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Science fiction has long warned of technology taking over the world. We’re increasingly connected to a digital world that’s growing, and more automated. So what if it starts to evolve?
Can the race of a teaching assistant have an impact on student grades?
The rapid advancement of computing power has followed an unusual law that was first mooted a half century ago. But are there signs things could be slowing down?
Hydrologists, climate scientists and policymakers are beginning to grapple with a difficult question: who will be affected most by longer and more frequent droughts?
California is the latest state to attempt to ban microplastics from consumer care products. Why these commonly used microbeads are causing major health and environmental problems.
Can California – and its massive agriculture industry – endure the drought without destroying its groundwater resources?
Divers at the famed Cocos site off Costa Rica record declines in a number of shark species – a sign that marine preserves are limited protection against illegal fishing.
Despite the hyper-partisanship in Washington, there appears to be agreement that the government should do more to invest in science and technology innovation.
A special Pi Day this year for those who celebrate this remarkable number on March 14, a date that can be written 3/14. Given 3.14 is Pi to two decimal places, what happens when you add in the year?
Regions that depend on shellfish heavily for their economy and with limited information exchange will be hit hardest by ocean acidification.
The trick is to trade on companies linked to the news, not those in the news.
Research among the Makushi of southwestern Guyana shatters stereotypes about men wanting casual sex and women wanting relationships.
Growing winegrapes may be the most backward form of horticulture that exists. The vast majority of the world’s production uses only about 20 cultivars out of thousands of available grape varieties. The…
Most foods are best as fresh as possible. I remember picking peaches at my grandfather’s ranch in Northern California and eating them on the spot. What a taste! But the exceptions to this rule are the…
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions created by humans are a primary cause of global warming. While carbon dioxide emissions from the burning of fossil fuels and changes in land use make up the largest share…
When numbers of any sort are presented in mathematics, science, business, government or finance, it’s fair to say a reader assumes that the data are reasonably reliable to their last digit. But presenting…
When renowned scientists now talk seriously about millions of multiverses, the old question “are we alone?” gets a whole new meaning. Our ever-expanding universe is incomprehensibly large – and its rate…
Zebras’ stripes have baffled biologists since Charles Darwin. Many hypotheses have been proposed regarding their purpose but, despite hundreds of years of study, there remains disagreement. In an attempt…
The stereotype that popular kids don’t get bullied has been busted by a new study that found becoming more popular at school can actually increase a student’s risk of being bullied. The study, published…
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Associate Professional Researcher in Transportation, University of California, Davis
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Ph.D. Candidate in Communication, University of California, Davis
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Professor of Religious Studies and Comparative Literature, University of California, Davis
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Associate Professor of Human Ecology, University of California, Davis
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Associate Professor of Communication, University of California, Davis
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Health Sciences Assistant Professor of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis
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Professor of Criminal Law, Immigration, and Race and Law, University of California, Davis
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Ph.D. Candidate in Communication, University of California, Davis
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Research Affiliate in Human Ecology, University of California, Davis
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Lecturer at the Graduate School of Management, University of California, Davis, University of California, Davis
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Research Affiliate in Legal and Political Philosophy, University of California, Davis
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Ph.D. Candidate in Communication, University of California, Davis
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Professional Researcher, Electric Vehicle Research Center, University of California, Davis
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PhD Candidate, Civil and Environmental Engineering, UC Davis, University of California, Davis
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Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Davis
