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Scientists Dispute Hypothesis That Climate Change Will Unleash Massive Ag Pest Populations

by Kathy Keatley Garvey
May 12, 2026

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Could Cultured Chocolate Unlock the Next Food Revolution?

by Neelanjana Gautam
May 11, 2026

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A Baby Bird’s Wishlist: Mild Weather, Attentive Parents, Not Being the Smallest Sibling

by Liana Wait
May 11, 2026

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Children with Rare, Debilitating Brain Diseases Suffer From Mutations in a Little-Known Protein Complex

by Douglas Fox
May 08, 2026

Firefighter walking through a smoky forest, managing controlled burns among tall trees. Sierra Hotshot crew member lighting a test burn on the "Pit" RX unit on Inyo National Forest, approximately 1 mile east of the Town of Mammoth Lakes, CA. on October 3, 2023. (USDA Forest Service Photo By Lisa Cox)

Forest Fuel Treatments Reduce Wildfire Spread, Prevent $2.8 Billion in Damage

by Amy Quinton
May 07, 2026

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Study Projects Plant Extinction Rates Through 2100

by Kat Kerlin
May 07, 2026

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Plants Walk a Fine Line Between Growth and Defense

by Liana Wait
May 04, 2026

Feeding a Growing Population

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Non-Rotating Early Galaxy Is a Surprise to Astronomers

by Andy Fell
May 04, 2026

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Climate Change Increases Spillover Risk of Rodent-Borne Arenaviruses

by Kat Kerlin
May 04, 2026

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National Academy of Sciences Elects UC Davis Maize Geneticist Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra

by Evan White
April 29, 2026

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Identifying Genetic Causes of Blindness in People and Macaques

by Andy Fell
April 28, 2026

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Fish Evolution Accelerated After Adapting to Eat off Hard Surfaces

by Liana Wait
April 28, 2026

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UC STEM Fest to Inspire Kids with Science and Engineering

by Andy Fell
April 27, 2026

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Stop-and-Go Science: Researchers Pivot to Try to Salvage Important Work

by Kat Kerlin
April 27, 2026

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Wildfire-Driven Deforestation Rates in California Among Highest in World

by Kat Kerlin
April 22, 2026