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The health of a woman and her future child may be at risk before she even knows she’s pregnant.

Hot, humid conditions during pregnancy undermine child health much more than heat alone

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UCSB, Texas A&M Scientists Find Methane Gas Concentrations Have Returned to Near-Normal Levels in Gulf After Deepwater Horizon Disaster

UCSB's Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement Program Named Among Nation's Top Academic Preparation Programs

UCSB's Institute for Energy Efficiency Designs Lamps for Schoolchildren Around the World

Scientists Demonstrate Biomagnification of Nanomaterials in Simple Food Chain

Research by Physicists Honored as Science's 2010 Breakthrough of the Year

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National Team of Scientists Peers into the Future of Stem Cell Biology; Research Raises Connections between Cancer and Stem Cells

New NCEAS Study: Ravenous Foreign Pests Threaten National Treasures

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UCSB to Host Meeting of Central Coast Clean Cities Coalition

Tempest in a Teapot: International Team of Scientists Describes Basic Laboratory Science of Hurricanes and Other Swirling Natural Phenomena

UCSB History Associates Lecture to Examine Earthquake Prediction: ‘The "Big One" –– Coming Soon on a Fault Near You?'
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