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Chloroplasts Do More Than Photosynthesis: They’re Also a Key Player in Plant Immunity

by Liana Wait
October 25, 2023

A smiling woman with long blonde-red hair leans on a railing in front of grey metal and glass cabinets. She wears a dark green cardigan and her face is turned towards the camera.

Engineer Studying Bird Flight Awarded Packard Fellowship

by College of Engineering Communications
October 16, 2023

Dense white cloud seen from space spirals outwards from the center of the image. A coastline is barely visible through the cloud.

Climate Catastrophe Produced Instantaneous Evolutionary Change

by Jade Boyd
October 12, 2023

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Simulations Explain Abundance of Bright Galaxies at Cosmic Dawn

by Greg Watry
October 03, 2023

Long grass against a grey sky with raindrops on the camera lens.

Viruses Dynamic and Changing After Dry Soils are Watered

by Emily Dooley
October 02, 2023

A metal rectangle is held in a pair of tweezers entering from the right.

‘Impossible’ Millimeter Wave Sensor Has Wide Potential

by Matt Marcure
October 02, 2023

Woman talking to her Siri-based device. UC Davis researchers find that most of us speak differently when talking to AI. (Getty)

‘Unfold’ Podcast Episode Examines Voice Artificial Intelligence

by Amy Quinton
September 19, 2023

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Supporting Non-Linear Science Careers Strengthens Academia

by Andy Fell
September 14, 2023

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UC Davis Exceeds $1 Billion in Research Awards for 2nd Year

by Neelanjana Gautam
September 12, 2023

From the rear of a classroom, rows of students face a blackboard where a professor is drawing symbols.

Closing Equity Gaps in Physics Education

by Greg Watry
September 11, 2023

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Disney Princesses Can Be Good for a Child’s Self-Image, UC Davis Researchers Suggest

by Alex Russell
September 07, 2023

Head and forelegs of a large, green/brown lizard lying on gravel with its head held up.

Reanalysis Shows Dinosaurs Not So Warm-Blooded

by Andy Fell
September 07, 2023

Roughly triangular pale off-white rock with brown and black flecks and a band green crystal running vertically across it. A ruler shows that it is about 50 millimeters across.

Aluminum Isotope in the Early Solar System

by Andy Fell
September 05, 2023

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Researchers to Probe Brain Mechanisms Behind Free Will

by Greg Watry
August 23, 2023

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Man working among dishes in back of restaurant

Immigration Slowed in COVID-19 Pandemic, But Migrant Jobs Not Filled by U.S.-Born

by Greg Watry
August 15, 2023

A woman with shoulder length grey hair and glasses wearing a blue lab coat looks at a green-tinted fish tank she is holding. On left behind the fish tank is a white man with greying reddish hair and a grey beard wearing a white lab coat. In the background are racks of plastic fishtanks.

Using Glowing Fish to Detect Harmful Pesticides

by Douglas Fox
August 15, 2023

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‘Oppenheimer’ and UC Davis

by Andy Fell
August 07, 2023

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Silicon Sponge Could Lead to New Photodetectors

by Andy Fell
July 28, 2023

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Teens Need Consistent Positive Messaging in Multicultural Environments

by Karen Nikos-Rose
July 27, 2023

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Hitting Reset to Start a New Embryo

by Andy Fell
July 19, 2023

A young woman with long curly brown hair wearing a grey hoodie and face mask while riding light rail. Other passengers in the background also wear masks.

Bringing COVID-19 Data into Focus

by Andy Fell
July 14, 2023

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'Lava Lamp' Vesicles Show How Cells Could Self-organize

by Andy Fell
July 11, 2023

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‘The Backdrop’ Podcast: The Nature of Memory and Early Signs of Alzheimer’s

by Soterios Johnson
June 28, 2023

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Taking the Arrow of Time out of the Equation

by Greg Watry
June 26, 2023

Rendering of two dinosaurs at a water hole.

Investigating the Prehistoric Origins of Plant-Eating

by Greg Watry
June 23, 2023

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