Health CareUCD Research Suggests Exercise May Help Restore Mental HealthFebruary 25, 2016 | Alan RayResearch at UC Davis suggests that vigorous exercise helps restore levels of two critical brain chemicals and could help treat depression. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezUC Davis Researcher Discusses Future Of 'Designer Babies'February 8, 2016UC Davis researcher talks about the future of altering human DNA to create “Designer Babies.” Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentScientists Link Oil And Gas Activity To Earthquakes In CaliforniaFebruary 4, 2016 | Amy QuintonScientists have linked wastewater disposal from oil and gas activity to earthquakes in California for the first time. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Mealworms Could Solve World's Plastic ProblemDecember 4, 2015 | Lesley McClurgThe solution to the world’s growing plastic problem could be mealworms, according to a recent study. Researchers have discovered that mealworms can chew and digest Styrofoam. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentSacramento State Continues Expansion With $91 Million State-Of-The-Art Science FacilityNovember 19, 2015 | Ed JoyceSacramento State has announced plans to build a state-of-the-art education building that will include high tech teaching labs for the Biology and Chemistry departments.
EnvironmentUS Forest Service Prevents Its Own Scientist From Talking About StudySeptember 17, 2015 | Amy QuintonThe US Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station is preventing one of its own scientists from talking about a study he authored in the journal “Science.” It suggests a need to change wildfire management. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentCalifornia Lawmakers Say Fracking Study Shows Lax OversightAugust 25, 2015 | Amy QuintonCalifornia lawmakers have questioned state oil and gas regulators and scientists over results of an independent study on fracking released earlier this year. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentClimate Change Intensifying California DroughtAugust 20, 2015 | Amy QuintonA new study shows climate change making California's drought worse. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentTimber Plantations Can Make California Wildfires WorseAugust 4, 2015 | Amy QuintonIt’s been almost a year since the King Fire scorched almost 100,000 acres of the Sierra Nevada forest. But this wildfire season could be worse - and it’s not just the drought and high temperatures that are fueling wildfires. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
CommentaryEnvironmentBlog: Turning An Environment Reporter Into A ScientistJuly 10, 2015 | Amy QuintonEnvironment Reporter Amy Quinton recently discovered what it takes to be a scientist at the Marine Biological Lab in Woods Hole, MA.
