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- Bacteria enhances host insect's fertility with implications for disease control https://news.ucsc.edu/2023/10/russell-plos-23.html 5 comments
- Comb jellies proven to be the sibling group to all other animals https://news.ucsc.edu/2023/05/animal-siblings.html 30 comments
- Baked meteorites yield clues to planetary atmospheres https://news.ucsc.edu/2021/04/meteorite-outgassing.html 2 comments
- Pac-Man Eats https://news.ucsc.edu/2020/12/pacman-book.html 2 comments
- Narwhals are vulnerable to ocean noise caused by human activities https://news.ucsc.edu/2022/07/narwhals-noise-response.html 54 comments science
- Easy aluminum nanoparticles for rapid, efficient hydrogen generation from water https://news.ucsc.edu/2022/02/hydrogen-production.html 20 comments science
- Climate change is leaving plants, animals, and entire ecosystems in danger of being stranded in places where they can no longer survive, new study finds https://news.ucsc.edu/2022/05/biodiversity-climate-change.html 16 comments science
- Easy aluminum nanoparticles for rapid, efficient hydrogen generation from water https://news.ucsc.edu/2022/02/hydrogen-production.html 3 comments technology
- Astronomers witnessed the spectacular death of a star as it happened - Observations with multiple telescopes yield new insights into the final stages in the evolution of a massive star before it exploded in a core-collapse supernova https://news.ucsc.edu/2021/10/supernova-rosetta.html 17 comments space
- Psychology research shows ‘water cooler talk’ can have big benefits - "In settings where people are working together on a task, making time for small talk allows for 'reciprocity in conversation,' which is associated with higher levels of task enjoyment." https://news.ucsc.edu/2020/11/reciprocity-in-conversation.html 42 comments science
- The amount of long-lived radioactive elements incorporated into a rocky planet as it forms may be a crucial factor in determining its future habitability, according to a new study. Radioactive decay drives plate tectonics and may be necessary for the planet to generate a magnetic field. https://news.ucsc.edu/2020/11/planet-dynamos.html 21 comments science
- High-fidelity record of Earth’s climate history puts current changes in context - A continuous record of the past 66 million years shows natural climate variability due to changes in Earth’s orbit around the sun is much smaller than projected future warming due to greenhouse gas emissions https://news.ucsc.edu/2020/09/climate-variability.html 21 comments science
- Self-driving cars will "cruise" to avoid paying to park, suggests a new study based on game theory, which found that even when you factor in electricity, depreciation, wear and tear, and maintenance, cruising costs about 50 cents an hour, which is still cheaper than parking even in a small town. https://news.ucsc.edu/2019/01/millardball-vehicles.html 60 comments science
- Media representations are changing to reflect new public attitudes toward autism. The study is based on a content analysis of coverage beginning in 2007, before the putative link between the MMR vaccine and autism had been completely debunked. https://news.ucsc.edu/2020/05/akhtar-post.html 17 comments science
- Most college students are not aware that eating large amounts of tuna exposes them to neurotoxic mercury, and some are consuming more than recommended, suggests a new study, which found that 7% of participants consumed > 20 tuna meals per week, with hair mercury levels > 1 µg/g ‐ a level of concern. https://news.ucsc.edu/2019/06/tuna-consumption.html 2185 comments science
- Scientists link excess nitrogen degrading Hawaiian coral to a wastewater treatment plant that injects treated sewage water into the ground. Researchers tracked the changing isotopic ratios of nitrogen in the coral and matched the patterns to changes in the wastewater facility's operations schedule. https://news.ucsc.edu/2019/04/coral-nitrogen.html 182 comments science
- Teens and young adults who seek solitude may know what's best for them, research suggests (n=979). Despite stigma, solitude doesn't have to be problematic. Chosen solitude may contribute to personal growth and self-acceptance, and lead to self-reflection, creative expression, or spiritual renewal. https://news.ucsc.edu/2019/03/azmitia-solitude.html 979 comments science
- Self-driving cars will "cruise" to avoid paying to park, suggests a new study based on game theory, which found that even when you factor in electricity, depreciation, wear and tear, and maintenance, cruising costs about 50 cents an hour, which is still cheaper than parking even in a small town. https://news.ucsc.edu/2019/01/millardball-vehicles.html 6325 comments science
