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Researchers paint a global picture of whale-ship collision risk.

UC Santa Barbara scientists' new study in Science maps out a comprehensive plan to eliminate plastic pollution by 2050.

Directed by Pulitzer Prize-finalist Rosanna Xia, the feature film is an unprecedented expansion of one of The Times’ most shocking exposés.

UC Santa Barbara leads $1.3-million research project on coral regeneration.

Researchers model airbursts, a common yet little-understood cosmic impact process.

A wildlife crossing at Gaviota Pass is getting a $10 million upgrade thanks to findings from a UC Santa Barbara study.

Scientists use drones to track white sharks along California beaches.

The structural complexity of coral reefs creates a vibrant underwater city populated by a diverse assortment of characters. Ironically, this same complexity can impede coral recovery after disturbances.

Earth science Professor David Valentine, and Assistant Professor Leander Anderegg among the American Geophysical Union’s 2024 honorees

More than half of the global population consumes inadequate levels of several essential micronutrients, according to a new study by researchers at UC Santa Barbara, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN).

A healthy ocean requires sharks of different shapes and sizes. Their diverse contributions are under threat from overfishing, climate change, habitat loss, coastal development, shipping activities and more. 

Congratulations to Dr. Alyson Santoro for receiving the Equalize People's Choice Award.

A new study led by researchers from UC Santa Barbara, aims to understand how the expansion of marine protected areas (MPAs) will affect global fishing effort.

Researchers at UC Santa Barbara and University of Georgia highlights how the fate of entire reefs may hinge on the complex interplay between a diverse cast of fish and invertebrate residents.

Research and efforts to combat schistosomiasis earn geographer David López-Carr several high-profile awards.

Professor Valentine provides a glimpse of his life behind the headlines, discussing his research, policy work and professional trajectory.

A conservation market could incentivize global ocean protection.

Marine Science Institute researchers helped solve the 2021 Huntington Beach oil spill.

Dr. MacDonald has just received a $1 million CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation to study the ecology of West Nile virus in California’s Central Valley over five years.

Congratulations to Dr. Jennifer Caselle for receiving the Margaret T. Getman and William J. Villa Service Award.

Congratulations to Dr. Rebecca Vega Thurber on being selected as a recipient of the 2024 International Coral Reef Society Mid-Career Scientist Award.

UCSB researcher, Dr. Mark Page among four people honored for help on massive oil spill investigation.

Whale-saving cargo ship speed tracking program heads east.

UC Santa Barbara researchers launch CoastSnap, citizen science initiative to monitor coastal changes.