As analysts combed through the results of the 2024 election, something striking caught their attention. They were expecting a significant gender gap, with more women voting Democratic and more men ...

As artificial intelligence and advanced computing grow more powerful, so does the energy required to run them. UC Santa Barbara researchers are tackling this challenge from several directions, such as ...

Elephants shape the African savanna. They consume huge amounts of forage, dig for water, topple trees and undoubtedly affect all the animals around them. So, what happens to their outsized presence ...

All nominees and recipients will be honored during the Student Affairs Spring Divisional Meeting on Thursday, May 21, 2026, from 10 to 11 a.m. in Corwin Pavilion. News Bites September 22, 2026 UC ...

An El Niño of historic proportion is taking shape in the tropical Pacific. As a result, water temperatures off Santa Barbara climbed into the low 70s Fahrenheit in late August, and anglers have ...

Many more doors to history, culture, politics and the arts have opened at UCSB Library with the recent expansion of its digital collection related to humanities and social sciences. The library has ...

American drivers have felt the pain of rising gas prices in recent months. There’s evidence this may be fueling interest in greener ways of getting around. Electric vehicles can be cheaper to own and ...

Farmers have dealt with pests since the advent of agriculture. Cats can catch mice, and fences can keep out rabbits. But what do you do when the creature raiding your crops is a six-ton African ...

Quasars are among the brightest, most energetic objects in the universe, powered by supermassive black holes devouring matter at the centers of galaxies. Their extreme luminosity makes them visible ...

The courtyard of Bren Hall was packed to the gills Friday morning with jubilant grads and their families, friends and faculty. The ceremony was scored with numbers like “Wide Open Spaces” and “Have ...

Researchers from UC Santa Barbara’s Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory (BOSL) and local partners in San Francisco have unveiled new technology in their ongoing efforts to prevent whales and oceangoing ...

UC Santa Barbara marine scientists are uncovering just how tightly the beach and the nearshore are connected along the California coast. Often treated as discrete ecosystems because of the natural ...