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Sierra forests need to burn more often

Overcrowded forests are common in the Sierra Nevada.

Many parts of the Sierra Nevada have not burned in more than 100 years, a significant departure from a natural fire cycle that would characterize a healthy forest, according...

Posted on Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 1:57 PM

Author: Jeannette E. Warnert

Bodega Marine Lab keeps watch on ocean temperatures

Ocean waters are warming, sea level is rising, seawater is becoming more acidic, and shoreline erosion is intensifying. The world’s oceans are reacting to increased...

John Largier along the northern California coast. (Photo: Jennifer Sauter/UC Davis)

Posted on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 1:51 PM

Contributor: Ann King Filmer
Author: Robin DeRieux

Enjoy California sweet potatoes around the clock and calendar

During the Civil War, sweet potatoes were parched, ground and brewed into a substitute for coffee.

Sweet potatoes are perhaps most familiar in the U.S. smothered with melted marshmallows in a Thanksgiving casserole. But baked, boiled or raw, they can be a healthful part of...

Posted on Friday, May 17, 2013 at 8:29 AM

Author: Jeannette E. Warnert

SoilWeb reveals what's hidden underneath the ground's surface

Beneath your home, below lawns, under asphalt streets, farms and natural areas there is a complex blend of minerals and organic matter that varies widely in texture, color...

The Magic Kingdom on SoilWeb (http://ucanr.edu/soilweb).

Posted on Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 8:29 AM

Author: Jeannette E. Warnert

Obesity researchers leave no molecule unturned

Obesity research plotted onto an illustration of the human digestive system.

The biennial Childhood Obesity Conference is taking place in Long Beach June 18-20. Book-ended by two world-class keynote speakers — Michael Moss, the Pulitzer...

Posted on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 1:33 PM