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These California Wildflowers Could Save Other Plants

by Douglas Fox
May 26, 2026

Science and Climate

Curved glass building with white tree-like patterns, small street trees and blue sky. UC Davis celebrated the opening of the Resnick Center for Agricultural Innovation on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (TJ Ushing / UC Davis)

UC Davis Opens Resnick Center for Agricultural Innovation

by Courtney Tompkins
May 21, 2026

Cream roses with browned edges from Botrytis cinerea, or gray mold, and unopened buds amid green foliage. Botrytis cinerea, or gray mold, can attack hundreds of plants, causing an estimated 5% to 10% crop loss across many fruits, vegetatbles and flowers. (Adobe stock)

The Fungus That Spoils Nearly Everything

by Amy Quinton
May 20, 2026

Two women in dark blue shirts kneeling in a meadow. One is holding a plastic tube while the other looks on.

This Single Mother Must Learn Quickly — Or Her Colony Won’t Survive

by Douglas Fox
May 15, 2026

Three smiling adults outdoors near greenhouses, woman center holding potted green plant

A Fresh Approach to Peppermint

by Liana Wait
May 14, 2026

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Scientists Dispute Hypothesis That Climate Change Will Unleash Massive Ag Pest Populations

by Kathy Keatley Garvey
May 12, 2026

ripe cacao pod on tree

Could Cultured Chocolate Unlock the Next Food Revolution?

by Neelanjana Gautam
May 11, 2026

Young swallow fledgling sitting on gritty threshold under a painted wooden door

A Baby Bird’s Wishlist: Mild Weather, Attentive Parents, Not Being the Smallest Sibling

by Liana Wait
May 11, 2026

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Children with Rare, Debilitating Brain Diseases Suffer From Mutations in a Little-Known Protein Complex

by Douglas Fox
May 08, 2026

Firefighter walking through a smoky forest, managing controlled burns among tall trees. Sierra Hotshot crew member lighting a test burn on the "Pit" RX unit on Inyo National Forest, approximately 1 mile east of the Town of Mammoth Lakes, CA. on October 3, 2023. (USDA Forest Service Photo By Lisa Cox)

Forest Fuel Treatments Reduce Wildfire Spread, Prevent $2.8 Billion in Damage

by Amy Quinton
May 07, 2026

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