Topic: University of California-Davis

The dog is my homework: Attentive pups listen, help students read

Students in Alabama learned to love reading because of who was listening — a dog. Once a week, Maggie, a German shepherd, comes to class to hear the kids read books.

How closely related are we to each other?

All Europeans related? Genes reveal a continent of cousins.

Brood II: After 17 years, billions of eastern US cicadas rise again

Cicadas return: How do they know when it's time to emerge? (+video)

Do gun laws reduce gun deaths? New study says 'yes,' but data are thin.

'Keep out of reach of pets': Green cleaners not necessarily safe for pets

Fewer bees in US threaten almond crop

Terrorism & Security Tunisians mourn slain opposition leader amid concerns of rising turmoil (+video)

N.Y. newspaper's map of local gun owners: A cheat sheet for burglars? (+video)

Thanksgiving: The top 5 tips for fostering gratitude in kids

BP to pay $4.5 billion in fines for Gulf oil spill. Is legal saga over?

Presidential debate 101: In oil drilling spat, did Obama make his best case?

Indiana Jones plot comes to life as Nazi Buddha revealed to be carved from meteorite

Mars rover: Color panorama of crater brings scientific treasure into view (+video)

Consumer Energy Report Fact sheet: How much does fracking really affect climate change?

Holmes' psychiatrist was disciplined by Colorado Medical Board (+video)

Why the Higgs boson announcement is so important (+video)

Higgs boson: It appears to be there, but what is it? (+video)

How exactly would a Higgs boson give a particle mass? (+video)

Scientists say they are within a boson's breadth of finding 'God particle' (+video)

Mad Cow just one food safety risk

GM: Explosion at battery research facility ‘unrelated to the Chevrolet Volt’

Students protesting expensive courses pepper-sprayed (+video)

How Occupy Wall Street plans to spring back to action