A wind-driven brush fire in Simi Valley could push east sending flames and smoke plumes into parts of Los Angeles, less than 18 months after catastrophic wildfires hit the communities of Altadena and ...

UC Davis scientists discovered gray mold adapts to different crops, revealing why decades of disease-resistant breeding failed.

Global wine consumption is down. And the reasons are far more complicated than you might expect. In this episode, UC Davis experts unpack what’s behind the trend.

Co-host Kat Kerlin trekked to the highest peaks in the Sierra Nevada in search of Jeffrey pine trees. Learn what their presence reveals about our changing climate.

About 85% of elementary schools studied in California experienced some loss of trees between 2018 and 2022, found a UC Davis study.

Susan Stamberg, an original National Public Radio staffer who went on to become the first U.S. woman to anchor a nightly national news program, has died.

Dogs can also get valley fever. Hear not only about one dog's fight for survival, but how dogs may hold the key to predicting valley fever's spread.

A new cancer treatment for cats could help humans too. New UC Davis cat clinical trial using UCSF developed drug shows the disease was controlled in 35% of cats, with minimal side effects.

Bird flu has shut down poultry exhibitions at county fairs this year. That's upended life for 4-H members who normally compete. Is bird flu here to stay?

UC Davis is selling wines to the public made by students, staff and faculty from Napa Valley and Yolo County grapes.

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A beautiful, but invasive, shot of color

The FDA has approved 36 food dyes, nine of which are artificial and made from petroleum.

A UC Davis professor's pleasure hike in the High Sierra turned into a new elevation record for California's highest tree, the Jeffrey pine, which wasn't formerly known to grow at extreme elevations.

Dogs could help predict valley fever spread in humans. A new UC Davis study finds a correlation between occurrence of dog and human disease.

An international team of researchers led by Professor Huaijun Zhou from the UC Davis Department of Animal Science has created the first-ever detailed map of how genes are regulated in chickens — a bre...

UC Davis researchers have generated the most high-quality map of the DNA of the pistachio, allowing breeders to develop better varieties.

UC Davis media experts for avian influenza or bird flu.

A few cats have died from bird flu after eating raw food. And some raw pet food products have been recalled. Here's what to know about the risks to your fur babies, and how to keep them safe.

Current state policies aren't enough to curb food waste. Study shows states are falling short of the reduction goals set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

The U.S. has recorded its first fatal case of H5N1 bird flu, in a person from Louisiana who contracted the virus from infected chickens and wild birds in a backyard flock.

The virus has spread rapidly in California, the nation’s largest producer of milk. Farmers are frustrated that their herds are getting infected despite various precautions.

Coverage of the latest nutrition buzzword is overly broad, arbitrary, and misleading. The problem goes deeper.

California ground squirrels hunt, kill and eat voles, reveals a study by UC Davis and UW-Eau Claire, sharing the first evidence of widespread carnivorous behavior among squirrels.

Correction issued for black plastic study that had people tossing spatulas.

Opt for a lighter, cheaper red wine if you’re trying to dodge a headache this holiday season.

U.S. officials decided to extend protections to monarch butterflies after warnings from environmentalists that populations are shrinking and the beloved pollinator may not survive climate change.

Wildfires forced farmworkers to move locations or reduce hours on smoky days when elevated levels of particulate matter were in the air.

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Fresno-based Raw Farm was under scrutiny years before the latest broad recall of bird flu-contaminated milk.

Scientists find making a seaweed additive more accessible to grazing cattle would make cattle farming more sustainable while meeting global demand for meat.

View the full episode transcript Ever wondered what the San Francisco Bay sounds like beneath the water’s surface? The Wave Organ, a sound sculpture maintained by San Francisco’s Exploratorium, has 25...

Generations of selective breeding have made the 'bird of courage' unable to fly or mate on its own.