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In a new study, UC Santa Barbara researchers test safer, more efficient alternatives to traditional lithium-ion batteries.

UC Santa Barbara researchers are developing technology to help beachgoers predict when sharks might be in the water. Using drones, scientists tracked factors that could attract sharks, like water temperature, tides and time of day.

A new UC Santa Barbara study says shark populations are threatened by overfishing. The report highlights the importance of the fish to ecosystems and calls for its protections.

Research published from UC Santa Barbara shows the coast of southern California was used as a dumping ground for industrial waste in the mid-1900s. Decades later, toxic chemicals and radioactive waste still exist on the ocean floor.

As housing development moves further away from cities into rural areas, wildlife– including birds– find themselves living in places with more lights and noise.Researchers at Cal Poly want to understand how this affects birds, and they’ve received a nearly $900,000 grant to help fund their study.

New research from UC Santa Barbara examines how social approval makes people more willing to believe fake news stories on social media.

In November, California voters will be deciding on a dozen statewide ballot measures. One is about funding stem cell research through bonds, Proposition…

Archivists at UC Santa Barbara are documenting the pandemic’s effect on the university’s community. To do so, they’ve asked students, staff, faculty and…

FOMAT Medical Research is a clinical research institute in Oxnard, working with the World Health Organization (WHO) to host research on a COVID-19…

In San Luis Obispo, some Cal Poly professors are using the spring quarter’s curriculum to provide tangible support to doctors and nurses during the…