Tag Archive for: science

Migratory songbirds’ travels disrupted by earlier springs

Spring has arrived in North America. Leaves have sprouted,…
A photo of the planet Venus.

How long is a day on Venus? Scientists crack mysteries of our closest neighbor

Venus is an enigma. It’s the planet next door and yet reveals…

Gift from Astrid and Howard Preston will Fund Renovation of UCLA’s Remote Observing Facility

The UCLA College’s Division of Physical Sciences has received…
A portrait of Clara Pratte.

Tribal leader Clara Pratte wins Pritzker Award for young environmental innovators

The UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability presented…
A photo of flood waters caused by Tropical Storm Erin in Kingfisher, Oklahoma, in August 2007.

Extreme rainfall projected to get more severe, frequent with warming

Across the continental United States, massive, often-devastating…
A graphic of the predictive model.

UCLA model ID’s areas that should have priority for vaccine, other COVID-19 help

To help slow the spread of COVID-19 and save lives, UCLA…
A photo of a researcher in the lab.

12 UCLA College scientists among world’s most influential researchers

Thirty-six UCLA scholars have been named as the world’s…
Photo of Andrea Ghez

Andrea Ghez wins 2020 Nobel Prize in physics

Andrea Ghez, UCLA’s Lauren B. Leichtman and Arthur E. Levine…
A photo of a sleeping baby.

UCLA-led team of scientists discovers why we need sleep

Prolonged sleep deprivation can lead to severe health problems…
A photo of two N95 respirators.

Single-use N95 respirators can be decontaminated and used again, study finds

N95 respirators, which are widely worn by health care workers…