Firecrackers. TikTok. Anime. K-pop. Two of the largest world economies. Some of the longest-lasting civilizations. A quarter of the world population. East Asia is confronting some of the world’s most ...

Social media users are playing the blame game when it comes to California’s drought. Read enough comments online and you’ll see many similar responses blaming the state government for its management ...

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 ...

Kate Scow, a professor of soil science and soil microbial ecology at UC Davis, keeps plastic bags filled with soil on her desk. We are meeting in her office in Plant and the Environmental Sciences ...

88% of nation's strawberries are grown in California Fusarium wilt is one of the most common reasons for strawberry crop loss and death Disease has spread quickly after fumigant methyl bromide was ...

This summer, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory launched its 10-year astronomical survey to create the most comprehensive, cinematic record of the universe. Equipped with the largest digital camera ever ...

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 ...

A red wine may pair nicely with the upcoming Thanksgiving meal. But for some people, drinking red wine even in small amounts causes a headache. Typically, a “red wine headache” can occur within 30 ...

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 ...

Giant pandas are black and white to hide and communicate White markings help pandas hide in the snow; black limbs provide camouflage in shady forests Darkness around the eyes and ears sends a warning ...

California has one of the highest rates of wildfire-driven deforestation in the world, and the trend has accelerated over the past three decades, according to a study from the University of California ...

Día de Muertos, the annual day of the dead that honors those that have passed, returns this Saturday (Nov. 1). These events offer participatory experiences for attendees at Woodland's TANA (Taller ...