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During pelagic red crab stranding events—like this one at a beach in Pacific Grove—the small red crustaceans wash ashore en masse.

Unusual currents explain mysterious strandings

New findings from UC Santa Cruz researchers suggest that abnormal ocean currents cause the occasional appearance of pelagic red crabs far outside their native range in the waters of Baja California.

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Model reveals interactions between rivers, fault lines

Model reveals interactions between rivers, fault lines

UC Santa Cruz researchers created a model that uses the movement at fault lines to provide context to how rivers and faults interact to shape topography.

Seymour Center welcomes new executive director

Seymour Center welcomes new executive director

After a nationwide search, the Seymour Marine Discovery Center selected Jonathan Andres Hicken of Santa Cruz to be its new executive director.

New Community Archive broadens regional history

New Community Archive broadens regional history

A new Community Archiving Program at the University Library will build on the foundation of its decades-old Regional History Project.

Fish-food project will test alternative ingredients

Fish-food project will test alternative ingredients

A new grant will support UCSC’s ecological aquaculture lab's efforts to increase the variety and quality of low-polluting aquaculture feed options.

Study looks at what Mars' south solar cap is made of

Study looks at what Mars' south solar cap is made of

UCSC scientists are part of a team that has determined that Mars’ south polar ice sheet may be made of clays, metal-bearing minerals, or saline ice.

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