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Deforestation and Climate Change Threaten the Most Beloved Wild Birds

Katherine E Kerlin — October 07, 2020 - 9:00am

Deforestation and a drying climate threaten the bird species that people value most, according to a recent study led by researchers at the University of California, Davis, and the University of British Columbia.

Climate Change and Habitat Conversion Combine to Homogenize Nature

Katherine E Kerlin — August 18, 2017 - 3:51pm

Climate change and habitat conversion to agriculture are working together to homogenize nature, indicates a study in the journal Global Change Biology led by the University of California, Davis.

In other words, the more things change, the more they are the same.

While the individual impacts of climate change and habitat conversion on wildlife are well-recognized, little is known about how species respond to both stressors at once.

The Download: High-Wheel Adventure, Basketball in Costa Rica

Cody Kitaura — August 23, 2016 - 10:00am

Amy Oleynik, a program coordinator for student orientation, is on a summer adventure with her dad, Randy: They are biking across the country on high-wheels. This photo is from the online news organization Carson Now, which caught up with the Oleyniks in Carson City, Nevada, on Aug. 17. They began their journey five days earlier by dipping the rear wheels of their bikes in the Pacific Ocean at San Francisco.