Science & Technology

UC Davis professor of wildlife, fish and conservation biology Tim Caro spends his time off in Africa – in a remote corner of Tanzania near the Katavi National Park, to be exact.

In cooperation with federal, state and county agencies, UC Davis has taken drastic action to safeguard the university’s ongoing rice research and California’s rice industry by ridding its greenhouses of a new and destructive pest –the panicle rice mite.

A recent study by UC Davis researchers showed that declining populations of sea otterscould be attributed to pathogens in their diet. Such pathogens are also influencing their behavior on the sea floor,slowing their biologically inclined recovery times–the time it takes an otter to come up to shore.

Tests could determine source of ‘mystery tumors‘ New tests may hold the key to identifying and treating unidentified cancerous tumors.

UC Davis‘ very own graduate student in International Agriculture Development Margaret Lloyd might someday be President Barack Obama’s personal White House Farmer.

Hearing a blast from our past can stir up vivid,poignant memories of a significant other or asignificant event in our lives.Psychologists haveevinced that this is a common human experience,but how music triggers mental flashbacks in our heads remained mostly a matter of speculation.

If you are wondering why your chicken breast tastes a little blander than usual, it may be because your chicken is lacking the spice of life – diversity.

Deadly herpes strain affects captive Asian elephants U.S.zookeepers worry that a strain of the herpes virus will continue to strike Asian elephants in captivity nationwide.

UC Davis evolutionary ecologist Andrew Forbes may have made a discovery that will add another chapter to high school biology books everywhere.Published inScience,his findings suggest that a major cause for biodiversity in the ecosystem may be diversity itself.

Much like how common sense guides us to huddle for a private conversation,animals use innate strategies to adapt their vocal displays to fit the social situation at hand.

Global warming doubles Arctic coastal erosion In addition to the melting polar ice caps and thawing permafrost,climate change is claiming another victim in the Arctic – the coastline.

Henry McHenry has a passion for paleoanthropology and teaching. His research has taken him around the world and he has seen the field evolve over the last 40 years.