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Rows of plants with white flowers disappear into the distance under a blue sky.

Plants Balance Adaptability in Skin Cells with Stability in Sex Cells

by Liana Wait
November 12, 2025

A man with brown hair and a beard wearing a pink shirt holds up a square board. In the middle of the board is mounted a small brass wheel.

Mechanical Power by Linking Earth’s Warmth to Space

by Andy Fell
November 12, 2025

Hugh Safford stands with back to camera, hands on hips, overlooking mountains and forests searching for Jeffrey pine

An Extreme Tree Hunt in the Sierra Nevada

by Kat Kerlin
November 10, 2025

The aerial view looks west toward the the Patterson Reservoir and Patterson Pass-Alameda County Water Plant, located beside the South Bay Aqueduct, part of the California State Water Project in Alameda County. It shows dry land with a snaking canal leading to a reservoir. (Kelly M Grow / California Department of Water Resources)

California Surface Water Costs Triple During Drought

by Amy Quinton
November 05, 2025

Brown, chunky, quarter-sized new species of trapdoor spider named Aptostichus ramirezae, on a white background. (Emma Jochim / UC Davis)

New Species of Spider Discovered, Just in Time for Halloween

by Amy M Quinton
October 29, 2025

Two men in yellow construction vests squat on a schoolyard playground

California Schools Are Losing Tree Canopy

by Emily C. Dooley
October 27, 2025

An overhead view of a spread of raw foods, including red cabbage, avocado, mushrooms and salmon.

Bezos Earth Fund Grants $2M to UC Davis and American Heart Association to Advance AI-Designed Foods

by Andy Fell
October 24, 2025

Colored spheres with surface projections swirl towards an electronic circuit on a board.

Federal Contract for up to $40 Million Fuels Research to Revolutionize Clean Indoor Air and Defend Against Next Pandemic

by Melody Warnick
October 16, 2025

Two researchers stand inside a greenhouse

What’s at Stake with Federal Research Funding Cuts

by UC Davis Staff
October 15, 2025

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A large radiotelescope dish, white but lit by golden hour light, against a background of misty forested mountains.

Astronomers Find Mystery Dark Object in Distant Universe

by Andy Fell
October 09, 2025

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