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Drone shot of California aqueduct curving between an auburn barren hillside and agricultural fields in Kern County at sunset

California Risks Billions in Economic Losses Without Water Supply Action

by Kat Kerlin, adapted from CMUA press release
May 14, 2025

Great Egret rests atop solar panels over water with grass and trees in background

Helping Birds and Floating Solar Energy Coexist

by Kat Kerlin
May 12, 2025

Green weedy vegetation grows in front of shallow water in the Florida Everglades, with more vegetation in background

Sulfur Runoff Amplifies Mercury Concentrations in Florida Everglades

by Emily C. Dooley
May 08, 2025

A shallow stream runs through purplish-pink flowers and green plants on the Canadian Arctic. A snowy mountain is in the background.

Arctic Plants React Unexpectedly to Climate Change

by University of Edinburgh, Press Office
April 30, 2025

Mountain landscape within which grows a Jeffrey pine tree between a lodgepole pine and foxtail pine tree in High Sierra

A New Record for California’s Highest Tree

by Kat Kerlin
April 17, 2025

Composite image made up of 3 rows of 3 photos. Left to right, starting from top row: Rice being loaded into an open trailer; garter snake; ducks; a seabird sitting on a straw nest; flooded rice fields at sunset; flock of birds over flooded fields; sandhill cranes; school of fish; three people walk through a field.

California Rice and Conservation

by Andy Fell
April 07, 2025

Researchers in waders pre canoes alongside Putah Creek on overcast day

Restored Stream Supports New Wild Salmon Run

by Kat Kerlin
March 20, 2025

Janet Foley squats in yellow vest while administering treatment via syringe to black dog's foot to prevent Rocky Mountain spotted fever while the dog is has a blue cloth over its muzzle and is held by a person in purple gloves.

Awareness of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Saves Lives

by Kat Kerlin
March 06, 2025

Man in blue hard hat smiles while holding a yellow measuring tape wrapped around an enormous ponderosa pine tree in forest. Woman in orange hard hat and vests stands next to him. Two others observe.

Burning Question: How to Save an Old-Growth Forest in Tahoe

by Kat Kerlin
March 03, 2025

Hundreds of birds and waterfowl fly and swim in a rice fields next to rice silos in California

California Rice and Wildlife Report Released

by Kat Kerlin
February 27, 2025

A shallow creek surrounded by trees and bushes. A half dozen young people stand in shallow water in the background.

Functional Flows and Native Fish

by Andy Fell
February 25, 2025

a cyclist in black tee and tan jacket, a man in orange parka and scooter and cyclist in helmet ride around a traffic circle with red Unitrans bus and cars in background

Energy and Transportation Experts

by Kat Kerlin
February 07, 2025

Woman in white protective gear and hat leans over ash remains of house collecting samples in plastic bag. Charred trees stand behind her.

LA Wildfires Air Quality Research Roundup

by Kat Kerlin
February 07, 2025

Farmers in Malagasy sit on each side of a rectangular table lined with a quilted tablecloth playing a game on digital tablets

Vanilla Farmers Search for a Crop and Conservation Sweet Spot

by Kat Kerlin
February 06, 2025

black and gray smoke plume moves over orange sunrise with golden light peaking below above palm trees and a house in Los Angeles

Long-Term Study on Health Impacts of Los Angeles Wildfires Launched

by Todd Datz
January 31, 2025

Clear Lake with bushes framing foreground

Clear Lake Water Quality Report Recommends Rehabilitation Strategy

by Cara Hollis
January 29, 2025

UC Davis researchers photographed from above a creek conduct a stream survey in the water wearing bright orange vests

How Urban Streams, Climate Change and Unhoused People Intertwine

by Kat Kerlin
January 27, 2025

Coyote on grassy field shown from behind looking down over city of San Francisco

Dining Out with San Francisco’s Coyotes

by Kat Kerlin
January 22, 2025

A quail walks among rows of kale seedlings

Little Birds, Little Poops, Little Food Safety Risk

by Kat Kerlin
January 21, 2025

Emily Longman in mauve jacket puts two hands on a rock holding a mussel bed community next to a white PVC tube grid while and Sarah Merolla in blue jacket and backpack stands next to her.

Mussel Bed Surveyed Before World War II Still Thriving

by Kat Kerlin
January 16, 2025

Sunlight shines over the helmet of a woman in firefighting yellow shirt amid smoky woods during a prescribed burn

Wildfire, Smoke and Air Quality Experts

by Kat Kerlin
January 15, 2025

A large building under construction with open concrete beams visible above a glass wall. People wearing hard hats stand in the middle distance.

Storing Carbon in Buildings Could Help Address Climate Change

by Andy Fell
January 09, 2025

Oranges, apples, squash, and other fruits and vegetables lie in a muddy compost pile at a recycling facility in Placer County, California. UC Davis researchers have found that states’ food waste policies emphasize food waste composting rather than prevention or rescue. (Karin Higgins / UC Davis)

States Struggle to Curb Food Waste Despite Policies

by Amy M Quinton
January 09, 2025

Ground squirrel runs aross a dirt road with a vole in its mouth

Carnivorous Squirrels Documented in California

by Kat Kerlin
December 18, 2024

two hands hold scoopful of black coal fragments

The High Cost of Carbon

by Kat Kerlin
December 17, 2024

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