This insect’s unique reproductive biology could lead to new ways to control the species in the environment – and prevent the deadly sleeping sickness it spreads to people.
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To avoid global warming on a catastrophic scale, nations need to reduce emissions and find ways to pull carbon from the air. One promising solution: spreading rock dust on farm fields.
When news reports tout a drug, people get interested, even if the benefits are unproven. Patient hopes, requests and demands can easily turn into real prescriptions in their doctor’s office.
Taking a trip this summer? You can do a lot to prevent coronavirus exposure, but you cannot take away all risk. It is important to practice caution.
A new biotech regulation allows companies to self-police and decide which crops should be regulated. The new rule is likely to amplify greater distrust of GM crops.
Should I wear a mask and gloves in the grocery story? Sanitize my food? A food virologist takes on the top questions people are asking as they shop for food amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Dying without a will can cause all sorts of problems for families.
For centuries, disease outbreaks have forced cities to transform physically and operationally in ways that ultimately benefited all residents going forward.
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, some critics say livestock farms promote diseases that spread from animals to humans. An animal scientist explains how well-run farms work to keep that from happening.
Emily Klancher Merchant, a historian of science and technology at the University of California at Davis, shares some of the most interesting stories behind the 2020 census questionnaire
With dreaded, invisible germs lurking on surfaces and in people, our surroundings are seen as a minefield – and we end up dulling one of our most valuable senses.
In a survey, Trump supporters showed the lowest faith in the Supreme Court, the federal government, the media and other pillars of society.
A new generation of ranchers is exploring sustainable ways to raise cattle, sheep and goats in California. Some are grazing herds on fire-prone lands, reducing wildfire risks and improving soils.
Real-life adherents to the Mandela Effect veer into conspiratorial thinking. But they do hit on an important truth: Our understanding of history is malleable.
Iklim penelitian yang kompetitif dan tidak sehat telah mendorong banyak peneliti untuk melakukan kebohongan supaya risetnya banyak dipublikasikan di jurnal. Bagaimana cara mematahkan tren tersebut?
Indonesia’s unhealthy obsession with research output is driving scientists to commit unethical acts to produce research that are more publishable. What can the research community do to stop this?
Las especies surgen y desaparecen de forma natural, pero el ser humano ha alterado estos ritmos con consecuencias devastadoras.
How are oil companies positioning themselves for a post-carbon world? So far, cautiously.
Pembukaan lahan yang dilakukan manusia dan perubahan iklim mendorong angka kepunahan tumbuhan dan mengancam keberagaman flora dan fauna.
Across science, only around half of published results can be successfully replicated. But while this is a serious problem, the proposed public audit looks like a political bid to cast doubt on science.
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Assistant Professional Researcher in Transportation, University of California, Davis
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Professor of Law, University of California, Davis
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Associate Professor of Comparative Literature and Middle Eastern/South Asian Studies, University of California, Davis
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Professor of Environmental Toxicology, University of California, Davis
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Daniel Sperling is a Friend of The Conversation.
Distinguished Blue Planet Prize Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Founding Director, Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Davis
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Distinguished Professor of Emergency Medicine; Director, Violence Prevention Research Program, University of California, Davis
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Professor of Communication, University of California, Davis
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Research Affiliate in Human Ecology, University of California, Davis
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Professor of Law, University of California, Davis
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Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Davis
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Co-director, STEPS (Sustainable Transportation Energy Pathways), University of California, Davis
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Research Affiliate in Legal and Political Philosophy, University of California, Davis
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Senior Development Engineer, institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Davis
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Associate Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of California, Davis
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Doctoral Student and Provost's Research Fellow, University of California, Davis
