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UCLA: #1 for a reason. Many reasons

W boson candidate event with a reconstructed muon (red line) recorded with the Compact Muon Solenoid detector

New precise W boson mass measurement surprises and reassures physicists

A collage of bird photos against a wooden counter top.

We Are UCLAvian: A Bruin field guide to the birds that shape our work and lives

A colorful graphic illustration featuring the text ‘Simpli Birds’ in a stylized font on a white banner. The background is a textured gray with grid lines, suggesting graph paper. Surrounding the central banner are various elements related to birds: a circular diagram with segments labeled ‘BREEDING,’ ‘SUMMER,’ ‘WINTER,’ and ‘OVERWINTERING’ in capital letters, indicating seasons in a bird’s life cycle. There are also illustrations of butterflies, flowers, and leaves scattered around the image, adding to the theme of nature and wildlife.

Simpli Birds: The bird explainer video you’ve been looking for

Chestnut-sided warbler carrying nesting material

Birds shifting more in time than space as they adjust to global warming

A greater honeyguide sits on the branch of a tree

UCLA evolutionary anthropologist Brian Wood tells us about a rare example of cooperation between humans and wild birds in Africa

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Avian Archetypes