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Invisible Anatomy in the Fruit Fly Uterus

by Andy Fell
October 25, 2024

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AI: A Tectonic Shift in Human Society

by Alex Russell
October 08, 2024

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From Viruses to Galaxies, How Machine Learning Helps Scientific Discovery

by Greg Watry
October 03, 2024

A ray leaping out of blue ocean against a grey/brown coastline.

Sharks and Rays Leap Out of the Water for Many Reasons, Including Feeding, Courtship and Communication

by A. Peter Klimley
September 23, 2024

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Researchers Identify Tooth Enamel Proteins That Offer Window into Human Health

by Karen Nikos-Rose
September 19, 2024

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Enrollment of Undocumented Students at California Universities Dropped from 2016 to 2023

by Kelley Weiss and Karen Nikos-Rose
September 19, 2024

A woman in a dark blue shirt with short brown hair leans over a table outdoors. By her hand is a plastic tube with an insect inside.

UC Davis Exceeds $1 Billion in Research Awards for Third Consecutive Year

by Neelanjana Gautam
September 09, 2024

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Recent Volcanoes on the Moon?

by Andy Fell
September 04, 2024

A large white cylinder in the middle of a laboratory setting. To the left a person in a white clean room coverall and mask descends a staircase.

LZ Experiment Sets New Record in Search for Dark Matter

by Lauren Biron
August 26, 2024

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Physicist Receives $1.25 Million Grant to Investigate Superconductivity

by Greg Watry
August 22, 2024

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No Evidence of a Common Set of Regeneration Genes

by Andy Fell
August 19, 2024

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Can Autonomous Vehicles Dream of Electric Traffic?

by Matt Marcure
August 08, 2024

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How Plants Become Bushy, or Not

by Liana Wait
August 06, 2024

Photo: Kim Conley runs 5,000-meter final.

Humans are Born to Run

by Greg Watry
July 30, 2024

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How Uncertainty Builds Anxiety

by Andy Fell
June 25, 2024

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The Conversation: After the Trump Trial, What Comes Next?

by Gabriel (Jack) Chin, UC Davis School of Law
June 20, 2024

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Physicists Measure the Very, Very, Very Small

by John Conway
June 04, 2024

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Better Disciplinary Structures in Schools Can Help Reduce Hate Speech Directed Against Asian American Students

by Karen Nikos-Rose
May 28, 2024

Pellet of grey stone-like material hovers in the center of a shiny metal disk.

Superconductivity: Hype versus Reality

by Greg Watry and Andy Fell
May 24, 2024

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New Thinking About the Multiverse

by Andy Fell
May 15, 2024

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Do Immigrants Get Incarcerated More Than U.S. Born?

by Alex Russell, College of Letters and Science
May 08, 2024

Savithramma P. Dinesh-Kumar, Walter S. Leal and Richard Michelmore

Plant Researchers and Molecular Biologist Elected to National Academy of Sciences

by Evan White
May 07, 2024

CERN hadron collider

Students Build, Install Dark Matter Detector at CERN

by Greg Watry
May 01, 2024

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Estella Atekwana Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

by Greg Watry
April 29, 2024

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How Plants Sense Scent

by Liana Wait
April 25, 2024

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