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A young songbird, the great tit, with yellow, white and black markings, pushes a red sliding door to the left of a white box while two other birds watch.

These Songbirds Learn More From Siblings Than From Parents

by Kat Kerlin
October 09, 2025

Two scientists in wet suits swim in a shallow part of Lake Tahoe collecting rocks covered with attached algae

Lake Tahoe Algae Experiment Suggests Seasonal Shifts Ahead

by Kat Kerlin
October 06, 2025

A person with dark curly hair wearing a white lab coat and blue gloves seated at a lab bench looking into a microscope. The the left another person with beard and glasses wearing white lab coat looks over them.

Newly Recognized Pathway Could Protect People with Diabetes from Hypoglycemia

by Douglas Fox
October 02, 2025

A black mouse nestled with small grey mouse pups.

Psilocybin May Present Unique Risks During the Postpartum Period

by Greg Watry
September 30, 2025

UC Davis researchers developed an online tool that tracks agricultural leftovers, like almond hulls shown here in a large pile, to help reduce food waste and inspire new uses.

Turning Food Scraps into Opportunities

by Tiffany Dobbyn
September 30, 2025

Feeding a Growing Population

A man in a dark blue labcoat sits in front of a large microscope looking up towards the camera.

Landmark Discovery Reveals How Chromosomes Are Passed From One Generation to the Next

by Douglas Fox
September 24, 2025

Row of green trees in an orchard. Two people stand in the middle distance looking at a handheld device.

AI Tool to Help Farmers Measure Real-Time Crop Health from the Field

by Emily Dooley
September 24, 2025

Aerial view of a tractor pulling a plough across a fallowed farm field next to almond orchards in the Central Valley. Valley fever is spreading across the arid west as climate change creates the ideal conditions for the fungus to spread. (Getty)

Valley Fever Is Spreading Across the Arid West, Affecting People and Dogs

by Amy Quinton
September 23, 2025

Advancing Health Worldwide

In an outdoor setting, Kate Scow sits on a bench towards the right of the photo, facing the camera and smiling. She's wearing a dark blue long sleeve top and is angled just slightly toward the camera.

Among the Academies: A World Living Beneath Our Feet

by José Vadi
September 23, 2025

Baseball flying through the air

UC Davis Researchers Look at How the Brain Prioritizes What We See

by Alex Russell, College of Letters and Science
September 23, 2025

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