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Farmers have dealt with pests since the advent of agriculture. Cats can catch mice, and fences can keep out rabbits. But what do you do when the creature raiding your crops is a six-ton African ...

Quasars are among the brightest, most energetic objects in the universe, powered by supermassive black holes devouring matter at the centers of galaxies. Their extreme luminosity makes them visible ...

Baltimore native Terrell Winder graduated from Columbia University before heading to UCLA for grad school. Right away he picked up on the differences between his historically Black hometown upbringing ...

Proteins, made of chains of amino acids, play critical roles in the body, whether building bone and muscle or supporting the immune system. While many proteins have a consistent folding pattern that ...

When Thuc-Quyen Nguyen learned she had been selected as UC Santa Barbara’s next Faculty Research Lecturer, she felt what she describes as surprise, happiness and deep honor. The award, established in ...

Joseph Hennawi is a cosmologist who works at the interface between observations and theory. He often searches for rare objects that serve as unique astrophysical laboratories. This often entails ...

Matthew Helgeson is good at shooting neutrons through things — so good, in fact, that he was recently named one of eleven fellows in the 2026 cohort of the Neutron Scattering Society of America (NSSA) ...

Some people seek perfection. UC Santa Barbara materials professor Daniel Gianola is focused on creating, finding and exploring imperfections, with an eye to developing new and better materials. “Our ...

With a background in both STEM and communication, Harrison Tasoff is a science and environmental journalist who delights in deciphering new research and distilling it into clear language. Every story ...

Indiana Jones has nothing on Anabel Ford. The daughter of a Hollywood actress and a world-renowned sociologist, Ford is the archaeological powerhouse who in 1983 rediscovered the ancient Maya city of ...

May 21 marks Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), a reminder of the importance of creating inclusive digital experiences for all members of our community. As UCSB continues our efforts to ...