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Legendary "man-eating" lions of Tsavo likely ate about 35 people--not 135, say scientists

Nov 1, 2009 The notorious "man-eating lions of Tsavo" that terrorized a railroad camp in Kenya in 1898 likely consumed about 35 people--far fewer than popular estimates....

Researchers to study hidden lakes beneath West Antarctic ice sheet

Oct 21, 2009 UCSC researchers will drill through a half-mile of ice to penetrate subglacial Lake Whillans and study hidden processes that govern the dynamics of the West Antarctic ice sheet....

Popular Science taps UCSC anthropologist Nathaniel Dominy for "Brilliant 10" issue

Oct 15, 2009 Popular Science names Nathaniel J. Dominy one of this year's "Brilliant 10" young scientists and researchers....

Loma Prieta led to better assessments of earthquake hazards

Oct 2, 2009 The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake was a wakeup call to the Central Coast and San Francisco Bay Area, which had gone decades without a major earthquake....

IMS director Gary Griggs and alumna Julie Packard named 2009 California Coastal Heroes

Aug 24, 2009 Sunset magazine and the California Coastal Commission have named Gary Griggs and Julie Packard among their 2009 California Coastal Heroes....

MBARI president Marcia McNutt to be nominated as director of U.S. Geological Survey

Jul 15, 2009 Marcia McNutt, professor of Earth and planetary sciences at UCSC, will be nominated as director of the U.S. Geological Survey....

U.S. research vessel enroute to Bering Sea for climate change investigations

Jul 7, 2009 Preparations are under way for an international marine research expedition to investigate the role of the Bering Sea in climate change....

Undergrad chosen for prestigious research internship in Japan

May 29, 2009 UCSC undergraduate Dominic Papia has been selected for a prestigious summer internship at one of Japan's premier research centers....

30 Grads in 30 Days: Scott Rohlf

Apr 21, 2009 B.S., Earth sciences ...

New monitoring stations detect "silent earthquakes" in Costa Rica

Feb 16, 2009 After installing a network of monitoring stations in Costa Rica, researchers have detected slow slip events ("silent earthquakes") along a major fault zone beneath the Nicoya Peninsula....

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