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Tarantula spider on leaf facing camera.

Turning Tarantula Venom Into Pain Relief

by Lisa Howard
July 14, 2021

Detecting Wildlife Illness and Death With New Early Alert System

by Kat Kerlin
July 14, 2021

Female scientist lowers a Secchi disk from a research boat into Lake Tahoe to measure lake clarity.

2020 Lake Tahoe Clarity Report

by UC Davis News and Media Relations/Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
July 08, 2021

Cat with HCM sits on top of a notebook

Personalized Medicine for Cats With Heart Disease

by Amy Quinton
July 06, 2021

A close-up of a wood block and earth block and a blowtorch

The House That Doesn’t Burn

by Kat Kerlin
June 30, 2021

A galaxy with nearby supernova marked with a circle

New, Third Type of Supernova Observed

by Andy Fell
June 28, 2021

Win or Lose, Women Are Seeking Election for the Long Haul

by Karen Michele Nikos-Rose
June 21, 2021

Songs and memory photo

That Song Is Stuck in Your Head, but It’s Helping You to Remember

by Karen Nikos-Rose
June 15, 2021

wine mechanization

Machines Can Help Wine Grape Industry Survive Labor Shortage

by Amy Quinton
June 07, 2021

Two adult mountain gorillas snuggle with infant gorilla in Rwanda forest.

Conservation Success Leads to New Challenges for Endangered Mountain Gorillas

by UC Davis News and Media Relations
May 25, 2021

Eastern brown snake

Snakeskin-Inspired Pilings Could Stabilize Buildings

by Andy Fell
May 24, 2021

Discovery Increases Likelihood of Growing Food Despite Drought

by Jules Bernstein
May 18, 2021

exhaust from vehicles on roadway

Air Quality Linked to Increased Risk of Alzheimer’s

by Trina Wood
May 17, 2021

Monitoring brain blood flow in a volunteer with a new device.

Measuring Brain Blood Flow and Activity With Light

by Andy Fell
May 12, 2021

old-growth lichen attached to branches

Lichens Slow to Return After Wildfire

by Kat Kerlin
May 10, 2021