and Media Relations
March 22, 2023

female mountain lion stares at camera while walking in dark woods

Humans Are Leading Source of Death for California Mountain Lions, Despite Hunting Protections

by University of Nebraska-Lincoln
March 20, 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

Aerial of Copco 1 dam on Klamath River

The Science of Saving Salmon as Klamath Dams Come Down

by Malia Reiss
February 24, 2023

A bus drives down a road surrounded by bicycles

$20M Grant Renewal for National Center for Sustainable Transportation

by Samuel Chiu
February 23, 2023

Tree with rust-colored needles shows signs of Pine Ghost Canker infections

Fungi that Causes Pine Ghost Canker Detected in S. California Trees

by Emily Dooley
February 23, 2023

Two jaguars, caught with a camera trap survey, walk in Amazon forest

Amazon Mammals Threatened by Climate Change

by Kat Kerlin
February 15, 2023

Cabbage white butterfly on purple flowers

Bingo! Shapiro Spots First Cabbage White Butterfly of 2023

by Kathy Keatley Garvey
February 09, 2023

Table with rows of preserved bird specimens for wildlife biology class

Owl or Nothing: Learning 300 Birds in 10 Weeks

by Malia Reiss
February 08, 2023

male giraffe performs flehmen behavior as female pees

Heavy Necking: New Insights Into the Sex Life of Giraffes

by Kat Kerlin
February 08, 2023

Sundown at Salton Sea

Balancing a Battery-Powered Future With Energy Justice

by Theresa Duque
February 03, 2023

Firefighter walks along highway with flames to his side during Creek Fire response in 2022.

Unprecedented Levels of High-Severity Fire Burn in Sierra Nevada Forests

by Kat Kerlin
January 20, 2023

Two young tree swallows look out of hole in nestbox hanging from tree

Climate Change Presents a Mismatch for Songbirds’ Breeding Season

by Kat Kerlin
January 17, 2023

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