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Synthetic fertilizer has increased the amount of nitrogen compounds in the biosphere, compounds that must be converted by microbes back into nitrogen gas.

A rare atomic fingerprint reveals how ecosystems clean nitrogen pollution

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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 Scientists Obtain Unique Recordings of Easter Earthquake in Mexico

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

Professors Named Fellows of International Scientific Society
David & Raymond Valentine

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

Sunlight Has More Powerful Influence on Ocean Circulation and Climate Than Do North American Ice Sheets, Say Scientists
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