I suddenly have a bunch of new followers for some reason 🤔, so just wanted to say hello to all the nice new scientists and artists and concerned citizens who found me. 👋 Here’s a photo of some leaves on my front porch.

Some called it the "Christmas Valley miracle" when that Tahoe community and Meyers were spared during 2021's Caldor Fire. A @ucdavis.bsky.social study reveals which pre-fire treatments worked best to ⬇️ the fire damage. Also: Unburned fuel piles are a big problem. www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news...

I 'll have a special rapid-response livestream for 8:30am PT today to discuss dire implications of this proposal to dismantle NCAR. Due to extreme fire weather in Boulder today (and associated pre-emptive power outages/NCAR closure), I am going live ASAP. www.youtube.com/live/FTKW68R...

Our local Putah Creek boasts record returns for Chinook salmon! At least 2,100 this fall. This little creek, brown and muddy as it is, is such a bright spot for our region and state. @wfcbucdavis.bsky.social @ucdaviswater.bsky.social @ucdavis.bsky.social www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news...

Federal Funding Protects California’s Future #FromLabstoLives www.ucdavis.edu/health/news/...

'We are no longer just documenting warming — we are witnessing an entire marine ecosystem transform within a single generation.' NOAA and partners, including @ucdavis, release 2025 Arctic Report Card. www.ucdavis.edu/climate/blog...

I’m reminded today how federal scientists are literally risking their jobs just to get the truth out there about our changing environment and its consequences for all of us. It shouldn’t be brave work, but it is. I’m very grateful to them.

Central California is currently experiencing one of the most remarkable temperature inversions I've ever seen in this part of the world. The Central Valley remains miserably damp & chilly under dense fog layer, but it's balmily warm & sunny just 2,000ft up nearby mountain slopes!

“This is, I think, one of the more dramatic scrubbings we’ve seen so far in the climate space,” said Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social, a climate scientist @ucanr.edu, reports @shannonosaka.bsky.social wapo.st/4pXFvDw

A $4.6M project to capture solar heat for industrial use was on the cusp of its final phase. Then it was canceled by the US Dept of Energy. @ucdavis.bsky.social @ucdavisnews.bsky.social #FromLabstoLives www.ucdavis.edu/news/federal...

California's tomato growers have a highly efficient system to get tomatoes from field to cannery. In a bit of good news, UC Davis researchers find the tomato chain likely isn't vulnerable to climate change. www.ucdavis.edu/food/news/ri...

UC Davis is the “greenest” campus in North America and seventh most sustainable campus in the world, according to the 2025 UI GreenMetric World University Rankings: ucdav.is/4poPbqS

UC Davis now in space: Satellite built by students was successfully launched Nov. 28! @ucdavisengineering.bsky.social

A new federally funded research project led by @ucdavis.bsky.social will help develop technologies that recover previously discarded critical minerals from U.S. wastewaters. Learn more. @ucdavisengineering.bsky.social @ucdaviscaes.bsky.social @ucdlands.bsky.social www.ucdavis.edu/news/extract...

Scientists at @ucdavis.bsky.social analyzed truckloads of tomatoes to see how climate change may affect the $1B tomato processing industry. @ucdaviscaes.bsky.social www.ucdavis.edu/food/news/ri...

“We can’t save a species a couple of months at a time. It takes decades to restore them. ... I could be documenting the decline of the species, but I’m documenting the rebound of the species. It’s such hopeful work." Good news from @ucdmarinescience.bsky.social www.pressdemocrat.com/2025/11/26/b...

How does lighting affect how you listen to music? Turn on a warm white light and your favorite song, then read more in this new study from @ucdavisenergy.bsky.social's California Lighting Technology Center and ASU. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

There's no risk of wine leaving my holiday table anytime soon, but as cohosting this @unfoldpodcast.bsky.social episode taught me, wine is on the decline. The reasons are not all what you'd expect. Listen up. 🍷🎤

The outer solar system is swarming with small, icy moons. UC Davis geophysicist Max Rudolph is taking a closer look at what could be going on beneath the icy shell @ucdlands.bsky.social www.ucdavis.edu/news/looking...

As real journalists scramble and trusted news outlets wither, I just read ~ a dozen "news clips" by fake authors using made-up sources. I wouldn't have known, except they quoted nonexistent scientists from the very real institution I work for. Be careful what you read. Support real journalism.

When I came off the mountain, I had a phone full of garbled audio file interviews and notes that @amymquinton.bsky.social magically transformed into this episode of @unfoldpodcast.bsky.social. Pure wizardry, I tell you! Give it a listen.

Why Is Federally Funded Research So Important? UC Davis VC for Research Simon Atkinson explains @ucdavisresearch.bsky.social www.ucdavis.edu/magazine/why...

Biodiversity isn't just pretty; it's vital for people's health. Case in point: This awesome story about the decline of frogs, the rise of a disease and the vital research from @ucdavis.bsky.social and others discovering that link. 👏 @dinograndoni.bsky.social @washingtonpost.com bit.ly/4r1hblm

The remaining carbon budget for 1.5C will be gone by 2030 without dramatic emissions cuts. Global Carbon Report 2025 preprint released for #COP30. www.ucdavis.edu/climate/blog...

