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Scientists measure an adult salmon during a tagging project off the coast near Bolinas. Chinook salmon return to spawn in the Sacramento River at different ages, but spawning salmon are increasingly younger and concentrated within fewer age groups. (Photo by Jeremy Notch)

Shrinking age distribution of spawning salmon raises climate resilience concerns

Study suggests changes in hatchery practices could help increase population stability for Sacramento River fall-run Chinook salmon, the backbone of California’s salmon fishery.

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2023 Deep Read features author Elizabeth Kolbert

2023 Deep Read features author Elizabeth Kolbert

This year's Deep Read selection is "Under A White Sky: The Nature Of The Future" by New Yorker staff writer and Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Kolbert.

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UCSC sees record number of first-year applications

UCSC sees record number of first-year applications

UCSC continues to attract a highly accomplished and diverse applicant pool, composed of scholars who are ready to make the world a better place.

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