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The Palisades Fire of January, 2025, burned watersheds in the Santa Monica Mountains, subsequently impacting water quality at several Southern California beaches

Researchers link wildfires in California’s coastal watersheds to the water quality at the beach

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GaN Rising

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Shrinking Groundwater

Calculated Honors

Materials All-Star
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Bone Deep
Two indigenous populations give UCSB anthropologists a glimpse into how diet — and western eating habits — impact health and wellbeing

Food for Thought

Golden State Splendor

Giant Killers

Damage Undone