For around 25 years, REEF has welcomed more than 250,000 visitors, helping spark curiosity about ocean life and, for many, inspiring future paths in marine science.
A powerful new episode of Planet Visionaries, a landmark podcast series created in partnership with the Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative and National Geographic, dives deep beneath the ocean’s surface to uncover an invisible force shaping life on Earth.
Researchers from the Marine Science Institute are celebrating a major milestone in ocean science and policy, having contributed to California’s first-ever comprehensive assessment of coastal and ocean health.
Food fortification is a low-cost solution already preventing billions of nutrient deficiencies each year—and with wider adoption, its global health impact could grow dramatically.
A recent study by Scott Jasechko highlights how some regions have successfully reversed groundwater depletion, revealing practical strategies that communities can use to protect and restore their water supplies.
Researchers from the UC Santa Barbara MSI have launched CoastSnap Bahamas, a citizen science project turning beach photos into long-term data on shoreline change, supporting doctoral research on coastal erosion and sea-level rise.
As human development pushes deeper into previously undisturbed ecosystems, environmental disruption is increasingly translating into public health risks.
The IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report highlights reducing consumption as a key solution, noting that lowering demand for energy and materials could cut up to half of current emissions, as emphasized by Eric Masanet.
Bob Miller, Deputy Director of UCSB’s Marine Science Institute and lead of the Santa Barbara Coastal LTER, is tracking sudden underwater blackouts that can plunge kelp forests and seagrass meadows into darkness.
Sometimes, scientific careers are shaped as much by curiosity and chance as by careful planning. For MSI postdoctoral researcher Dr. Christian John, one such moment came through a strange yet wonderful coincidence.
Braving powerful storms and a global pandemic, UC Santa Barbara’s David Siegel and an international team sailed the North Atlantic to uncover how the ocean moves and stores carbon.
This prestigious honor, granted by unanimous vote of the Academy’s Board of Trustees, recognizes Dr. Vega Thurber’s outstanding contributions to the advancement of science.
In a week-long bioblitz, UC Santa Barbara researchers and national experts joined forces to uncover the rich, and often overlooked, biodiversity thriving on the ocean floor of the Santa Barbara Channel.
Dr. Anna Trugman has received the 2025 AGU James B. Macelwane Medal, recognizing her outstanding early-career contributions to Earth and space sciences and her induction into the AGU College of Fellows.
In a new compelling op-ed on The Hill, Dr. Rebecca Vega Thurber pushes back firmly against climate change denial, including President Trump’s repeated claims that it's a “hoax” or “con job.
In a compelling article on The Conversation, Dr. Rebecca Vega Thurber unpacks the ripple effects of sea star wasting disease—from underwater ecosystem collapse to unexpected economic innovation.
Researchers are uncovering more evidence that a fragmented comet exploded over Earth nearly 13,000 years ago — an event that may have driven the extinction of megafauna and the disappearance of the Clovis culture in North America.