- Chemists have develop safe alternatives to phthalates used in plastics. Phthalates leach out of plastics into food, water, and environment, and can be endocrine disruptors that may interfere with the body's hormone system. The new alternatives are just as effective but do not leach out of plastics. https://news.ucsc.edu/2018/11/phthalate-alternatives.html 11 comments worldnews
- A new in-depth study of moral reasoning challenges the popular notion that people are unable to think through difficult moral problems and rely primarily on automatic "gut" reactions to make tough decisions. https://news.ucsc.edu/2018/08/dahl-morals.html 3 comments science
- Study calculates capacity of North American forests to sequester carbon. It finds the forests have reached 78% of their capacity to sequester carbon and will gain only 22% capacity—at most—over the next 60 years. Findings have implications for forest managers, climate scientists, and policy makers. https://news.ucsc.edu/2018/07/zhu-forests.html 83 comments science
- Study reveals structure and origins of glacial polish on Yosemite's rocks https://news.ucsc.edu/2017/11/glacial-polish.html 3 comments science
- Solar greenhouses generate electricity and grow crops at the same time, UC Santa Cruz study reveals https://news.ucsc.edu/2017/11/loik-greenhouse.html 14 comments technology
- Solar greenhouses generate electricity and grow crops at the same time, study reveals - Magenta panes also help plants save water https://news.ucsc.edu/2017/11/loik-greenhouse.html 15 comments science
- New paleogenomic research conducted by an international team rules out likelihood that inhabitants of Easter Island intermixed with South Americans prior to arrival of Europeans on the island in 1722, even though genetic traces of South Americans are found in present-day indigenous residents. https://news.ucsc.edu/2017/10/fehrenschmitz-island.html 3 comments science
- Four Earth-sized planets detected orbiting the nearest sun-like star https://news.ucsc.edu/2017/08/tau-ceti-planets.html 2 comments science
- Four Earth-sized planets detected orbiting the nearest sun-like star https://news.ucsc.edu/2017/08/tau-ceti-planets.html 1435 comments worldnews
- Researchers have identified a superluminous supernova located 10 billion light-years from Earth. It is one of the brightest and most distant star deaths ever recorded. https://news.ucsc.edu/2017/07/superluminous-supernova.html 5 comments science
- Some bats develop resistance to devastating fungal disease: White-nose syndrome has decimated the little brown bat, but researchers found small populations in New York that appear to have developed resistance to the disease. http://news.ucsc.edu/2016/12/bat-resistance.html 9 comments science
- Why is this important? http://news.ucsc.edu/2016/07/coldest-brown-dwarf.html 4 comments space
- Water clouds have been detected on a brown dwarf star that is the coldest known object outside our solar system. http://news.ucsc.edu/2016/07/coldest-brown-dwarf.html 1209 comments science
- Carbon capture technique produces hydrogen fuel, offsets ocean acidification http://news.ucsc.edu/2013/05/carbon-capture.html 7 comments technology
- Jupiter may have swept through the early solar system like a wrecking ball, destroying a first generation of inner planets before retreating into its current orbit http://news.ucsc.edu/2015/03/wandering-jupiter.html 5 comments science
- Female pumas kill more prey but consume less when their territories bump into human development. http://news.ucsc.edu/2015/02/puma-kill-rates.html 4 comments science
- Study shows how epigenetic memory is passed across generations: Researchers traced markers of gene repression through cell division and showed that both sperm and eggs transmit a memory of gene repression to embryos http://news.ucsc.edu/2014/09/epigenetics.html 6 comments science
- Study reveals key step in protein synthesis: Now, for the first time, scientists can see how the ribosome performs the precise mechanical movements needed to translate genetic code into proteins without making mistakes http://news.ucsc.edu/2013/06/ribosome.html 26 comments science
- Puma tracking in Santa Cruz Mountains reveals impact of habitat fragmentation http://news.ucsc.edu/2013/04/puma-study.html 5 comments science
- Elephant seal tracking reveals hidden lives of deep-diving animals - New data include record-setting dive more than *a mile deep* http://news.ucsc.edu/2012/05/elephant-seals.html 15 comments science
- Astrophysicists report first simulation to create a Milky Way-like galaxy http://news.ucsc.edu/2011/08/eris-simulation.html 8 comments science
- Newly discovered planet may be first truly habitable exoplanet http://news.ucsc.edu/2010/09/planet.html 58 comments science