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An oil palm plantation at edge of rainforest with a boarder of trees that were logged to clear land for agricultural expansion.
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Crafting strategies to stop deforestation will require understanding the factors that accelerate and arrest it.

Declines in deforestation aren’t driven by corporate sustainability pledges

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Optogenetic platform illuminates new antiviral strategies
An Icelandic braided river, seen from above.
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Multi-channel rivers predominate in Iceland’s easily eroded volcanic soil.

Rivers choose their path based on erosion — a discovery that could transform flood planning and restoration
turbulence as ink is dispersed into water

New mathematical insights into Lagrangian turbulence
Erosion has exposed the cross-section of a forest from the canopy and understory to the subsoil and parent material.
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A new model provides a look into the dynamic feedback between soil moisture levels and plants’ water-use strategies.

A nuanced model of soil moisture illuminates plant behavior and climate patterns
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Matt Perko
A researcher at work in materials scientist Stephen Wilson's Lab

Advancing quantum science and nurturing aspiring scientists
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A commercial fishing vessel near Kodiak Island, Alaska

Experts say seafood deregulation could impact sustainability and supply
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Aging: Chronic inflammation is associated with industrialized lifestyles
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Coupled electrons and phonons predicted to flow like water in 2D semiconductors
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UCSB’s Technology Incubator celebrates 10 years on campus
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New NIH grant supports UCSB taste and hydration research
Two young adults wearing suits holding a giant prize check made out to RazeMath
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RazeMath is Nico Lehner, left, and Evan McCall, right.

RazeMath wins UCSB’s 26th annual New Venture Competition
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Matt Perko

How to become a more curious person, according to new research
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