They escaped the slave trade to an island in the middle of the ocean. Almost two centuries later, science is revealing their life histories.
The origin stories of Saint Helena’s Liberated Africans come into focus in a new study combining historical methods, computer modeling, and biogeochemical and DNA analysis.
State funding supports UC Davis/UC Santa Cruz program to train future Central Coast physicians
Leading games research in the AI era
UC Santa Cruz team helps state better understand how wetlands sequester carbon and improve air quality
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Smithsonian Magazine Thousands of Kidnapped Africans Died on an Island in the Atlantic After Being Rescued From Slave Ships. Evidence in Their Teeth Traces Their Journeys
Santa Cruz Sentinel Santa Cruz Mountains | Animal crossings rise in second year of Highway 17 underpass
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