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Australia is Failing on Electric Vehicles. California Shows It's Possible to Pick Up the Pace

by Scott Hardman, Daniel Sperling, Gil Tal
September 15, 2022

A stand of poplar trees seen from ground level looking up, against a blue sky

Understanding Growth Regulation by Protein Degradation in Trees for Bioenergy

by Andy Fell
September 14, 2022

Three barn owls peek out of a nest box in a tree

Fall Is Best Time to Clean Nest Boxes for Barn Owls

by Emily C. Dooley
September 07, 2022

adult vole in hand of wildlife veterinarian

Endangered Amargosa Voles Begin to Repopulate Desert Habitat

by Kirsten Macintyre, CDFW
September 06, 2022

Head shot of climate change economist Frances Moore

Frances Moore Serving as Senior Economist With Council of Economic Advisers

by Tiffany Dobbyn
September 06, 2022

Close up of bat being sampled for viruses in purple gloved hand with swab

Novel Coronaviruses Are Riskiest for Spillover

by Kat Kerlin
August 25, 2022

Earth sunrise sunset

Why Climate Doomsday-ism Doesn’t Work

by Kat Kerlin
August 17, 2022

Man sits on log in UC Davis Arboretum's redwood forest

The Cost of Climate Change

by UC Davis News and Media Relations
August 10, 2022

Native America woman in black shirt and blue earrings looks directly at camera for a series on climate anxiety.

Melinda Adams: Flame Keeper

by Kat Kerlin
August 08, 2022

Woman sits beside her dog

Amanda Frazier: Holding Kindness

by Kat Kerlin
August 08, 2022

Eric Post takes selfie at his field site in Arctic Greenland, his daughter in the background

Eric Post: Arctic Awe and Anxiety

by Kat Kerlin
August 08, 2022

Woman in black shirt holds toddler daughter who is pointing at something. Ocean in background.

Alyssa Griffin: The Capacity to Care

by Kat Kerlin
August 08, 2022

Levi Lewis in ball cap and blakc jacket with backdrop of Alviso slough in California

Levi Lewis: The Value of ‘And’

by Kat Kerlin
August 08, 2022

Man behind scientific equipment in lab looking at camera in blue ball cap

Keith Bein: Chasing Wildfire

by Kat Kerlin
August 08, 2022

Scientist Tessa Hill in sweater and glasses with black background

Tessa Hill: Telling the Ocean’s Secrets

by Kat Kerlin
August 08, 2022

Peter Moyle: Fish by Fish, Bird by Bird

by Kat Kerlin
August 08, 2022

Composite image of portraits of 8 climate scientists

‘Confronting Climate Anxiety’ Series Launches

by Kat Kerlin
August 08, 2022

View of Lake Tahoe clear blue cove surrounded by pine trees on sunny summer day

Tahoe State of the Lake Report 2022

by Kat Kerlin
July 28, 2022

Table filled with variety of food

Balancing Protein in Your Diet Could Improve Water Quality

by Kat Kerlin
July 07, 2022

Children on paddle board in Lake Tahoe

Lake Tahoe Clarity Report for 2021

by Kat Kerlin
July 06, 2022

Mesh of green molecules

EPA Presents Green Chemistry Challenge Award to Chemistry Professor

by Andy Fell
June 07, 2022

Live spider crab caught in gillnet cut free with scissors

Tons of Lost Fishing Gear Recovered off Southern California Coast

by Amy Bond
June 07, 2022

Blue sky in background of campus weather station with post, dials, and other equipment.

Learning Meteorology: Past, Present and Future

by Tiffany Dobbyn
June 02, 2022

VIDEO ADDED: ‘UC Davis LIVE’ on Wildfire and Forests

by Andy Fell
May 26, 2022

Hand of young woman uses sieve to collect microplastic at ocean beach

The Plastisphere, Marine Snow and Ocean Plastics

by Kat Kerlin
May 19, 2022

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