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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

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UC Santa Barbara Researchers Led by Shuji Nakamura Achieve Major Breakthrough in Laser Diode Development

Saul Rubinek Joins Sharon Lawrence in Cast of Staged Reading at REDCAT of ‘Splitting Infinity,' Winner of First STAGE Competition for Plays

Economics Forum to Focus on U.S. Health Care and Obesity

NASA Funds UCSB Researcher to Develop Instrument to Search for Past Life on Mars

UCSB Reads for Earth Day Project Focuses on Global Warming

Renowned Psychologist Steven Pinker to Deliver Free, Public Lecture on Language and Human Nature at UCSB's SAGE Center for the Study of the Mind

Large-Scale Study Examines New Treatment for Adults Who Stutter

First Comprehensive Genetic Analysis of Invasive Marine Animal and its Parasites Sheds Light on Spread of Disease

UCSB Social Psychologist Debunks Myths of Singles and Singlehood

Burnham Institute for Medical Research Announces Affiliation with UC Santa Barbara

Using Enormous Computer Simulations, Astronomers Describe Predicted Present Day Distribution of Elusive First Stars

Global Warming is Reducing Ocean Life, Increasing Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Say Scientists
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