Interacting with animals can make people feel calmer and less lonely and anxious. A new study from the University of California, Davis, shows that animals play an active role in shaping these ...

University of California, Davis, researchers have stripped down LSD to the base features responsible for its hallucinogenic and therapeutic effects. In a study published in Proceedings of the National ...

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 ...

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 ...

Throughout human history, one type of story never seems to go away: the conspiracy theory. Conspiracy theories may seem like a modern epidemic — a byproduct of social media algorithms and a 24-hour ...

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 ...

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 ...

What can the world’s longest living individual teach us about longevity? A team of scientists coordinated by the University of California, Davis, sequenced the Great Basin bristlecone pine genome, ...

Guests coming from out of town are encouraged to make reservations for accommodations as early as possible. Local hotels in and around Davis (located in Yolo County) are a great way to stay close to ...

“If we don’t understand the underlying tectonic processes, it’s hard to predict the seismic hazard,” said co-author Amanda Thomas, professor of earth and planetary sciences at UC Davis. Three of the ...

UC Davis will notify the campus community if it confirms federal immigration law enforcement activity has taken place on campus UC Davis provides resources for international and undocumented community ...

In what came to be called the “Christmas Valley miracle,” the Lake Tahoe Basin communities of Christmas Valley and Meyers were spared in late August 2021 when the massive Caldor Fire entered the basin ...