Science & Tech

March 3, 2022

Back in Bloom: Flowers Begin Their Return to the South Coast

By Sean Crommelin

Southern California’s native wildflowers exhibit a dazzling array of colors, shapes, sizes and timing of blooms.

March 3, 2022

Simply Stated: Why Do We Cry When We’re Sad?

By Emma Holm-Olsen

Have you ever stopped to think about why we cry when we’re sad or stressed, and whether there is actually a biological reason behind it?

March 3, 2022

Campus Point: New and Exciting Research at UCSB

By Anaya Khan

A look at coastal stressors, cynical seniors and the relationship -or lack thereof- between wealth and health.

February 27, 2022

Jacobs Lab Studies Effects of Menstruation on Brain

By Nasim Elyasi

The Daily Nexus spoke to Pritschet, a doctoral student in the Jacobs Lab, about the research in the Jacobs Lab, her experience with sex-specific neuroendocrinology research and the outlook surrounding women’s health in...

February 25, 2022

UCSB Physics Researchers Apply Probability to Contextualize Microbiome

By Seamus O'Hara

Instead of focusing on the individual successes of isolated microorganisms implanting in a microbiome, the report looked at how the presence of other microorganisms affects the process. 

February 25, 2022

Campus Point: New and Exciting Research at UCSB

By Devanshi Tomar

A look at happy trees, aging flies and "aha" moments through the lens of UCSB researchers.

February 22, 2022

When the Data Lies: The Consequences of Racial Bias In Research and Algorithms

By Sean Crommelin

When data itself is skewed, how do the findings themselves — or even policies and outcomes — get affected by such biases? 

February 22, 2022

Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary Garners Public Support for Official Designation

By Emma Holm-Olsen

The sanctuary will protect a crucial part of the California coastline which includes culturally important sites for the Chumash people, valuable oceanographic features and a rich ecosystem.

February 14, 2022

Simply Stated: Why Don’t Humans Just Screw Themselves?

By Devanshi Tomar

Extensive research has been conducted on the neurochemical basis of love, psychosexual development and genetic connections to sexuality. 

February 14, 2022

Peering Into the Sea Otter Genome Reveals Much

By Sean Crommelin

The researchers found an opportunity to learn about the consequences of species-wide declines by looking to otters in the aftermath of the fur trade.

February 9, 2022

UCSB’s Young Lab Pioneers New Method of Inducing Superconducting State

By Seamus O'Hara

For the UCSB researchers, having a superconducting ground state allowed them to subject the sample to a battery of experimental conditions without destroying the sample.

February 9, 2022

Living on the Margins: Shrinking Forest Footprints in the Future American West

By Sean Crommelin

“I guess the message would be there's actually a pretty nuanced response, potentially, to how we might see more ecosystems affected by climate change,” Professor Anna Trugman said.

February 9, 2022

Campus Point: New and Exciting Research at UCSB

By Sean Crommelin

A look at phone-based COVID tests, the unwelcome palms of Palmyra Atoll and the Ciona.

January 27, 2022

In Race Against New Wave, UCSB Researcher Develops Assay to ID Omicron

By Devanshi Tomar

The omicron variant of COVID-19 is significantly more contagious than other previously prevalent variants (such as the delta variant), leading to a heightened necessity to distinguish the variant. Arias and Dr. Lynn Fitz...

January 27, 2022

Campus Point: New and Exciting Research at UCSB

By Sean Crommelin

A look at predator-prey interactions, endangered whale protection, and volcanic hotspots.

January 27, 2022

Simply Stated: Food Fight? “Starving” the Cancer

By Audrey Moeller

Diet accounts for 30-50% of environmentally caused cancers. With a normal balance of angiogenesis, your body can prevent blood vessels from ever reaching cancer cells, thereby preventing tumors from growing.