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What is Gut Health?

by Amy Quinton
February 18, 2026

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Sloan Fellowship for Quantum Sciences Research

by Andy Fell
February 17, 2026

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Frog Love Songs and the Sounds of Climate Change

by Kat Kerlin
February 12, 2026

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H5N1 Causes Die-off of Antarctic Skuas, a Seabird

by Kat Kerlin
February 05, 2026

Rendering of the proposed new small animal hospital at the UC Davis Weill School of Veterinary Medicine as shown from Garrod Drive. The four-story building has a glass facade. A few students are shown walking a dog on the sidewalk in front of the building.

UC Davis Receives $120M Gift, Largest Ever to Veterinary Medicine

by Courtney Tompkins
January 28, 2026

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Grant to Expand Self-Cloning Crop Technology for Indian Farmers

by Liana Wait
January 27, 2026

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Some Corals Can Stand the Heat — Could They Help Those That Can’t?

by Liana Wait
January 26, 2026

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Biologists and Engineers Follow Goopy Clues to Plant-Wilting Bacteria

by Andy Fell
January 23, 2026

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Breakthroughs for Preventing Pistachio Hull Split

by Trina Kleist
January 22, 2026

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Tiny Earthquakes Reveal Hidden Faults Under Northern California

by Andy Fell
January 15, 2026

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