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exhaust from vehicles on roadway

Air Quality Impacts Early Brain Development

by Trina Wood
June 17, 2020

Brooks Range, Northern Alaska view of mountains and meadow

Half the Earth Relatively Intact From Global Human Influence

by Kat Kerlin
June 11, 2020

Aerial view of Emerald Bay in Lake Tahoe

Lake Tahoe Clarity Report Mixed for 2019

by UC Davis News and Media Relations
June 10, 2020

A river runs between stands of forest in northern California

California’s Climate Refugia: Mapping the Stable Places

by Kat Kerlin
June 08, 2020

Longin smelt being swabbed in gloved hand of scientist.

CRISPR a Tool for Conservation, Not Just Gene Editing

by Kat Kerlin
May 21, 2020

One car drives across Brooklyn Bridge in New York during Spring 2020's shelter-in-place directives.

As Americans Shelter in Place, Traffic, Emissions and Fuel-Tax Revenues Decline Dramatically

by Kat Kerlin
May 01, 2020

Traffic in downtown Los Angeles

California COVID-19 Traffic Report Finds Silver Lining

by Kat Kerlin
April 16, 2020

Rhesus macaques at Kathmandu, Nepal temple

The Link Between Virus Spillover, Wildlife Extinction and the Environment

by Kat Kerlin
April 07, 2020

Students in a UC Davis fire ecology class walk along a burned ridge

Wildfire Perceptions Largely Positive After Hiking in a Burned Landscape

by Kat Kerlin
March 26, 2020

applying cement

Concrete Solutions That Lower Both Emissions and Air Pollution

by Kat Kerlin
March 23, 2020

Extreme Weather Could Bring Next Recession

by Karen Nikos-Rose
February 18, 2020

greening tundra aerial shot

Global Science Team on Red Alert as Arctic Lands Grow Greener

by UC Davis News and Media Relations
January 31, 2020

Fish enclosures at study site with Mount Shasta in background.

Can Salmon Eat Their Way Out of Climate Change?

by Kat Kerlin
December 10, 2019

Big Brown bat on tree

Bats May Benefit From Wildfire

by Kat Kerlin
December 05, 2019

Greenland ice meets land

Outlook for the Polar Regions in a 2 Degrees Warmer World

by Kat Kerlin
December 04, 2019

Diver in Chile prepares to enter kelp forest

How Giant Kelp May Respond to Climate Change

by Kat Kerlin
November 13, 2019

The Survivors: Sugar Pine Trees and the Future Forest

by Kat Kerlin
November 07, 2019

Adult male ribbon seal laying on ice

Melting Arctic Sea Ice Linked to Emergence of Deadly Virus in Marine Mammals

by Kristin Burns
November 07, 2019

A thermometer in the foreground with a suited man at a computer in the background

Extreme Heat Impacts Firms’ Stock Value, Study Finds

by Julia Ann Easley and Steven Wilson
November 04, 2019

Bull kelp underwater

California’s Crashing Kelp Forest

by Kat Kerlin
October 21, 2019

Researcher with transect line stands in Sierra Nevada forests affected by drought

Plant Diversity a Casualty of High-Severity Wildfires

by Kat Kerlin
October 02, 2019

Kristin Aquilino

In Major Milestone, Endangered White Abalone ‘Graduate’

by Ellen Caminiti
September 12, 2019

Microplastics: Not Just an Ocean Problem

by Kat Kerlin
August 07, 2019

Boulder of native oysters near Tomales Bay, California

Climate Change Could Shrink Oyster Habitat in California

by UC Davis News and Media Relations
August 05, 2019

Sunrise at Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe

Removing Tiny Shrimp May Help Climate-Proof Lake Tahoe’s Clarity

by Kat Kerlin
August 01, 2019

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