The Bodega Marine Lab and @ucdavis.bsky.social were on @jeopardyofficial.bsky.social last night! 🎉 We’ll take "Ways to Make a Marine Scientist’s Day” for $1,000, please, and give a big shoutout to our @whiteabalone.bsky.social team! 📺: Season 42, E9434 - Week 10, Episode 49

Our new study just came out taking a look at how drought influences human-wildlife conflict reports in California! Check it out here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Scientists show "it is possible to generate useful amounts of power from the night sky," potentially for things like ventilating greenhouses and homes. New study from @ucdavis.bsky.social. www.ucdavis.edu/news/mechani...

Conflict between humans & wildlife is expected to increase with drought and climate change, finds @ucdavis.bsky.social @uclaioes.bsky.social study. "If we can make it worse, then we can make it better,” says @kendallcalhoun.bsky.social. @justineasmith.bsky.social www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news...

For 4 days I followed @ucdavis.bsky.social scientists into the High Sierra to learn secrets from a tree, a bird and a changing world. I came back with this story, a new @unfoldpodcast.bsky.social episode, tons of pics and even watercolors.🌲🪺 🎨 Enjoy! www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news...

This was one of the most rewarding reporting experiences I've ever gotten to have, and I'm so thrilled to see the story and podcast out in the world now! @ucdavis.bsky.social

Have CA schools missed the bus on providing shade to increasingly hot playgrounds? 🥵 About 85% of elementary schools have lost tree canopy. @ucdavis.bsky.social @ucdavisplants.bsky.social teams with @uclaioes.bsky.social to investigate. @latimes.com www.latimes.com/environment/...

New species of spider discovered, just in time for Halloween. But climate change and habitat loss creep around the corner, haunting this newly named trapdoor spider. @ucdavis.bsky.social paper explains. www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news...

California playgrounds and open spaces are getting hotter, but few have much shading and many are actually losing tree cover, a team led by the UC Davis Urban Science Lab finds www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news...

In Focus: What’s at Stake with Federal Research Funding Cuts www.ucdavis.edu/curiosity/ne...

Federal research funding turns lab work into real help. More funding means faster treatments, cleaner air and water, safer families and stronger businesses. When funding freezes, progress slows and costs rise. Learn about how UC Davis research improve lives by visiting ucdav.is/FLTL.

You don't have to tell me about the power of siblings. My big sis is the best ever. But it's very cool to see this bond is so important in other species, too, like these songbirds, according to a new @ucdavis.bsky.social study from @sonjawild.bsky.social. www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news...

The existence of small, starless clumps of dark matter can help astronomers learn more about the mystery stuff that makes up a quarter of the universe @ucdlands.bsky.social www.ucdavis.edu/news/astrono...

"Resilience shows up in sediment cores and microbial communities, in carbon storage and stress responses, and also in career pivots, broken funding pipelines, and the uncertainty that shadows early-career science today." Great ✍️by @ucdmarinescience.bsky.social storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/69cd...

Carson Jeffres has loved and studied fish for 40 years. Here, he reflects on salmon, identity and CA's past and future as a Salmon Society. It "has been difficult to have hope, but some changes are happening now." @ucdavis.bsky.social @ucdaviswater.bsky.social californiawaterblog.com/2025/10/05/c...

As the climate warms and nutrient levels shift, what can cool, clear mountain lakes expect? Study from @ucdavis.bsky.social @ucdavistahoe.bsky.social @ucdaviscaes.bsky.social www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news...

Hey! @ucdavisnews.bsky.social is on Bsky. Go follow us for research and other news from UC Davis!

Drastic changes to the National Flood Insurance Program could dismantle a half-century of U.S. policy on dealing with natural disasters, Nicholas Pinter of @ucdavis.bsky.social tells the @latimes.com. www.latimes.com/environment/...

Nicholas Spada at @ucdavis.bsky.social’ Air Quality Research Center "is one of only a handful of scientists in the world proficient at using a nuclear method for detecting toxic substances in air particles to understand their impact on human health and the environment." www.wired.com/story/the-la...

How rapidly reducing methane emissions "is really pulling the emergency brake" on climate change. @tessahill.bsky.social @ucdavis.bsky.social and Fatima Denton discuss new report from @climatecrisisag.bsky.social with @wedonthavetime.bsky.social at #ClimateWeekNYC www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news...

Valley fever is affecting people and dogs across the arid West as researchers seek solutions."Their paths are different but bound by the same invisible spores,"writes @amymquinton.bsky.social @ucdavis.bsky.social. www.ucdavis.edu/health/news/...

Research on the tenacious little killifish sheds light on how exposure to crude oil and flame retardants impacts later generations. From @andrewwhitehead.bsky.social @ucdavis.bsky.social

As someone who helps prep scientists for media interviews, I love how the "stress test" in this research was to have someone do 5 minutes of public speaking! 😅 Nerve-wracking work, but so important. Another great story from Greg Watry for @ucdavis.bsky.social. www.ucdavis.edu/health/news/...

Humor is one of the best ways we have to cut through the noise and make science fun and accessible. See how @seadocsociety.bsky.social, part of @ucdavis.bsky.social, does it in their funniest clips from Salish Sea Wild. #SciComm youtu.be/j3QxfSUOeMc?...

COMPASS is awesome, gold-standard #SciComm. They're giving a free communications training for government workers July 30. Sessions fill fast. www.compassscicomm.org/event/strate...

“When I first saw the lead concentrations, they were so high I thought our instrument was broken." - @ucdavis.bsky.social study author Mark Salazar on testing disposable e-cigs for toxic metals. www.ucdavis.edu/news/disposa...