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A woman with short brown hair and glasses wearing a white lab coat looks at some sunflowers in a brightly lit indoor setting.

How Sunflowers See the Sun

by Andy Fell
October 31, 2023

At right, a quadcopter drone hovers over orchard trees. On the left across a dirt road a man in a red shirt operates the drone.

Researchers Create App to Help Drones Improve Farm Efficiency

by Jessica Heath
October 26, 2023

Green seedlings grow in a circular plastic dish on a lab bench.

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

by Liana Wait
October 25, 2023

Female rhesus macaque monkeys and infants at the California National Primate Research Center at UC Davis.

Zika Infection in Pregnant Macaques Slows Fetal Growth

by Andy Fell
October 25, 2023

Undergraduate Malia Reiss examines eelgrass in Tomales Bay.

How Students Dive into Marine Science at UC Davis

by José Vadi
October 24, 2023

An Asian man with black hair wearing a white lab coat, gloves and safety glasses stands in front of a laboratory bench.

UC Davis, Mars Researchers Discover Scalable Production Technique for Low-Calorie Sugar Substitute

by Andy Fell
October 24, 2023

An open plastic bag of crushed grey rock called metabasalt. Researchers have found adding it to farmland can suck carbon out of the air.

Adding Crushed Rock to Farmland Pulls Carbon Out of the Air

by Amy Quinton
October 24, 2023

In a circular opening, a long-haired woman in a white lab coat bends over a person lying down with the top of their head towards the camera. Blue color fills the rest of the field outside the circle.

Novel Dynamic Imaging Technology Captures the Body’s Immune Response to COVID-19

by Nadine Yehya
October 19, 2023

Western bluebird on tree branch

Heat Waves Harm Bird Reproduction on Agricultural Lands

by Tiffany Dobbyn
October 19, 2023

Seven Golden Retrievers shown in a field. UC Davis researchers find a gene associated with longevity in the breed. (Jessica Hecock)

Can Golden Retrievers Live Longer?

by Amy Quinton
October 19, 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

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

The anaerobic digester at UC Davis

The Good and Bad Uses of Biomass for California

by Emily C. Dooley
October 11, 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

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