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The Great White Debate

A great white shark cruises the tank at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Photo by Brocken Inaglory/Creative Commons.

Local and national groups want Shark Week superstars protected.

Patagonia's Clean Green Wetsuit

It's possible that the material for your next wetsuit will have sprouted from the Arizona desert.

Birding Student, Birding Teacher

Retired UCSC professor and legendary local birder Todd Newberry points to the silken strands of an orb-weaving spider's creation.

Some birders sit still for hours, waiting for nesting parents to return. Others competitively catalogue birds. Todd Newberry practices the art of deliberate observation.

NRDC: Noisy Oceans Harming Wildlife

A minke whale enjoys some frickin peace and quiet. Photo by Marc Fueg/Creative Commons.

You know that feeling of frustration when you can’t talk to your buddy at a really loud bar? Imagine that clamor following you around, disrupting everyday conversations and fundamentally altering daily communication.

The Great Crab Pot Caper

Benthoctopus on Monterey Bay ocean floor

The crab pots were a hit with the kids on O'Neill Sea Odyssey, then they vanished. Help bring back the enchantment!

Powerful Friend to Fisheries Formed

fishing boat on the water

With help from Santa Cruz-based FishWise, a group of major seafood suppliers is investing in sustainable fisheries projects.

Seagull Surge

California gull with mouth open

California gulls are damaging airplanes, defecating on people en masse and devouring the offspring of endangered birds.

Kickstarter Project to Fund Newt Film

California newt spawning ball

Charismatic megafauna? Whatever. Filmmaker Lance Milbrand has other ideas.

UCSC Researchers Have a Mountain Lion Kitten

Mountain lion kitten known as '40F' in the arms of a researcher from the Santa Cruz Puma Project. Photo by Yiwei Wang.

The Santa Cruz Puma Project will study human impact on newborn cougars.

The New Big Bang Theory

Illustration by Dana Berry for National Geographic

UCSC's Rob Irion and the making of a National Geographic cover story.

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