Fire plays important role for Sierra Nevada bats. Bats face many threats — from habitat loss and climate change to emerging diseases, such as white-nose…
Scientists have linked the decline in Arctic sea ice to the emergence of a deadly virus that could threaten marine mammals in the North Pacific,…
Study Finds 27 Percent Drop in Child Mortality in Low- and Middle-Income Countries More than half of child deaths worldwide stem from preventable causes, such…
A group of astronomers led by the University of California, Davis has obtained new data that suggest the universe is expanding more rapidly than previously…
New measurement of Hubble constant adds to cosmic mystery. New measurements of the rate of expansion of the universe, led by astronomers at the University…
If “Why?” is the first question in science, “Why not?” must be a close second. Sometimes it’s worth thinking about why something does not exist….
The Earth formed relatively quickly from the cloud of dust and gas around the sun, trapping water and gases in the planet’s mantle, according to…
Scientists have discovered a novel chemical state of the element manganese. This chemical state, first proposed about 90 years ago, enables a high-performance, low-cost sodium-ion…
A new explanation for the Moon’s origin has it forming inside the Earth when our planet was a seething, spinning cloud of vaporized rock, called…
Scientists reveal that planet-sized bodies can form a new, much larger structure called a synestia – an indented disk rather like a red blood cell…
New research from UC Davis and NASA reveals that the blueness of Lake Tahoe is controlled by algal concentration, which in turn is driven by…
New research from the University of California Davis is the first to demonstrate a direct, dose-dependent relationship between the amount of added sugar consumed in…
A newly published stem cell study from UC Davis uncovers the brain-protective powers of astrocytes, finding that astrocytes can protect brain tissue and reduce disability…
In a newly published study, researchers from UC Davis identify a biomarker for autism in a subset of children, finding that the mothers of children…
Researchers at UC Davis have developed a new fabric that works like human skin, forming excess sweat into droplets that drain away by themselves. Waterproof…
An international team of researchers used a method called atomic-scale multilayer sputtering to create iron-platinum alloys with an ordered crystal structure that could be used…
In a newly published study, scientists identify the mechanism for controlling calcium influx in cells, helping researchers better understand the molecular causes of the…
A newly published study suggests that Europeans are closely related, finding on a genealogical level that everyone in Europe traces back to nearly the same…
