Science & Technology

Recently released documents publishing the results of E.coli 0157:H7 in California’s central coast indicate that the bacteria are present but not prevalent.

On Feb. 25, residents of Lajamanu, Australia reported seeing “hundreds and hundreds” of live fish fall from the sky into their front yards. The next day, again in the late afternoon, another school of fish descended upon the small town.

Genetically engineered crops (GEC) are continuing to help the environment and society, according to the National Resource Council’s recently released report.

Thanks to UC Davis and UC Berkeley scientists, visual search isn’t limited to Android users any longer. With the help of crowdsourcing, computer vision and ‘a bit of magic,’ iPhone application oMoby is the newest addition to visual search.

A recent study at Columbia University shows that pesticides might cause ADHD in children. The findings of the study did in fact indicate that children with higher levels of organophosphate metabolites were more likely to meet the diagnostic criteria for ADHD.

Dr. Brassington turned the little mirror toward me so I could see my teeth.

Eating nuts helps lower bad cholesterol

This week, director of the UC Davis John Muir Institute of the Environment, Mark Schwartz, organized meetings with a panel of conservation experts to discuss how students can jump into the biodiversity and conservation fields.

UC Davis is searching for new and more effective methods to deal with oral cancer.

For most of us, helping the environment means recycling, riding our bikes and drinking from reusable canteens. But now, thanks to the work of chemists, it could mean producing our own energy – from water.

Superheroes and the villains they vanquish are always stealing their powers from the animal kingdom. Spiderman launched webs and Dr. Octopus had eight limbs. Sabertooth was vicious and Wolverine emulated a member of the weasel family. Catwoman? More like copy-cat.

You don’t have to be a conservation biologist to help regenerate a dying breed of blue oak trees. This is the hope of citizen science-advocate, Heidi Ballard, a professor in the UC Davis School of Education, who believes that public volunteers can not only help researchers collect data, but can help create the research itself.