SANTA BARBARA, Calif. KEYT- The 2017 Thomas Fire showed Santa Barbara County how devastating wildfire can be. “The Thomas fire was a huge wake up call

The University of Southern Mississippi's Center for Fisheries Research and Development (CFRD) is proud to recognize volunteer angler Charles Sheldon of South Padre Island, Texas, for his outstanding contributions to the Cooperative Sport Fish Tag and Release Program.Sheldon, an avid fisherman, has tagged and released 493 cobia in the Gulf of America (Gulf), 390 of which were tagged from 2008-22 as part of the CFRD-managed Cooperative Sport Fish Tag and Release Program. Over the years, 15 of the cobia Sheldon tagged were reported as recaptured after being at large for anywhere from zero to 1,056 days and traveling distances of up to 465 miles. His efforts have helped CFRD researchers better understand cobia growth, movements, population structure and regional connectivity.“I started tagging billfish and yellowtail during the early '80s in the Gulf of Mexico. Tagging became a passion of mine to preserve fish for the next generation,” said Sheldon. “Then,...

The abrupt disappearance of a lake is one clear sign that the ice below is melting, and a clue to wider permafrost changes.

Carpobrotus edulis, once planted to stabilize soil, is now an aggressive invader along Spanish and Californian coasts.

As part of the AI for the Planet spotlight series, we are introducing "How I Use AI" — a subseries where we hear from the people of NCEAS and their stories about AI and their work.

Researchers at UCSB's National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis develop a set of practice guidelines for environmental data scientists who use generative AI

The 2026 theme: 'Environmental Data Science and Its Impacts on Communities and Ecosystems.'This seminar series is motivated by conversations at NCEAS about h...

Introducing our NEW funding opportunity: The Luna Initiative! 🌙Luna creates space to test ambitious environmental concepts that traditional pathways often o...

The Wildfire Resilience Index uses nearly 100 datasets to come up with scores for communities.

Cat Fong, researcher with the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Syntheses at UC Santa Barbara, joins Jessica Aguirre to discuss a new study examining the level of difficulty for evacuating a wildfire.