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A half-corroded barrel seeps toxic waste into the seafloor.
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Untold amounts of toxic waste were carelessly, though legally, disposed of off the California coast. Their presence continues to haunt human and wildlife health.

Award-winning documentary explores the unfinished tale of DDT

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National Team of Scientists Predicts Continued Death of Forests In Southwestern U.S. Due to Problems Caused by Climate Change

New Timeline for Appearances of Skeletal Animals in Fossil Record Developed by UCSB Researchers

UCSB, Texas A&M Scientists Document Fate of Deep Hydrocarbon Plumes in Gulf Oil Spill

Nanodiamonds Discovered in Greenland Ice Sheet, Contribute to Evidence for Cosmic Impact

UCSB Scientist Proposes Novel Method to Quantify Gulf Oil Spill

New Fossil Material Redefines Azendohsaurus as Bizarre Early Reptile

Two UCSB Professors Elected to National Academy of Sciences

Underwater Asphalt Volcanoes Discovered by Scientists

UCSB Geologist Discovers Pattern in Earth's Long-Term Climate Record

UCSB Scientists Obtain Unique Recordings of Easter Earthquake in Mexico

Professors Named Fellows of International Scientific Society
David & Raymond Valentine

Benefits of Omega-3 Fatty Acids Come at a Cost, According to Researchers
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