In this video, UC Davis marine scientist Elisabeth Sellinger explores the global importance of eelgrass, its role along the California coast, and how the Greater Farallones and Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuaries help protect and restore these essential habitats.
UC Davis Professor Tessa Hill spoke about the benefits that can come from fast action on methane with the hosts of We Don’t Have Time during this year’s Climate Week NYC, held Sept 21-28. She was joined by Fatima Denton, director of the United Nations University-Institute for Natural Resources in Africa.
New results from the Hayabusa-2 space probe show that asteroids formed at the very beginnings of our Solar System retained substantial amounts of water for hundreds of millions of years, potentially delivering water to Earth and other planets for much longer than previously thought.
Before the evolutionary advent of mouths and digestive systems, eating looked incredibly different on Earth. In a study appearing in Geobiology, UC Davis researchers reexamine fossils from half a billion years ago to learn how an enigmatic organism called Dickinsonia fed.
Explore new interpretations of classic land ethics, multiple cases of climate action and land sovereignty and witness how past generations reacted to the changing climate. Scholars from across the College of Letters and Science provide insight into how human action and inaction has influenced the natural environment around us.
The July 29 earthquake on Russia's Kamchatka peninsula was among the most powerful recorded by modern instruments, setting off tsunami warnings around the Pacific rim. John Rundle, Distinguished Professor in the departments of Physics and Astronomy and of Earth and Planetary Sciences at UC Davis, had previously included the Kamchatka region in an analysis of earthquake risk published in 2018.
Some of the rainiest places on Earth could see their annual precipitation nearly halved if climate change continues to alter the way ocean water moves around the globe. In a new study, scientists revealed that even a modest slowdown of a major Atlantic Ocean current could dry out rainforests, threaten vulnerable ecosystems and upend livelihoods across the tropics.
New research from the University of California, Davis, the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Texas A&M University reveals that massive emissions, or burps, of carbon dioxide from natural earth systems led to significant decreases in ocean oxygen concentrations some 300 million years ago.
In his new book Mysteries of the National Parks: 35 Stories of Baffling Disappearances, Unexplained Phenomena, and More, UC Davis alum Mike Bezemek probes beneath the stunning beauty of National Park System sites to explore hidden history, infamous crimes, strange discoveries, legendary figures and more.
UC Davis Ph.D. student Claris Sunjo is uncovering solutions to water pollution in Cameroon’s mangrove estuaries through award-winning research. Learn how Sunjo is leading global efforts to improve water quality and climate resilience in Sub-Saharan Africa’s threatened ecosystems.
