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Aerial view of rocky shoreline with green bushes and clear turquoise-to-deep-blue water.

2025 Lake Tahoe Clarity Report Released

by Kat Kerlin
June 09, 2026

Deer walk along an overpass wildlife crossing in photo from wildlife camera

Deer Are First Animals to Cross California’s First Wildlife Overcrossing

by Kat Kerlin
June 03, 2026

Burned hillside with charred trees and ruined homes, cloudy sky and distant LA county skyline.

Researchers Find Carcinogenic Chromium-6 in Palisades, Altadena Fire Cleanup Zones

by 51�ԹϺ��LA Fielding School of Public Health
June 01, 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

Aerial view of a narrow blue stream winding through dense green forest

Study Projects Plant Extinction Rates Through 2100

by Kat Kerlin
May 07, 2026

Aerial photo of Alcatraz Island prison in San Francisco Bay, boats and cloudy sky

Alcatraz Coyote Wasn’t a City Boy After All

by National Park Service
May 05, 2026

Small gray-brown mouse nibbling on sandy ground

Climate Change Increases Spillover Risk of Rodent-Borne Arenaviruses

by Kat Kerlin
May 04, 2026

Dusk photo: person kneeling at riverbank, headlamp beam illuminating water

Stop-and-Go Science: Researchers Pivot to Try to Salvage Important Work

by Kat Kerlin
April 27, 2026

View from rocky slope over pine forests to a blue Lake Tahoe and distant peaks

Wildfire-Driven Deforestation Rates in California Among Highest in World

by Kat Kerlin
April 22, 2026

Person in orange jacket kneeling with camping gear beside a small alpine lake under blue sky

What Does A Record-Breaking Wildfire Season Mean For Life in Alpine Lakes?

by Gabe Allen, CU Boulder
April 21, 2026

White electric SUV plugged into a home garage charger beside beige garage door

Would You Let Your Utility Control When You Charge Your EV?

by Vicki Ekstrom High, University of Chicago
April 20, 2026

A group of Magellanic penguins gathered around their burrows on a rocky landscape.

Penguin ‘Toxicologists’ Find PFAS Chemicals in Remote Patagonia

by Kat Kerlin
April 08, 2026

A gloved hand sprays cleaning solution, creating a mist in a bright kitchen setting. Researchers at 51�ԹϺ�� Davis found in a mouse study that chemicals commonly found in disinfectant sprays may be more harmful than once thought. (Getty)

Common Disinfectant Chemicals Far More Toxic When Inhaled, Study Finds

by Amy Quinton
March 30, 2026

A person wading in shallow water, holding a fishing tow net against a serene natural background.

Managed Wetlands a Culinary Hot Spot for SF Bay Fish, But They Need Delivery Options

by Kat Kerlin
March 25, 2026

Bristlecone pine tree on rocky terrain under blue cloudy sky

Unlocking Longevity Insights From Ancient Bristlecone Pine

by Kat Kerlin
March 23, 2026

A coastal scene with numerous sea lions resting on rocks beside turquoise waves.

Global Strategies to Protect Seals and Sea Lions from Avian Influenza

by Kat Kerlin
March 19, 2026

Two seals resting closely together on a sandy beach.

First Cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Northern Elephant Seals Confirmed in California

by 51�ԹϺ�� Davis News and Media Relations
February 25, 2026

Sascha Nicklish in ponytail, white t-shirt and jeans stands with Julia Fine in black shirt and pants and purple hair stand on either side of a wooden, mint green and yellow bee hive.

Helping Beekeepers Fight Mites Through More Effective Treatments

by USDA/51�ԹϺ�� Davis News
February 19, 2026

Close-up of a green Sierran tree frog resting on a bed of leaves and twigs.

Frog Love Songs and the Sounds of Climate Change

by Kat Kerlin
February 12, 2026

Two people in green suits walking on icy terrain alongside a line of dead skuas, which are seabirds.

H5N1 Causes Die-off of Antarctic Skuas, a Seabird

by Kat Kerlin
February 05, 2026

A woman in waders walks into murky, wet floodplain on rice fields

Tell Me Something Good … About Salmon

by Kat Kerlin
January 29, 2026

Birder Julian Johnson with spotting scope at treatment plant pond and grassland

Julian Johnson’s Big Year of Birding

by Kat Kerlin
January 27, 2026

three researchers in coats and a yellow robotic glider are on the ice and snow in Antarctica next to a yellow crane

Expedition to Antarctica: 51�ԹϺ�� Davis Tracks Melting Glaciers

by Kat Kerlin
January 23, 2026

Plumes of fiery smoke from the Pacific Palisades Fire at night

LA Fires: Chemicals From the Smoke Lingered Inside Homes Long After the Wildfires Were Out

by Yifang Zhu
January 06, 2026

Hugh Safford overlooks Echo Lake. He stands with arms folded along rocky ridges. The lake is below and mountains are int backdrop.

Lessons from the Caldor Fire’s Christmas Valley ‘Miracle’

by Kat Kerlin
December 19, 2025

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