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Matthias Hess, with the UC Davis Department of Animal Science, is shown here in the UC Davis dairy in front of a line of dairy cows in their feeding stalls.. He and researchers at UC Berkeley have identified which microbes in a cow's gut could help reduce methane. It brings them a step closer to engineering gut microbes to create more climate-friendly cows. (Gregory Urquiaga / UC Davis)

A Microbial Blueprint for Climate-Smart Cows

by Amy Quinton
November 17, 2025

Power station chimneys emit billowy clouds of smoke and steam aainsta dramatic red sunset light.

Fossil Fuel CO2 Emissions Hit Record High in 2025

by University of Exeter press office
November 13, 2025

12 people dressed in business attire stand and face camera around a board room table. Two men in the center hold up folders and a document.

UC Davis Chancellor May Leads Delegation to Kenya to Advance California–Kenya Climate and Trade Partnership

by Samuel Chiu
November 13, 2025

bear sits outside in bathrub

How Climate Change Brings Wildlife to the Yard

by Alison Hewitt
November 12, 2025

A man with brown hair and a beard wearing a pink shirt holds up a square board. In the middle of the board is mounted a small brass wheel.

Mechanical Power by Linking Earth’s Warmth to Space

by Andy Fell
November 12, 2025

Hugh Safford stands with back to camera, hands on hips, overlooking mountains and forests searching for Jeffrey pine

An Extreme Tree Hunt in the Sierra Nevada

by Kat Kerlin
November 10, 2025

The aerial view looks west toward the the Patterson Reservoir and Patterson Pass-Alameda County Water Plant, located beside the South Bay Aqueduct, part of the California State Water Project in Alameda County. It shows dry land with a snaking canal leading to a reservoir. (Kelly M Grow / California Department of Water Resources)

California Surface Water Costs Triple During Drought

by Amy Quinton
November 05, 2025

A man stands on the water’s edge at the foot of the massive vertical face of the Spencer Glacier in Alaska. (Getty Images)

Deep-Water Sediments Reveal Patterns of Extraterrestrial Influence on Earth’s Ancient Climate

by Greg Watry
October 31, 2025

Brown, chunky, quarter-sized new species of trapdoor spider named Aptostichus ramirezae, on a white background. (Emma Jochim / UC Davis)

New Species of Spider Discovered, Just in Time for Halloween

by Amy M Quinton
October 29, 2025

Two men in yellow construction vests squat on a schoolyard playground

California Schools Are Losing Tree Canopy

by Emily C. Dooley
October 27, 2025

A young songbird, the great tit, with yellow, white and black markings, pushes a red sliding door to the left of a white box while two other birds watch.

These Songbirds Learn More From Siblings Than From Parents

by Kat Kerlin
October 09, 2025

Artworks in installation view

UC Davis Artist, Sociologist, Ph.D. Student Reflect on ‘Breathe' Exhibition at Manetti Shrem Museum

by Maria Sestito, College of Letters and Science
October 08, 2025

Two scientists in wet suits swim in a shallow part of Lake Tahoe collecting rocks covered with attached algae

Lake Tahoe Algae Experiment Suggests Seasonal Shifts Ahead

by Kat Kerlin
October 06, 2025

Fatima Denton,left, hold microphone and turns head to Tessa Hill, who is speaking into microphone. A green background and plant are behind them with the words We Don't Have Time printed on backdrop.

Pulling the E-Brake on Methane Emissions

by Kat Kerlin
September 25, 2025

In an outdoor setting, Kate Scow sits on a bench towards the right of the photo, facing the camera and smiling. She's wearing a dark blue long sleeve top and is angled just slightly toward the camera.

Among the Academies: A World Living Beneath Our Feet

by José Vadi
September 23, 2025

A playground with a play structure on mostly blacktop with one large tree providing some shade

How Improving Shade at California Public Schools Can Benefit Children and Communities

by UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
September 05, 2025

clear spheres containing embryonic killifish showing their eyes and faces are set over a black background

Maternal Exposure to Crude Oil, Flame Retardants Can Affect Later Generations

by Emily C. Dooley
August 27, 2025

Gray, charred rubble pile among debris, the remnants of a building wall and swimming pool look out over a stand of palm trees and a skyline altered by the LA Fires

Chromium-6, Nanosilver Detected in LA Fire Cleanup Zones

by Kat Kerlin
August 27, 2025

antlered caribou, or reindeer, stands in Artic Greenland with mountains in background

Arctic Reindeer Could Decline by 80% by 2100

by University of Adelaide, Newsroom
August 15, 2025

A view of deep green trees through mist and rain.

Rainy Tropics Could Face Unprecedented Droughts as an Atlantic Current Slows

by Yvaine Ye
July 30, 2025

A mountain goat on a trail walks past hikers taking its photograph with mountains, rocks and plants in scence

How Wildlife Navigated National Parks Before and During the COVID ‘Anthropause’

by Alex Walls, University of British Columbia
July 30, 2025

A plane's contrails streaks through a blue sky over deep blue Lake Tahoe

Tahoe State of the Lake Report Released for 2024

by Kat Kerlin
July 17, 2025

Circular pens outline a salmon farm in open ocean waters of British Columbia with mountains in background

A Different Perspective on Salmon Farms

by Kat Kerlin
July 07, 2025

Deep mauve bell-like flowers hang from a slender branch running from lower left to upper right.

Plants Seek Friendly Environments Rather Than Adapt

by Andy Fell
July 01, 2025

Underwater image of a sandy ocean floor with sunlight filtering from above.

Massive Burps of Carbon Dioxide Led to Oxygen-less Ocean Environments in the Deep Past

by Greg Watry
June 23, 2025

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