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  • A bee fly, family Bombyliidae, foraging on sedum in a UC Davis garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
    It's Friday Fly Day!

    It's Friday Fly Day, and time to post an image of a fly that masquerades as a bee. That would be "the bee fly," a fly so named because it resembles a beeOrder: Diptera. Family: Bombyliidae. In its adult stage, it's a...

  • Hurricane Milton from Space (Image Credit: NASA)
    Unnatural Disasters

    Content Warning: This article discusses Hurricane Helene, Hurricane Milton, Hurricane Harvey, and other climate change-related issues and impacts that might be hard to read for some. We are sharing it here because we think...

  • Michael Hoffmann is shown here presenting a TEDX Talk, titled
    UC Davis Seminar: 'Using Power of Food to Confront Climate Change'

    Have you ever been asked: "Do you BELIEVE in climate change?' The more pertinent question, scientists say, is "Do you UNDERSTAND climate change?"  Wikipedia defines climate change this way: "In common usage,...

  • Seen here sharing a moment with the 2023-24 4-H State Ambassador team at the State Leadership Conference, Holmes aims to ensure every young person across California has access to 4-H programs. Photo courtesy of California 4-H
    New 4-H director to youth: ‘You are worthy and you are valuable’

    Holmes brings a lifetime of service, mentorship to California 4-H program Growing up in rural Alabama, Kimberly Sinclair Holmes – the new statewide director of California 4-H – experienced firsthand the...

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