Review
Ten books from 2017 that stuck with me
Peter Kareiva
IoES Director Peter Kareiva’s must-reads from 2017—for holiday enrichment
IoES Magazine
Story
Colorado River delta fish risk extinction through interbreeding due to lack of freshwater
Amani Itani
UCLA study is a warning for other river systems around the world
Story
UCLA experts explain why California is burning in December
Alison Hewitt
Record-breaking weather consistent with climate change is fanning the flames
Story
Strategies to motivate energy conservation in urban India
Hannah Pipes
UCLA study finds that negative health effects are a powerful force to reduce consumption
Review
Dan Hammer wins inaugural Pritzker Award
David Colgan
UC Berkeley scholar honored for making satellite images more accessible to journalists
Review
A conversation with the Pritzker Genius Award winner
Tony Pritzker
We don’t have the liberty to wait 100 years for that. We need decisive action now, and that means supporting and promoting the top young environmental minds and ideas. Dan…
Story
Genetic research reveals impact of the 101 Freeway on Los Angeles wildlife
Claire Wacziarg
The roadway and climate change are among the challenges facing animals in the Santa Monica mountains
Review
Could the next car you buy be your last?
Hannah Pipes
For better or worse, car ownership has been as American as apple pie for the past century, but that chapter may soon be coming to a close—particularly in cities—as new technology continues to transform how we get around.
Story
The search for the Southern rubber boa
William Zou
UCLA researchers use genetics to find out whether the elusive snake is an endangered species
Story
UCLA research puts wildfire risk into historical context
Amani Itani
Study of tree rings shows Western U.S. precipitation extremes are closely aligned with the region’s past
Voices
Universities must change, but how?
Peter Kareiva
Never has the pace of technological change been so rapid. Some would argue the pace of social and political change is similarly breathtaking. But one thing has remained essentially the…
Story
Climate change could bring much earlier water runoff in Sierra Nevada by century’s end
Rebecca Ash
UCLA climate research shows another way rising temperatures could affect California’s water resources
Review
A crash course on climate change at La Brea Tar Pits
Amani Itani
The events, collectively titled A Climate Series for the Ages, seek to open a dialogue between the Los Angeles community and professors, authors, researchers and experts focused on the topic.…
Story
Understanding cities as more than just things
Hannah Pipes
With human impacts thus concentrated, you might expect urban areas to be a focal point of environmental research. That hasn’t always been the case, said Stephanie Pincetl, director of the…
Voices
An intimate glimpse at Arctic wildlife in a year of record ice melt
Jennie Dean
I joined naturalists to observe wildlife in the Arctic Circle—and learned a surprising fact about Santa’s reindeer
Story
Ted Parson: It’s time to take climate engineering seriously
Amani Itani
According to UCLA Law School’s Ted Parson, those measures probably need to include climate engineering—large-scale manipulations of environmental processes to counteract global warming. That’s what he argued in an article…
Story
Announcing the 2017 Pritzker Award finalists
Rebecca Ash
Kareiva made the statement in announcing six finalists for the inaugural Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award, launched in July with financial support from the Anthony and Jeanne Pritzker Family Foundation.…
Story
The science behind “An Inconvenient Sequel”
Daniel Swain
The decade-plus since the first movie has seen record-breaking climate changes and extremes
Story
Visiting Bouamir: a photo essay
Jessica Arriens
She’s spent a lifetime traveling and trekking, and the decades of backpacking, rock-climbing and the slow march of time have taken their toll. She’s had two hip replacements, and then…
Story
A tiny fraction of oceans could satisfy the world’s fish demand
David Colgan
New global study maps out where fish and seafood can be sustainably farmed in the world’s oceans.
Story
Inconvenient data: voter apathy and its cost in carbon
Samantha Attwood
The second installment in a three-part companion series to An Inconvenient Sequel. How much does voting matter? Our experts estimate the carbon output of Trump versus Clinton.