Study finds cultural differences in attitudes toward infidelity, jealousy

In cultures where fathers are highly invested in the care…
Photo of smoggy Los Angeles skyline

Air quality app influences behavior by linking environment to health

Nine out of 10 people worldwide breathe polluted air and…

Mathematician named a Great Immigrant by Carnegie Corporation

  Terence Tao, professor of mathematics, who holds…

Professor’s latest book examines the history of cities

The only thing a person really needs to be an archaeologist…
4d graphic rendering of iron-platinum nanoparticle

Atomic motion is captured in 4D for the first time

Results of UCLA-led study contradict a long-held classical…
Photo of baby laughing

Babies Know the Difference between the Laughter of Friends and Strangers

Five-month-olds may use chuckles to identify information about…
Andrea Ghez, Lauren B. Leichtman & Arthur E. Levine Chair in Astrophysics at UCLA, receiving an honorary doctorate from Oxford University on June 26, 2019. Ghez is with her sons.

UCLA astronomer receives honorary degree from Oxford

By Lisa Garibay Andrea Ghez, distinguished professor of…
New simulations suggest that carbon (C) routinely bonded with iron (Fe), silicon (Si) and oxygen (O) deep within the magma ocean that covered Earth when it was young.

New insights about carbon and ice could clarify inner workings of Earth, other planets

  Most people behave differently when under extreme…
Jo Anne Van Tilburg, right, and Cristián Arévalo Pakarati

The stone faces and human problems on Easter Island

Archaeologist Jo Anne Van Tilburg continues to seek insight…