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Ecosystem Benefits to Humanity Expected to Decline by 9% by 2100

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • December 18, 2023
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
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The Mystery of El Niño

  • by Malia Reiss
  • December 15, 2023
  • What Can I Do About Climate Change?
  • Environment
  • Science and Climate
A student recharges an electric Unitrans bus.

UC Davis Tops Nation in Sustainability Rankings

  • by Julia Ann Easley
  • December 15, 2023
  • University
  • Environment
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Scientists Sequence Genome for Threatened Whitebark Pine

  • by Teodora Rautu
  • December 13, 2023
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
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Three Orphaned Mountain Lion Cubs Rescued in San Diego

  • by Emily Senninger/San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance
  • December 13, 2023
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Environment
  • Human & Animal Health
  • One Health
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6 Books on Climate Change from UC Davis

  • by Malia Reiss
  • December 12, 2023
  • What Can I Do About Climate Change?
  • Environment
  • Science and Climate
  • UC Davis Books
Adult red abalone at marine laboratory

Ocean Acidification Creates Legacy of Stress for Red Abalone

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • December 06, 2023
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
Bear sits in creek

In Hotter Regions, Mammals Seek Forests, Avoid Human Habitats

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • December 04, 2023
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
students raise their hands around UC Davis research fellow, Leta Landucci

KiDS, a Volunteer Program, Empowers the Next Generation of Scientists

  • by Malia N Reiss
  • November 29, 2023
  • What Can I Do About Climate Change?
  • Environment
  • Science and Climate
An orange flame circles a meadow with smoke as six people stand scattered throughout a wooded property during prescribed burn

Reforms Needed to Expand Prescribed Burns

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • November 15, 2023
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
Six people pose for photo in front of sign.

Worldwide Leaders Convene to Protect and Advance Global Biodiversity

  • by Ali Loge
  • November 14, 2023
  • Environment
  • Dateline
  • University
landscape of UC Davis water tower as seen through rain-splattered window on a gray day with above a silhouette of trees.

Atmospheric Rivers and El Niño Experts

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • November 13, 2023
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
Mountain lion walks hills at night with city lights of Los Angeles shining below

City and Highway Lights Threaten Mountain Lion Habitats

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • November 06, 2023
  • Science and Climate
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Environment
  • Human & Animal Health
  • One Health
Western bluebird on tree branch

Heat Waves Harm Bird Reproduction on Agricultural Lands

  • by Tiffany Dobbyn
  • October 19, 2023
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
fisheries biologists use a net to collect fish from a creek during fall

UC Davis to Safeguard Spring-Run Chinook Salmon Broodstock

  • by California Department of Fish and Wildlife
  • October 12, 2023
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
The anaerobic digester at UC Davis

The Good and Bad Uses of Biomass for California

  • by Emily C. Dooley
  • October 11, 2023
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
  • Food & Agriculture
Workers digging large trench

Funding and Pathway Plan Are Steps Toward Reducing Fossil Fuel Use

  • by Cody Kitaura
  • October 09, 2023
  • University
  • Dateline
  • Environment
Killer whale pushes dolphin with its nose in water

Why Are Killer Whales Harassing and Killing Porpoises Without Eating Them?

  • by Justin Cox
  • September 28, 2023
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
  • Human & Animal Health
  • One Health
coyote on a highway with glimpse of car in view

California Roadkill Data Shows Decline of Mule Deer, Coyote

  • by Emily C. Dooley
  • September 25, 2023
  • Environment
  • Human & Animal Health
  • Science and Climate
Gray wolves at the Oakland Zoo

Gray Wolf Personality Research Uses Puzzle Boxes, Rain Sticks

  • by Emily C. Dooley
  • September 20, 2023
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
  • Human & Animal Health
Ibis stand besides plates of food and water in an enclosed wildlife care facility

Efforts Intensify To Assist Avian Botulism-Affected Birds At Tulare Lake

  • by California Department of Fish and Wildife/ Oiled Wildlife Care Network
  • September 09, 2023
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Environment
  • Human & Animal Health
  • One Health
Sea turtle with tumors

Scientists Investigate Green Sea Turtle Tumor Disease

  • by Emily C. Dooley
  • August 31, 2023
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
  • Human & Animal Health
  • One Health
  • Science and Climate
wildfire. and smoke rises over hill and trees in forest at night

Wildfire, Soil Emissions Increasing Air Pollution in Remote Forests

  • by Emily C. Dooley
  • August 29, 2023
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
Drone prototype for better wildfire detection

New Drone Research Advances Wildfire Monitoring

  • by Jessica Heath
  • August 28, 2023
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
yellow wildflowers in foreground overlooking homes in Los Angeles at sunrise

California Climate Action Grants Awarded to 4 UC Davis Projects

  • by University of California/UC Davis News and Media Relations
  • August 23, 2023
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment

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