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If the mind is a symphony, the orchestra playing it remains obscured.

New mathematical frameworks reveal how stable thoughts emerge from chaotic brain activity

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LUX experiment

First Results from LUX, the World’s Most Sensitive Dark Matter Detector

Building a Better LED

Of Big Data and Network Science
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Study Documents Enduring Contaminant Legacy of the Gold Rush
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The Power of Hormones
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Dissection of Oarfish Reveals Insights into its Ecology
Bren Hall's solar panels

Cool School in All Shades of Green
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Central Coast Sustainability Summit Points the Way to New Projects

UCSB Research Highlights
Adelie penguins

Ice Sheet Plays Key Role in Regulating and Responding to Earth's Climate
Female-specific iridescent stripes in the skin of the common market squid

True Colors: Female Squid Have Two Ways to Switch Color
A fly consumes camphor-containing ice cream.

For Fruit Flies, Food Experience Can Alter Taste Preferences
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