The bright orange plumes of water scientists first noticed billowing across a river in Alaska’s Brooks Range in 2018 were even more acidic and metallic than water leached from metal mines, despite ...

Interacting with animals can make people feel calmer and less lonely and anxious. A new study from the University of California, Davis, shows that animals play an active role in shaping these ...

A secret to the survival of juvenile salmon as they form in their eggs is revealed by a new study from NOAA Fisheries and the University of California, Davis. Sacramento River winter-run Chinook ...

Visit the 100-acre UC Davis Arboretum on any weekday morning, and you'll likely find an ecology class studying wildlife, student interns tending a garden they designed, or a parent pointing out a ...

As of March 2026, every U.S. state had introduced at least one bill seeking to regulate social media or other digital platforms for people younger than 18. The wave of legislation would be difficult ...

To avoid self-pollination, avocado trees alternate between opening male and female flowers at different times of day. Some avocados are female in the morning and male in the afternoon, while others ...

If you've been reaching for chips, mayonnaise or salad dressing labeled "made with avocado oil," there's a good chance the oil inside isn't pure avocado oil, despite it being the only listed oil ...

Worker bees are the first line of defense when it comes to removing contamination in honeybee colonies, but a queen has her ways, too. A honeybee queen facing chronic exposure to pesticides will take ...

The University of California, Davis, today announced the second largest individual gift ever made to the UC Davis Weill School of Veterinary Medicine: $75 million from Bay Area residents Kathy Chiao ...

The University of California, Davis, today announced the largest gift ever made to veterinary medicine worldwide: $120 million from philanthropists Joan and Sanford I. Weill through the Weill Family ...

“If we don’t understand the underlying tectonic processes, it’s hard to predict the seismic hazard,” said co-author Amanda Thomas, professor of earth and planetary sciences at UC Davis. Three of the ...

UC Davis will notify the campus community if it confirms federal immigration law enforcement activity has taken place on campus UC Davis provides resources for international and undocumented community ...