Oceans | UC Davis

Blue glacier wall with snow-capped peaks reflecting on calm icy water

Melting Icebergs Can Weaken a Massive, Far-Off Ocean Current System

by Greg Watry
July 13, 2026

A view of deep green trees through mist and rain.

Rainy Tropics Could Face Unprecedented Droughts as an Atlantic Current Slows

by Yvaine Ye
July 30, 2025

Underwater photo of a colorful outcrop of coral with many layers against blue ocean background.

Can Corals Be Saved?

by Harrison Tasoff
November 04, 2024

A brown octopus seen from the side, tentacles curled beneath it.

Warming Ocean Could Harm Octopus Vision

by Andy Fell
April 16, 2024

Garfield Kwan and Dana Song posing together

Squidtoons: A Science Communication Cartoon Series

by Malia Reiss
February 22, 2024

Finding Hope ‘At Every Depth’

by Greg Watry
January 30, 2024

Marbled godwit forage among kelp on beach

The Choreography Connecting Kelp Forests to the Beach

by UC Santa Barbara/UC Davis News and Media Relations
January 03, 2024

Undergraduate Malia Reiss examines eelgrass in Tomales Bay.

How Students Dive into Marine Science at UC Davis

by José Vadi
October 24, 2023

Male scientist leans over data sensor placed near tide pools at UC Davis Bodega Marine Reserve

Science Helps Coastal Communities Prepare for Extremes

by Kathleen Wong, UC Natural Reserve System
May 17, 2023

Microscopic coral A. poculata, white with tentacles extended

Hibernating Corals and the Microbiomes That Sustain Them

by Kat Kerlin
December 01, 2022

Woman diving with coral looks up from sea floor at camera

Corals Saving Corals

by Kat Kerlin
November 21, 2022

Sea lion with head above water in ocean

Sea Lion Rescued From Deadly Plastic Entanglement

by Justin Cox
November 18, 2022

a rainbow sheen of oil on wet pavement and the legs of someone standing near it

Most Oil in the Sea Comes from Runoff on Land

by Kat Kerlin
October 03, 2022

Woman in black shirt holds toddler daughter who is pointing at something. Ocean in background.

Alyssa Griffin: The Capacity to Care

by Kat Kerlin
August 08, 2022

Scientist Tessa Hill in sweater and glasses with black background

Tessa Hill: Telling the Ocean’s Secrets

by Kat Kerlin
August 08, 2022

Live spider crab caught in gillnet cut free with scissors

Tons of Lost Fishing Gear Recovered off Southern California Coast

by Amy Bond
June 07, 2022

White male scientist in wet suit holds sea lemon and smiles at camera with ocean bay in background

Invasive Species and Climate Change Impact Coastal Estuaries

by Kat Kerlin
May 05, 2022

Particles of plastic drift under blue water in the ocean

Pathogens Can Hitch a Ride on Plastic to Reach the Sea

by Kat Kerlin
April 26, 2022

humpback whale breaching

To Save California’s Whales, Put Overlooked Threats Into Policy

by Kat Kerlin
April 06, 2022

A woman's hand is seen giving an ultrasound to an abalone in a tank with sonagraph on computer screen in background

Ultrasounds for Abalone

by Kat Kerlin
February 25, 2022

Side view of a basking shark swimming with its massive mouth open

Sharp Decline in Basking Shark Sightings in California

by Kat Kerlin
February 22, 2022

Two weird fish side by side

Shaped by Water: Ocean Depths Home to More Diverse Shapes of Fishes

by Andy Fell
June 15, 2021

New Podcast Examines Endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales

by UC Davis News and Media Relations
April 01, 2021

seagrass spreads across bay with red boat in background

Seagrasses Turn Back the Clock on Ocean Acidification

by Kat Kerlin
March 31, 2021

southern sea otter eats a crab while floating on back

Ocean Toxin a Heartbreaking Threat for Sea Otters

by Kat Kerlin
January 26, 2021

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