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The Blob and El Niño are heading out, leaving behind a disrupted ecosystem.

‘The Blob’ overshadows El Niño

New research based on ocean models and near real-time data from gliders indicates that the Blob and El Niño together strongly depressed productivity off the West Coast, with the Blob driving most of the impact.

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Undergrad publishes field guide to campus spiders

Undergrad publishes field guide to campus spiders

Colorful guide by Maycee Hash is the first in a series of natural history field guides produced by the UC Santa Cruz Campus Natural Reserve.

Campus increases offers to California students

Campus increases offers to California students

UC Santa Cruz offered admission to more than 22,300 California freshmen, part of a systemwide effort to increase access to in-state students.

Kepler follow-up confirms more than 100 exoplanets

Kepler follow-up confirms more than 100 exoplanets

Among the 104 confirmed planets from additional observation is the first planetary system comprising four potentially Earth-like planets.

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