Scientists uncover why some waterways form single channels, while others divide into many threads, solving a longstanding quandary in the science of rivers.

A sneeze. Ocean currents. Smoke. What do these have in common? They’re instances of turbulence: unpredictable, chaotic, uneven fluid flows of fluctuating velocity and pressure. Though ubiquitous in ...

Researchers have developed a model that captures the nuanced ways that plants manage water stress, and how this affects soil moisture levels.

At UC Santa Barbara, which has received $21.5 million from the Eddleman trust, the EQI is a hub for pioneering quantum research. On a campus with proven expertise in quantum computing, quantum sensing ...

Sabrina Strings, Ph.D. is Professor and North Hall Chair of Black Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She was a recipient of the UC Berkeley Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellowship ...

The largest assessment of groundwater levels around the globe found that aquifers are declining worldwide. But a few success stories highlight that proactive management can reverse these trends.

In a leap forward for quantum computing, a Microsoft team led by UC Santa Barbara physicists on Wednesday unveiled an eight-qubit topological quantum processor, the first of its kind. The chip, built ...

Malware. Ransomware. Zero-day exploits. There’s no rest when it comes to protection from cyberattacks. And in an increasingly connected world, with expanding digital spaces and access to tools like ...

The Banerjee Lab's flat and tiny field-effect transistors could pave the way for ultra-efficient brain-inspired computing ...

These territorial crustaceans use their tails as shields to defend against the explosive punches of their rivals.

The world’s largest Raspberry Pi cluster, built by Oracle, has found a new home at UC Santa Barbara for research, teaching and innovation in the Internet of Things.

It’s an idea that has finally gained scientific consensus: Dogs can be a faster, more precise, less expensive — not to mention friendlier — method of detecting COVID-19 than even our best current ...