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High-tech tags on marine animals yield valuable data

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Seals, sea lions, tuna, and sharks equipped with high-tech sensors are doing their part for science by relaying key information on the animals and their ocean environment. "They can often get valuable data that would be hard to collect by other means," says Daniel Costa, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology. (More)

Anti-spam efforts to protect kids, deter fraud developed

An antispam registry developed as a UCSC student project has been implemented in two states as part of child protection legislation. Another UCSC research project takes aim at those who trawl the Internet for e-mail addresses to add to their spam mailing lists, often used for fraudulent purposes. (More)