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A visualization of a magnetar with tilted accretion disk and energetic polar jets.
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Joseph Farah and Curtis McCully of LCO
A spinning magnetar twists space-time itself, causing the disk of material around it to wobble and produce the ultra-bright flashes of this peculiar kind of supernova.

UCSB researcher bridges the worlds of general relativity and supernova astrophysics

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Hymenolepsis diminuta, more commonly known as the rat tapeworm

Simple Math may Solve Longstanding Problem of Parasite Energetics
Douglas Scalapino, UCSB professor of physics.

UC Santa Barbara Physics Professor to Receive Eugene Feenberg Medal

Astronomer Uncovers The Hidden Identity Of An Exoplanet

Mouse Models Point To A Potential Therapeutic Approach for Alzheimer's

Three UC Santa Barbara Graduate Student Researchers Selected to Participate in Annual Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting

Architect of President Obama's BRAIN initiative To Speak At UC Santa Barbara

Dusty Surprise Around Black Hole Found By Physics Postdoctoral Fellow
Frank Davis is the director of NCEAS.

New Moore Foundation Funding Supports UCSB Ecology Synthesis Center Embarking on a New Era
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Parasites Affect the Food Web More Than You Think, UCSB Researchers Say

Sustainability Conference Features Keynote Talk, Performance by Drew Dellinger

Researchers Identify the Mechanisms Underlying Salt-Mediated Behaviors

Rapid Adaptation is Purple Sea Urchins' Weapon Against Ocean Acidification
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