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

by Douglas Fox
May 15, 2026

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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

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Could Cultured Chocolate Unlock the Next Food Revolution?

by Neelanjana Gautam
May 11, 2026

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Plants Walk a Fine Line Between Growth and Defense

by Liana Wait
May 04, 2026

Feeding a Growing Population

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Cold Hands, Warm Heart — Researchers Solve Medical Mystery

by Lisa Howard
May 04, 2026

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National Academy of Sciences Elects 51�ԹϺ�� Davis Maize Geneticist Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra

by Evan White
April 29, 2026

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

by Kat Kerlin
April 27, 2026

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Tomato Industry Taking Steps to Stop Spread of Parasitic Weed

by Emily C. Dooley
April 15, 2026

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A Billion Daily Repairs: How Our Cells Mend Broken DNA

by Douglas Fox
March 23, 2026

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Study Improves Understanding of Food Safety Risks in California Central Coast Produce

by Amy Quinton
March 05, 2026

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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

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51�ԹϺ�� Davis Marks Anniversary of From Labs to Lives Campaign With Campuswide ‘Takeover’

by James Nash
February 25, 2026

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Adolescent Social Health May Foretell Loneliness, Aggressive Behavior, Study Suggests

by Alex Russell
February 23, 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