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At the end of Taylor Glacier in Antarctica, a hypersaline brine known as “Blood Falls” flows onto the surface. The red color is from iron oxide. Mineral deposits formed in the past from such fluids show how the ice sheet responded to cyclic changes in climate.

Record of Antarctic ice sheet response to climate cycles found in rock samples

By analyzing unusual rock samples collected years ago in Antarctica, UCSC scientists have discovered a remarkable record of how the world's largest ice mass has responded to changes in climate – information crucial for efforts to project how much sea level will rise as global temperatures increase.

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Karen Miga addresses Clinton Global Initiative

Karen Miga addresses Clinton Global Initiative

Former President Bill Clinton, former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, and actor and playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda will join Miga onstage today.

New AVC for Equity and Equal Protection

New AVC for Equity and Equal Protection

Catherine A. Carroll, an attorney with deep experience, has spent more than 25 years working with diverse populations in the civil rights arena.

NASA releases JWST's first exoplanet image

NASA releases JWST's first exoplanet image

UCSC astronomers led the analysis of the first exoplanet images captured by the JWST, which hint at future possibilities for studying distant worlds.

ASA honors UC Santa Cruz researchers

ASA honors UC Santa Cruz researchers

Several Social Sciences faculty were recognized by the American Sociological Association for their research and contributions to the field.

Missing planetary carbon monoxide was hiding in ice

Missing planetary carbon monoxide was hiding in ice

In planetary disks, carbon monoxide is lurking in large chunks of ice, solving the decade-old question, ‘Where is the CO?’

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