Physicists at UC Santa Barbara have extended the search for evidence of microscopic black holes produced at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at the European Center for Nuclear Research (CERN). The ...

When it comes to climate change, preventing greenhouse gas emissions is the name of the game. But what if instead of preventing emissions, we started sucking carbon directly out of the atmosphere?

The LUX-ZEPLIN experiment observed a particle interaction that could be interpreted as a signal from WIMPS, a dark matter candidate — but researchers will need more data to confirm For the better part ...

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has tasked scientists with developing a system that can receive instructions and synthesize a sequence of DNA or RNA without any chemical input.

Some of the most essential functions of the human body are performed by tiny subcellular structures called peroxisomes. These membrane-bound organelles are instrumental in a range of metabolic ...

Allowing mothers to bring babies to work may sound like a straightforward way to support breastfeeding. New research from UC Santa Barbara anthropologist Kathrine Starkweather suggests it may not be ...

UC Santa Barbara has been selected as a winner in the prestigious 2026 AWS Champions Program, sponsored by the Center for Digital Government and Education. This award recognizes state and local ...

This year’s Arnhold Summer Fellows included UCSB Department of Theater and Dance students Kennadi Davis, Kate Monney and Avery Trask. The three-week fellowship took place at the Dance Education ...